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Colorado's attorney general announced on Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted three police officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain,...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-Mass.) are working on legislation to limit the size of Individual...

Former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress last week that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 55 percent of the company's voting stock. This...

In 2021, a lot happened. Some of it set world records, sparked creativity, and revealed awe. According to a spokesperson for Guinness World Records, there...

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

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

A body was discovered, and the search for 38 people missing from a boat that capsized off the coast of Florida was continuing Wednesday...

According to researchers, a massive online propaganda campaign promoting pro-China messaging has been attempting to influence American voters. This week, two companies that study large-scale...

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations seized over 1,000 firearms and 140,000 rounds of ammunition from the home of two brothers who were fatally...

President-elect Joe Biden is promising that his climate agenda will begin in his first few days as president to combat the climate crisis and...

When a person or persons belonging to any nationality wish to go outside their own country for some reason, one of the first things...

Consumer expectations for inflation in the coming months and years appear to be falling as a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate...

Advisers to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo influenced state health officials to remove data from a public report that showed coronavirus-related nursing-home deaths in...

With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the...

As Ukrainian and Western officials responded to discoveries of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after Russia's retreat from...

Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State, died on Monday as a result of Covid-19 complications. His family stated that he had received...

Following the shocking leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating the court's conservative majority may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, Senate...

Dozens of members of Congress have demanded the immediate release of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was imprisoned for defying orders to stop publicly...

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it will cancel three planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's...

The federal arrest of an anti-abortion activist has sparked a firestorm of criticism and accusations of a double standard in the enforcement of reproductive...

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...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the US and NATO on missile deployment limits and military transparency,...

According to Chinese state media, a 47-year-old man stormed into a law firm in China's Wuhan city last week and shot dead a lawyer...

As the looming threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, the Russian military claimed Monday that five "saboteurs" were assassinated after crossing...

Stacey Abrams, Georgia's gubernatorial candidate, spoke at the Atlanta church of a pastor who previously told a Baltimore congregation to make gay people "uncomfortable...

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...

Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotelier who inspired the acclaimed 2004 film "Hotel Rwanda," claims he was tortured for several days by Rwandan authorities at...

A new report from California's first-ever reparations task force explains how slavery affected nearly every aspect of Black life in America, causing "innumerable harms"...

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...

The Supreme Court issued its decision in a major case involving whether there is a fundamental right to carry a concealed handgun outside the...

This week, Facebook informed advertisers that a "bug" in its measurement system had resulted in an undercounting of ad performance among some iPhone 12...

Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked for the fifth day in a row on Tuesday, just hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched...

With historic abortion arguments behind them, the justices will soon begin the work of crafting a decision that could significantly limit abortion rights in...

After a campaign overshadowed by the war in neighboring Ukraine, official results from Hungary's general election on Sunday showed nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's...

We've seen Aaron Rodgers as guest host of the legendary quiz show "Jeopardy" for nearly two weeks now. He's a self-admitted superfan of the...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal, setting the...

President Biden continued his European tour on Monday by visiting the headquarters of the organization his predecessor despised, NATO, where leaders gathered to discuss...

The Washington Post and Politico outlined President Biden's strategy and challenges heading into the midterm elections, predicting that he and his aides will focus...

The “vast majority” of the almost 550,000 coronavirus deaths in the US could have been prevented if Donald Trump’s administration had acted earlier and...

US President Joe Biden slipped a phrase into a major address on infrastructure spending earlier this month with a laugh, calling it a "boring...

The diverging fortunes of major banks in the fallout from the Archegos Capital Management meltdown has posed serious questions for global regulators, experts have...

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bid Salman and other high-ranking Saudi officials have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed...

China and the European Union held a virtual summit on Friday, which was overshadowed by Russia's war in Ukraine. E.U. leaders pressed Premier Li Keqiang...

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

When neurosurgeon Matthew S. Schrag learned that the Food and Drug Administration had approved a controversial Alzheimer's drug, he was taken aback. In his...

Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc are spending millions of dollars to provide drivers with access to COVID-19 vaccines and offering tens of millions...

Former President Donald Trump recently compared gender and pronoun education to "child abuse." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accused his critics of "sexualizing kindergarten children." And South...

Amazon's interest has brought to light a young Indian fintech firm. On August 18, the American e-commerce behemoth made its first investment in India's wealth...

Fire insurance is typically home insurance that provides protection for damage or destruction to an entire building damaged or destroyed by a fire caused...

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

As the highly transmissible Delta variant sweeps across poorly vaccinated populations in the United States, a cluster of midwestern and southern states has emerged...

As the ranks of senior citizens grow and younger Americans continue to postpone life milestones that previous generations achieved earlier in life, more than...

With approximately 100,000 Russian troops stationed near the Ukrainian border, warships stationed in the nearby Black Sea, and Russian tanks pouring in from the...

The European Union is close to reaching an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by requiring large tech...

A potentially damaging recording surfaced a decade ago, in the midst of what would become a successful campaign for county sheriff. "I know exactly how...

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...

The Moon has been called a "mine of natural resources" because its very nature, in the words of an early Spanish explorer, is "a...

The school police chief who was chastised for allowing officers to remain on campus during a gunman's deadly siege last week in Uvalde, Texas,...

A video of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos making an emotional plea before a Colorado judge sentenced him to 110 years in prison in connection...

  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...

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

Republican Robin Vos, Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly speaker, has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun rights, and oppose COVID-19 mandates. Despite...

Inflationary pressures, the Federal Reserve's tightening policy, and record-high US debt have all wreaked havoc on US Treasuries this year. Economists are now noticing a...

The Covid-19 crisis is approaching the second anniversary of the World Health Organization's pandemic declaration on March 11 – and many people are now...

The Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 booster shots for all adults at least six months after their initial shots with the Moderna or...

A conservative think tank CEO who promises to fight critical race theory and supports giving children public money for private school scholarships appears to...

The Republican Conference's second-highest ranking member publicly called for the removal of GOP conference chair Liz Cheney, who has repeatedly criticized former President Trump...

Cellphones, the ultimate distraction, keep children from learning, according to educators. However, in attempts to keep phones away from students, the most vocal opposition...

According to new documents, the Secret Service warned the U.S. Capitol Police a day before the Jan. 6 riot that their officers could face...

Tesla's Chinese sales last month were significantly lower than expected. Although Tesla does not report monthly sales or regional revenue, the China Passenger Car...

According to two federal officials familiar with the situation, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce this week that people can receive...

As the United States increases pressure on Russia in response to fears of a Ukrainian invasion, Russia's leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has found solace...

On Friday, Japanese authorities were looking for a missing Ugandan weightlifter, who went missing just a week before the Tokyo Olympics, which have sparked...

The Republican candidate for US Senate in New Hampshire will be a far-right Republican who supports Donald Trump's election fraud lie and has promised...

Russia categorically denied plans to invade Ukraine on Monday, accusing the US of "whipping up hysteria" and "provoking escalation" of a military conflict between...

Progressive lawmakers and House staffers are putting pressure on Democratic leaders to punish first-term Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for a string of...

Vice President Kamala Harris laughed while responding to a question from a reporter who asked Monday if she would be visiting the border amid the...

He's a legend in New Jersey high school – and a mystery in the stock market. Paul Morina, the principal of Paulsboro, New Jersey, High...

President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is now officially law. Like the current economic crisis that the package aims to alleviate, climate change...