Politics Oct 19 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID A DHS statement says the secretary has only "mild congestion" after taking a routine test Tuesday and testing positive. Mayorkas is fully vaccinated.
Politics Oct 19 WATCH: Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt The committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Tuesday that Bannon “stands alone in his complete defiance of our subpoena” and the panel will not take no for an answer.
Politics Oct 19 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing Citing the safety of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti, White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined on Tuesday to detail the U.S. response.
Politics Oct 18 WATCH: Blinken meets with IAEA chief for talks on Iran nuclear activities The IAEA plays a key role in monitoring Iran's nuclear activities, and Monday, Iran's president said the United States should lift the sanctions on Tehran to prove it is serious about restarting stalled nuclear talks in Vienna.
Arts Oct 18 McCartney, Swift to induct new members into Rock Hall Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift will induct newcomers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its annual ceremony, set for Cleveland on Oct. 30.
Economy Oct 18 Ford Foundation to divest millions from fossil fuels For years, climate activists have put pressure on endowed institutions to end their investments in fossil fuel companies. MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University both announced last month that their institutions would end investments in fossil fuel companies.
Arts Oct 18 British Museum to display the world's oldest map of stars The British Museum says it will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle.
Politics Oct 18 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing The White House said Monday the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell as a result of COVID-19 complications is a "heartbreaking tragedy for the country and one the president is feeling personally."…
World Oct 16 'He was Southend': Tributes paid to slain British lawmaker His shocking death at the hands of a knife-wielding man at a church where he was meeting voters has reopened questions about the security needs of Britain's members of Parliament as they go about their daily work.
Nation Oct 15 WATCH: Biden says 'silence is complicity' on human rights Biden also asserted that his administration is putting human rights is at the center of his foreign policy to "reassert our moral leadership on the global stage."…