Politics Oct 17 WATCH: Biden officially launches student loan forgiveness application website He announced Monday that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over the weekend.
World Oct 17 WATCH: UN Secretary-General calls for 'armed action' to reopen port in Haiti The United Nations Secretary-General called for an international "armed action" to reopen a port in Haiti that has been shut down by conflict.
Politics Oct 17 WATCH: White House condemns 'antisemitic' remarks from Trump, Kanye The White House on Monday condemned what it called the "antisemitic" and "insulting" remarks by former President Donald Trump about American Jews over the weekend, saying they must "be called out."…
Politics Oct 17 WATCH: U.S. pledges 'action' after drone attack on Kyiv The Biden administration said it "will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators," after waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital Monday.
Health Oct 16 Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio. Here's why it's been a struggle for decades The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday.
World Oct 16 Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates, injured dozens A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital killed four inmates, the country's judiciary said Sunday, in dramatic scenes that have reverberated across Iranian social media.
Nation Oct 15 Elon Musk says SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine.
World Oct 15 Shooting at Russian military range leaves 11 soldiers dead, 15 wounded Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain themselves, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Economy Oct 15 2nd Apple store in U.S. unionizes after vote by workers in Oklahoma City Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board.
Arts Oct 14 Robbie Coltrane, 'Cracker' and 'Harry Potter' actor, dies at 72 Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72.