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A Portland teacher's college hired a former principal who oversaw a school-wide "antiracist" bootcamp for kids. On September 7, Portland State University's College of Education...

  During President Joe Biden’s first few days in office last week, he focused on implementing his nationwide plan to control and rein in the...

Republican lawmakers have called for a federal investigation into who leaked an apparent draft of a majority opinion indicating that the Supreme Court is...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare more affordable and available for Americans. As a result, the Department...

Starboard Value, an activist investor, has nominated a minority slate for Box Inc.'s board of directors, pitting its nominees against Chief Executive Officer Aaron...

The Biden administration emphasized on Monday the severity of the economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the weekend, in which the US and its...

The Supreme Court debated on Wednesday a 1978 law that prioritizes Native American families for custody of Native children, as a response to a...

President Biden traveled to California for the second time in less than three weeks on Thursday, hoping to boost Democratic House members whose reelection...

Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist, started one of the art world's biggest viral moments nearly three years ago when he sold a banana duct-taped...

High-ranking Democrats are requesting a response from the Supreme Court in response to claims that Justice Samuel Alito gave conservative activists access to the...

The House of Representatives is currently preparing to send over articles of impeachment to the Senate on Monday morning, and as that takes place,...

In Haiti, nearly 150 people have been killed and scores have been injured in gunfights between warring gangs, as the latest wave of violence...

On Tuesday morning, Tiger Woods was hospitalized after being involved in a single vehicle rollover accident in southern california. The professional golfer was taken...

Here's a line from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that you can expect to hear in almost every ad for a Democratic Senate candidate between...

The same-sex and interracial marriage protection act will be signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon. As the Respect for Marriage Act...

It has been revealed where Cristiano Ronaldo will play club football in 2023 and beyond. The former Manchester United striker is reportedly set to...

Elizabeth Walsh, a mother of three elementary school-aged children in Washington, D.C., is determined not to become one of those wealthy white families that...

Following the special election last week for Alaska's at-large congressional seat, former Gov. Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to withdraw from...

A Florida bill that would restrict classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity and encourage parents to sue schools or teachers who engage...

Dr. Daniel Stock, a physician in the state, made a slew of false claims about the coronavirus while testifying before a local school board...

The 2020 census was planned well in advance to ensure that Native Americans living on reservations were counted more accurately than they were in...

Germany held a national memorial service on Sunday for its nearly 80,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic, with the president urging the country to...

President Volodymr Zelensky's message to the West and its leaders is as follows: "We are all Ukrainians." As he fights an existential battle for his...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) received a $10 million commitment from US pharmaceutical behemoth CVS in November 2021, to be distributed over three years....

The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics this week, according to a senior administration official...

On Thursday, The Federal Communications Commission approved regulations for a broadband subsidy program that could help families who have struggled during the pandemic afford...

South Dakota became the first state this legislative session to impose such a restriction, passing a bill that further restricts access to abortions through...

The official seal of Atlanta depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn't show is that Atlanta was...

On Sunday, February 14th, President Biden called upon Congress to take steps to pass comprehensive gun control legislation. This proclamation fell on the anniversary...

After months of frustration and delay, Japan has achieved the remarkable feat of producing one million vaccines per day. But, with the Olympics beginning...

As Covid-19 spread last year, governments around the world touted the prospect of “herd immunity,” a promised land in which the virus would stop...

Brittney Griner, the detained American basketball star, pleaded guilty to drug charges in a court near Moscow on Thursday, according to her lawyer. "I'd like...

During a visit to 1 Police Plaza, the New York City Police Department's headquarters in downtown Manhattan, Joe Biden asked officer Sumit Sulan to...

A Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West visited the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a terrified Georgia election worker who was facing death...

Can humanity be saved by a nudge rather than a bang if an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth? NASA is planning a first-of-its-kind mission to...

Now that fired police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three counts against him, he can still file an appeal. But the...

According to newly released confidential filings submitted by his accountants to the hotel's landlord, the General Services Administration, former President Donald Trump's luxury hotel...

A dispute between railroads and labor unions could result in a shutdown as early as Friday, halting most train traffic across the country. Trains...

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' rocket company, announced that it would send Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to the edge of space. Strahan will...

Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are...

A World Health Organization (WHO) collaborator who reviewed a coronavirus research grant application discovered last month confirmed that the language of the documents indicates...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that even if President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by invading Ukraine, long-term isolation of Russia...

A wave of new abortion-rights legislation is sweeping the country, raising concerns about the potential use of personal data to punish people who seek...

According to a new analysis by PEN America, a nonprofit organization advocating for free speech, Texas banned more books from school libraries this year...

Pro-Francis bishops were largely defeated by anti-Francis bishops in elections for the conference's top positions at the recent U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall...

President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in which he said his message to migrants was...

Members of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign handed out empty pill bottles with a fake label attached that blamed President Joe Biden's "open...

Forecasters believe Ian will spend days dumping rain on Florida after making landfall as a hurricane, which could cause widespread flooding and damage. The storm...

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

Fighting near Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant has fueled fears of an international nuclear disaster, and world leaders are concerned. Foreign ministers from the Group...

The extreme hypocrisy of the United States' position on NATO and Ukraine begs for journalistic coverage and open debate in major American media outlets....

The US Treasury is revising a plan to track more Americans' bank accounts in order to limit tax evasion by the wealthy, following strong...

Following the release of a grand jury report that accused the former superintendent of lying, the Loudoun County Public Schools board dismissed Scott Ziegler...

When Grammy-nominated producer Harvey Mason Jr. took over as president of the Recording Academy, he knew he was in for a challenge. He's heard...

Alexei Mordashov, a Russian billionaire, may have avoided a freeze on a £1 billion shareholding in Tui, the world's largest tourism company, after selling...

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide who will advance to a slew of competitive general election...

Climate change isn't the reason that some coal-fired power plants in the United States are closing down. It is the cost of tighter pollution...

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday against what they claim are Taliban orders for citizens to leave their homes on the...

Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated by former President Trump's renewed focus on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot, fearing that it will jeopardize...

Retired Adm. James Stavridis predicts that the Ukrainian war will end in 4 to 6 months, similar to the Korean War. On Sunday, the ex-NATO...

When Iranians vote for their next president in June, they will be able to choose from a field of mostly hardline candidates who are...

The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, has warned residents that if Russia continues to strike the country's energy infrastructure, they must brace themselves for...

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied a hearing to a Seattle-based Christian group that refused to hire a bisexual attorney, despite the fact that...

Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother, along with another look at...

The local LGBTQ community is in mourning following the weekend attack at a gay bar in Colorado Springs. On Nov. 19, the eve of Transgender...

US authorities are keeping a close eye on Facebook due to anticompetitive concerns, and new details about its mid-2020 acquisition of gif creator Giphy...

According to UN officials, approximately 14 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes, including more than six million who have fled the country,...

The reasons the Senate voted 56–40 against Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's amendment to reinstate military personnel discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine were...

When Saraswati Tamang Karki became ill with COVID-19 in a small village near Mount Everest, her family had to enlist the assistance of Nepalese...

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...

Beginning in July, the IRS will begin paying 5% guaranteed interest to individuals who have filed late tax returns, an increase of 1% from...

Inflation rose again in June, thanks to persistent increases in gas, food, and rent prices, setting a new 40-year high and likely cementing the...

With less than three months until the November 8 elections, Democrats appear poised to flip several governorships. Democrats currently hold governorships in 22 states, while...

The looming Supreme Court abortion decision, an increase in migrants at the US-Mexico border, and the midterm elections are all potential triggers for extremist...

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd with a knee pressed to his neck, should receive no prison time...

According to a New York Times/Siena College poll, 64 percent of Democratic voters would prefer a new standard-bearer in the 2024 presidential campaign, as...

The Justice Department responded on Tuesday to former President Donald Trump's request for a "special master" to review materials seized by the FBI at...

The Federal Aviation Administration fined a DFW International Airport passenger $23,000 for allegedly striking an American Airlines flight attendant after becoming enraged that her...

Following a second consecutive year in which the word "unprecedented" did more than its fair share of narrative heavy lifting, economists are wary of...

When Philadelphia's mayor signs landmark legislation this week, the city will become the first major US city to prohibit police from stopping drivers for...