Politics Jan 21 WATCH: House GOP leader McCarthy, AG Merrick Garland speak at U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting "This isn't partisan, it's practical," Biden told the gathered mayors. "You understand the cost if we fail to act. We need the voice of mayors telling the stories of what your community needs and the impact we're making on people's…
Arts Jan 21 Adele postpones Las Vegas residency, citing pandemic impact Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew. The chart-topping British singer said she was “gutted” and promised to reschedule the shows.
Politics Jan 20 Supreme Court refuses to speed up ongoing challenge to Texas abortion limitations Over dissents from the three liberal justices, the court declined to order a federal appeals court to return the case to a federal judge who had temporarily blocked the law's enforcement. The court offered no explanation for its action.
Nation Jan 20 NCAA creates new, sport-by-sport guidelines for transgender athletes Under the new guidelines, approved by the NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday, transgender participation for each sport will be determined by the policy for the sport's national governing body, subject to review.
World Jan 20 Food aid in Ethiopia's Tigray now at 'all-time lowest', U.N. reports The United Nations says food distribution in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region has reached its “all-time lowest” while more than 50,000 children are thought to be severely malnourished, the latest sign of growing crisis amid efforts to end the country’s 14-month…
Nation Jan 20 Ghislaine Maxwell files for new trial citing concerns about juror Ghislaine Maxwell has formally requested a new trial, less than a month after her conviction on sex trafficking charges.
World Jan 19 U.N. secretary general says Ethiopia is working toward peace in Tigray The United Nations secretary-general says he is delighted to hear "there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace" in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war.
World Jan 19 Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital are disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions.
Arts Jan 19 André Leon Talley, a fashion virtuoso, dies at 73 André Leon Talley was an influential fashion journalist who worked at Women's Wear Daily and Vogue and was a regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe.
Economy Jan 18 Here's why airlines are pushing against plans to launch 5G services near airports CEOs of the nation's largest airlines say that interference from the wireless service on a key instrument on planes is worse than they originally thought.