World Oct 04 Ethiopia's prime minister sworn in for a second term as war spreads Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as "hateful" toward the nation, while a handful of visiting African leaders urged him…
Science Oct 04 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it." Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics,…
Politics Oct 04 WATCH: Psaki calls out Republican lawmakers about Trump spending White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Monday, addressing major issues the Biden administration is facing, including the debt ceiling and the California oil spill.
World Oct 03 Russia hits record number of daily COVID-19 deaths The national coronavirus task force said 890 deaths were recorded over the past day, exceeding the 887 reported on Friday. The task force also said the number of new infections in the past day was the second-highest of the year…
Nation Oct 03 Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beaches The Los Angeles Times reported that birds and fish have been killed. Crews led by the U.S. Coast Guard deployed skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion into the wetlands and the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.
Science Oct 02 European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025.
Nation Oct 01 NYC teachers' appeal to block school vaccine mandate denied The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday.
Health Oct 01 California pushes 1st U.S. vaccine mandate for schoolchildren Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the mandate won't take effect until the COVID-19 vaccine has received final approval from the U.S. government for various grade levels.
Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch.
Politics Oct 01 WATCH: White House says Biden, Congressional Democrats making progress on infrastructure deal The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET.