Arts Dec 18 'SNL' ditches audience, limits cast and crew amid omicron The long-running sketch comedy show announced on social media Saturday afternoon that the night's episode would tape without a live audience and with only limited cast and crew “due to the recent spike in the Omicron variant and out of…
Health Dec 18 Europeans reimpose restrictions as omicron sweeps continent Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, triggering calls for protests from Paris to Barcelona.
Politics Dec 17 WATCH: National security advisor Jake Sullivan gives remarks at the CFR Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe.
Politics Dec 16 WATCH: Deputy National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and Karine Jean-Pierre hold news briefing The Biden administration is taking steps aimed at reducing lead in drinking water, releasing $2.9 billion in infrastructure bill funds for lead pipe removal.
Arts Dec 15 bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69 Among her most famous expressions was her definition of feminism, which she called “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression."…
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Senate Commerce Committee hearing on U.S. airline industry's use of COVID-19 aid The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday about the U.S. airline industry’s use of COVID-19 aid from the federal government.
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Sen. Richard Burr speaks on BBB bill impact on child care providers and families Senator Richard Burr held a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday on the Build Back Better bill and its impact on child care providers and families.
Health Dec 15 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last year as Congress opened the spigot of federal dollars to battle the coronavirus pandemic across multiple fronts.
Politics Dec 14 New York's ethics board tells former Gov. Cuomo to return money paid for pandemic book Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ordered by New York's ethics commission Tuesday to give up the millions he was paid to write a book about his response to the pandemic.
Politics Dec 14 WATCH: Members of Congress hold moment of silence for COVID victims The milestone represents a solemn end to a year that held so much promise with the arrival of vaccines but is ending in heartbreak for the many grieving families trying to navigate the holiday season.