Politics Apr 26 Senate Health Committee advances Julie Su for secretary of labor President Joe Biden’s nomination for the next labor secretary, Julie Su, has advanced through a Senate committee.
Politics Apr 25 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as tenuous cease-fire in Sudan enters second day The fighting has plunged Sudan into chaos, pushing the already heavily aid-dependent African nation to the brink of collapse.
World Apr 25 As a divided Israel turns 75, its flag becomes a battleground As Israel marks 75 years since its creation, the protesters say they are turning that argument on its head by reclaiming the flag.
Politics Apr 24 World military spending up to an all-time high, watchdog says The three largest spenders last year were the United States, China and Russia, who jointly accounted for 56 percent of the expenditure.
World Apr 24 China affirms ex-Soviet nations' sovereignty after ambassador comments The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing's ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren't sovereign nations.
Nation Apr 24 Former police officer who shot Breonna Taylor has new job in law enforcement Taylor, a Black woman, was killed in March 2020 by police executing a narcotics search warrant. None of the three white officers who fired into Taylor’s home were charged by a grand jury in her death.
Politics Apr 24 WATCH: White House says the U.S. is facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Nation Apr 24 Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright in 2021 released from prison Potter, a white officer for a suburban Minneapolis department, fatally shot Wright, 20, who was Black, during a traffic stop in April 2021. The shooting happened during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer who killed George Floyd.
Nation Apr 24 Gunfire at prom after-party in Texas injures 9 teens, police say Deputies in Jasper County said they responded just after midnight to shots fired at a home where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening.
World Apr 23 Kenyan authorities find 39 bodies during investigation of religious cult leader Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.