Tag: policies

Earlier this year, as debates raged over reopening schools and including education funding in a massive coronavirus relief package, the nation's largest teachers' unions...

A senior Taliban commander declared on Wednesday that the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan will mean a return to sharia law, the group's...

China accused the Biden administration on Thursday of playing politics and avoiding responsibility by calling for a new investigation into the origins of the...

On Sunday, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings, 119-107, to improve to 3-0 on the season. With victories over the Lakers and...

According to a report filed Monday by the  Congressional Budget Office, the number of Americans employed will not return to its pre-pandemic level until...

The exclusive club of former presidents and first ladies has reunited with an important message: Get the COVID-19 vaccine. Missing from the campaign is...

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin's federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX provide additional details about the dispute over a...

Remember last month when WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram were all unavailable for several hours? Not only did people find it difficult to communicate with...

Dorka Juhasz of UConn, like many of her teammates, was ecstatic when she learned that college athletes would be allowed to earn money through...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is renewing her push for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, floating a new proposal to...

The Taliban now control a trillion-dollar trove of minerals, including some that could power the world's transition to renewable energy, but Afghanistan has long...

The most recent coup in bauxite-rich Analysts say Guinea is reverberating throughout the aluminum market, but the global production chain appears to be unaffected...

Which of America's space agencies will return American astronauts to the moon? The short answer is SpaceX, which won a $2.9 billion contract from...

Are Americans truly staying at home as a result of increased unemployment benefits? That narrative may be difficult to accept for many people who...

Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic figure skating trials, as younger women began to secure their spots on the 2022 Olympic team, another woman,...

On Wednesday last week, Google's Fiona Cicconi wrote to company employees. She announced that Google was bringing forward its timetable of moving people back...

For years, the city of Boston has rotated dozens of flags on a pole outside City Hall to honor veterans, paramedics, sports teams, and...

US diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria have been targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the last 24 hours, according to...

In an emotional debate on Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is not taking any chances with less than 500 days until he is up for reelection. In an interview over the...

For most original Medicare enrollment includes automatic enrollment at the time of turning 65. Medicare Advantage enrollment varies depending on the plan chosen. The...

California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at...

On Monday, hundreds of would-be rescuers laboriously dug through a mountain of crushed concrete, mangled steel, and smashed belongings as officials vowed to continue...

In the last 24 hours, the price of Polygon (also known as MATIC on the cryptocurrency market) has risen by approximately 9%. According to...

The family of a 42-year-old Black man who died in a barrage of bullets fired at his car by North Carolina sheriff's deputies are expected...

Carissa Moore of the United States became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in surfing today. The Hawaiian surfer, who is so...

Since his days on the campaign trail, President Biden has tried to cast himself as diametrically opposed to President Donald Trump when it comes...

Months into the worst pandemic to hit the United States in more than a century, people continue to believe that 5G mobile networks are...

Japan and the United States joined forces Tuesday to criticize China's “coercion and aggression" in Asia as senior ministers from both countries held their...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed his first weapons launch in nearly two years, witnessing what Pyongyang described as the final test of...

Japan is a very popular destination for travelers and is visited by people from all over the world. It is a country full of...

The COVID-19 vaccine created by Johnson & Johnson started shipping out nationwide on Monday and is expected to be available by mid-week. Because Johnson &...

As state legislatures convene this month, Republican governors and lawmakers who have fought to limit racial discussions in public schools are rallying behind a...

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,...

Because of "unknown hazards" in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month, federal forest officials closed trails...

Crews in Minneapolis demolished barriers around George Floyd Square early Thursday morning, reopening the intersection where George Floyd was killed beneath the knee of...

According to Barclays rates strategist Joseph Abate, record demand for the Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repo program could reach a new high of $1.4...

Marques Armstrong had just stepped out of the shower one morning this fall when he heard gunshots in his Minneapolis backyard. He ran upstairs...

In a podcast appearance, Prince Harry chastised newspapers for publishing "photos of my son being picked up from school" and denounced the "feeding frenzy"...

According to legislation released by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurgency at the United States Capitol would...

Since it was approved for use, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been marketed with one major advantage over its competitors: it only...

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...

The Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 is an excellent way to track the health of the American economy. The S&P 500, also known as...

What students learn about the insurgency at the United States Capitol on January 6 may vary depending on where they live. Justin Voldman, a history...

Any firefighters who pose as sick to protest New York City's Covid-19 vaccine mandate are "doing an enormous disservice" to the city, according to...

Next week the House Budget Committee will put together the final draft of the proposed stimulus package. A lot of the members align with...

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,...

Economic statistics rarely add to the sense of drama that lurks beneath the headlines. The Taliban's new stash of American weapons could be an...

The battle between Texas lawmakers over a bill that would impose some of the strictest voting access restrictions in the country erupted Monday, with...

Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency created as a spoof, is turning out to be increasingly valuable – for now. The price of Dogecoin jumped above 30 cents as of...

The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden’s more than $2trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and...

According to tests conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure, traces of a chemical linked to blood cancers such as leukemia have been detected...

A group of astronauts who are trailblazers for their respective ethnicities are now true "rock stars," having asteroids named for them. The International Astronomical Union...

UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans showed some...

On Wednesday, a Facebook-appointed panel of journalists, activists, and lawyers ruled to uphold the social network's ban on former President Donald J. Trump, effectively...

The CEOs of America's largest airlines have warned of "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunications companies deploy 5G technology as planned...

Tighter restrictions aimed at reining in surging coronavirus infections took hold in much of Italy and parts of Poland on Monday, while in France,...

On Friday, the UN special envoy for Myanmar met with Thailand's prime minister as part of her efforts to end the violence in Myanmar...

In 2014 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote that a "dreamy business offering" holds at minimum four elements: "Customers love it, it can grow to...

Surry County, North Carolina, officials voted to remove Coca-Cola vending machines from all government facilities in response to the beverage company's CEO's comments about...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new guidance has thrown Congress into disarray and sparked debate over a central question: to mask...

Last Week a federal judge ruled that California can now begin enforcing their tough net neutrality law. This law to ban internet providers from...

Human activities, such as the use of fossil fuels for transportation and electricity, have exacerbated the intensity of extreme rainfall and snowfall over land...

It's one of the most perplexing problems in modern astronomy: Based on multiple observations of stars and galaxies, the universe appears to be collapsing...

Climate change is arguably one of the greatest threats to mankind since the birth of civilization. A combination of natural phenomena (such as heat...

In 2021, three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas left significant – if very different – imprints on the beleaguered tech industry. Frances Haugen,...

With the issue of voting rights and election reform resurfacing in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack anniversary and ahead of the...

According to a lengthy Facebook post, hydrogen peroxide is the Swiss Army Knife of home health care and cleanup, capable of serving as a...

When Rebecca Firlit joined a virtual court hearing with her ex-husband earlier this month, she expected the proceedings to revolve around child support. The...

A fourth wave of COVID-19 is threatening to overwhelm US hospitals in areas where large numbers of unvaccinated people offer little resistance to the...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating"...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the global death toll from the coronavirus had reached 4 million. The UN's health agency...

As the global economy emerges from the pandemic's 15-month slumber, Deutsche Bank has launched a series of research articles to spark debate and discussion...

Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to ramp up its response, Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhary said last week. He also...

Fadel Alkilani stood by a pile of trash bags filled with American flags on a patch of grass at Washington University in St. Louis...

One of Baltimore's most well-known figures isn't on a sports field or in a city hall office. Instead, he's doing the mundane job of...

Citigroup Inc. said it will invest in digital mortgage offerings as part of its pledge to improve homeownership rates among communities of color. The push...

On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki  insisted that COVID-positive migrants are not being released into Texas- after Gov. Greg Abbott said the Biden...

Potential Islamic State attacks on Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the US military to devise new methods of transporting evacuees to Kabul's airport, according...

A Brussels court has ruled that Belgium's failure to meet climate targets is a violation of human rights, in the latest legal victory against...