Arts Jan 27 Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman, according to minutes from a board meeting.
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds briefing on troop readiness amid Ukraine tensions The Pentagon has revealed the U.S. bases where 8,500 troops have been placed on heightened alert, with the possibility of deployment overseas as part of the NATO Response Force. …
World Jan 27 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a news briefing on Thursday amid continued tension with Russia over Ukraine. Watch Price's remarks in the player above. The Pentagon has revealed the U.S. bases where 8,500 troops have been placed on heightened…
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: White House says Biden is committed to adding Black woman to SCOTUS Press secretary Jen Psaki underscored that pledge at the White House briefing, hours after reports that liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the summer.
Nation Jan 26 California city approves first law in U.S. requiring gun owners to carry liability insurance A California city has voted to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what's believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States.
Politics Jan 26 WATCH: White House says Biden is committed to nominating the first Black woman to Supreme Court Psaki said the White House would have no comment on the news until Breyer makes the formal announcement of his retirement himself.
World Jan 26 Global COVID-19 cases hit record high last week, says WHO The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.
World Jan 26 French National Assembly unanimously approves law banning conversion therapy France has a new law that bans so-called conversion therapies and authorizes jail time and fines for practitioners who use the scientifically discredited practice to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ people.
Nation Jan 26 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. moving toward a time 'when COVID is no longer a crisis' White House officials say hopefully we will get to where COVID-19 is acceptable and could be considered endemic when "it doesn't disrupt our capability to function in society in a relatively normal way."…
Economy Jan 25 U.S. warns that computer chip shortage could shut down factories The chips used in the production of automobiles and medical devices are especially scarce. The department said demand for chips was up 17 percent last year from 2019.