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In an emphatic rejection of Russian threats of retaliation and escalation, Joe Biden has called for a massive $33 billion package of military and...

Since the 1940s, French author Annie Ernaux has bravely mined her experiences as a working-class woman to explore life in France. She was awarded...

On Monday, former President Donald Trump's company filed a lawsuit against the city of New York, attempting to rescind Trump's contract to manage a...

The United States Supreme Court, which expanded gun rights in a landmark decision in June, declined to hear a challenge to a federal ban...

The delay in confirming President Biden's nominees for positions at the State Department and USAID has already harmed our national security. That is easier...

Two of the committee's most senior members said on Jan. 6 that they believe Donald Trump committed wrongdoing in connection with the riot, but...

During 2021, cryptocurrency companies bombarded Londoners with a record number of advertisements on public transportation, fueling calls for a ban to prevent people from...

Do you know what happens to Amazon and USPS packages that never arrive at your door? While porch pirates may be your first thought,...

The United States produces the most plastic trash of any country, and it ranks third among coastal nations in terms of litter, illegally dumped...

Disagreements between key White House national security and economic officials are putting the Biden administration's plans for new rules governing American banks that invest...

The United States and Ukraine have thwarted Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to distort the narrative of his brutal war, but they are still...

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried lost his entire $16 billion fortune in a matter of days after his company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Nearly two dozen Republicans who have publicly questioned or disputed the 2020 election results are running for secretary of state across the country, in...

Global markets trembled on Monday, with Asian markets plummeting sharply as the prospect of war in Ukraine grew. The major US indexes shook at...

Schools across the country are scrambling to make up for lost time during the pandemic by allocating billions of dollars to tutoring, summer camps,...

Elise Stefanik and Chip Roy pitched their House GOP colleagues on their cases to be the conference's next No. 3 leader on Thursday night,...

In recent weeks, China's drones have been a consistent part of its military activity around Taiwan, demonstrating new capabilities and increasing pressure on the...

Many officials and health experts advise against ringing in 2022 with a couple dozen of your friends this New Year's Eve. "Omicron and delta are...

A patch of land high on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean offers 18 award-winning holes of golf, a cluster of multimillion-dollar mansions, and...

Jeff Bezos fulfilled his long-held dream of going into space on Tuesday, potentially paving the way for space tourism, which could be the next...

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev died on Tuesday "after a serious and long illness," according to the Central Clinical Hospital. He was 91 years old...

Many recent questions about technology ethics have centered on the role of algorithms in various aspects of our lives. As artificial intelligence and machine...

A Missouri school district has announced that spanking will be reinstated this school year, but with a parental caveat. Merlyn Johnson, superintendent of Cassville School...

Last week, politicians and leaders gathered in Glasgow for COP26 to work out policies to address the climate crisis. Because the need for energy...

On Monday, an airman was charged with five counts of animal cruelty at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, the latest in a...

Tensions are rising among congressional Democrats as the party's $3.5 trillion spending plan draws ever closer to a stalemate. Democrats' frustrations, which have been simmering...

In recent days, violent protests in Kazakhstan have resulted in the resignation of the government and the declaration of a state of emergency, as...

According to a new Mayo Clinic study that is still being reviewed, the risk of developing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection with the delta variant...

The Afghan national soccer team's female players were nervous. They had been moving around the country for weeks, waiting for word that they could...

Cloning is described as the intentional creation of genetically exact duplicates of an organism. Each resulting individual is a copy of the original. It...

Health experts around the world are warning that the COVID-19 might be here to stay, but with vaccinations it’s likely that it won’t always...

Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black...

Authorities say Alec Baldwin fired a prop firearm on the set of the upcoming film "Rust" on Thursday, killing the cinematographer and injuring the...

Haseena Niazi had staked her hopes for her fiancé's departure from Afghanistan on a rarely used immigration provision. Given the evidence he provided about Taliban...

The revelation comes amid an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee on January 6th. The Justice Department is looking into allegations of forged Electoral College...

Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has returned to Europe to assist those in need. After returning home from Ukraine earlier this month, the...

According to Ukraine's Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, Russians fatally shot Ukrainian music conductor Yuri Kerpatenko in his own home for refusing to...

As the country grapples with both vaccine hesitancy and a lack of supplies, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest anyone who refuses...

According to police, the shooting of a California teenager by a school safety officer is now being investigated as a homicide. Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, 18,...

According to a government report, colleges are hiding from applicants their skyrocketing tuition costs as the Biden administration aims to give out billions in...

On Wednesday, the governors of California and Nevada planned to tour the state line area blackened by one of two massive wildfires that have...

At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday in a fire at a Bronx apartment complex caused by a malfunctioning portable space...

The Los Angeles Lakers smothered the Phoenix Suns with sticky defense all season, winning 109-95 on Thursday night at Staples Center and taking a...

Corporate pledges to bear a greater share of the cost of managing America's trash are being tested in Maine, which could become the first...

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that an inflation barometer that is the Federal Reserve's preferred indicator of pricing pressure rose at an annual...

Stocks, oil prices, and government bond yields all fell after South Africa issued a warning about a rapidly spreading strain of the coronavirus, raising...

According to a report, funeral homes in Uvalde, Texas, refused to handle services for accused Robb Elementary School shooter 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, forcing the...

Scientists reported in a new study published Thursday that human-caused climate change has disrupted a large system of ocean currents in the Atlantic, including...

Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer at the center of multiple state investigations, is expected to surrender to police on Thursday, according to...

The polio virus was discovered in New York City's wastewater, indicating that the disease, which had not been seen in the United States in...

According to a source familiar with the situation, Ivanka Trump, former President Donald J. Trump's eldest daughter and one of his top advisers, plans...

Police departments across the U.S. are bracing for potential protests after the Derek Chauvin verdict. Thousands of National Guard soldiers have been deployed throughout Minneapolis,...

A young rising star in the GOP, Madison Cawthorn is facing renewed sexual misconduct allegations from women who say he put them in uncomfortable situations while...

On Wednesday, an Ohio doctor was found not guilty of 14 counts of murder after being accused of overprescribing fentanyl to his critically ill...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with reporters nearly 48 hours after leaving Washington on what...

The economy of the United States grew at a disappointing rate in the second quarter, indicating that the country has emerged from the grip...

The United States and many other countries around the world are heavily investing in solar power as an energy source as part of a...

Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, former Vice President Mike Pence says abortion should be banned nationwide and is planning...

Americans are "really, really down" after two years of a pandemic and rising gasoline prices, but the economy is in better shape than many...

Last month, Italy's competition watchdog fined Amazon 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion), the latest of several sanctions against Big Tech firms in 2021. When Italy's...

The pending Coinbase direct listing, scheduled for Wednesday on the Nasdaq under the symbol COIN, is exciting a broad base of the investment community...

Many refugees who fled to the United States are still desperately trying to reunite with their families a year after the Taliban took over...

On Thursday, the Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval to a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions beginning with fertilization, making it the nation's...

Women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual assault are suing the banks, alleging that they enabled Epstein's alleged sex-trafficking operation and disregarded warning...

Brett Hankison was acquitted of all three counts of felony wanton endangerment in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor on Thursday. The only officer...

Officials in the United States will close four emergency facilities that had been set up to house a record number of migrant children crossing...

  Huawei said Monday that it believes U.S. sanctions on the company are partly to blame for the ongoing global chip shortage. Eric Xu, Huawei's rotating...

Vermont, known for Bernie Sanders, maple syrup, and the birthplace of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, now has a new claim to fame: it...

A federal judge issued an emergency order from the bench on Tuesday prohibiting Arizona ballot drop box monitors affiliated with the conservative group Clean...

Top House Democrats called on the Biden administration on Sunday to extend the eviction moratorium amid the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after the ban...

Apple advised all users on Monday to update their devices after researchers warned that the Israeli spyware company NSO Group had developed a method...

A group of Swiss researchers claims that their high-performance computer has added 12.8 trillion new digits to the number Pi, resulting in a total...

On Friday morning, the death toll in Eastern Kentucky rose to 16, including two children, after torrential rains flooded the region, destroying hundreds of...

On Thursday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools re-open to five days a...

Alexandra Abrams, who worked on Blue Origin's communications team for two and a half years, was once so convinced she'd spend her entire life...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, danced for joy at the opening of his "giga-factory" electric car plant near Berlin on Tuesday, shrugging off...

Heather Mars-Martins and her family would dive off the coast of Westerly, Rhode Island, to catch quahogs and clams, native to the eastern shores...

If the world premiere of "The Whale" at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday night is any indication, Brendan Fraser's return to Hollywood will...

Scientists in the United States are keeping a close eye on the Delta variant of Covid-19 as it spreads through an unevenly vaccinated American...

Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on...