World Mar 22 European Union slaps sanctions on 4 Chinese officials over Uyghur abuses The sanctions move, agreed by EU foreign ministers, was part of a raft of measures targeting alleged human rights offenders around the world, including in North Korea, Libya and Sudan.
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: Psaki says children fleeing violence 'is not a crisis' The White House said Monday it is "working to finalize details" of a plan to allow press access to the southern border facilities where migrants are being held.
Nation Mar 22 Supreme Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Politics Mar 22 WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser testifies on bill to make D.C. the 51st state Bowser is calling on the 117th Congress to pass the statehood legislation and put it on President Joe Biden's desk within the first 100 days.
Nation Mar 22 Police chief says partying in Miami 'couldn't go on any longer' After days of partying, including several confrontations with police, Miami Beach officials enacted a highly unorthodox curfew Saturday from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m.
Nation Mar 22 Police officers' posts to private Facebook group show hostility and hate Over the group’s almost four-year existence, a few dozen members became vocal with posts that shifted toward pro-Donald Trump memes and harsh criticism of anyone perceived to support so-called “demoncrats,” Black Lives Matter or coronavirus safety measures.
World Mar 21 Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19 Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications.
World Mar 21 Pope decries shame of racism, like 'virus' lurking in wait Pope Francis has denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and continues to be shameful. Francis in a tweet on Sunday called racism “a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and…
Arts Mar 19 Stone tablet marking First Amendment freedoms finds new home The National Constitution Center, which sits in an area of the city billed as America's most historic square mile, will erect the tablet in an atrium overlooking Independence Hall, the UNESCO World Heritage Site where both the Declaration of Independence…
World Mar 19 Palestinians say West Bank protester killed by Israeli fire The ministry says the man died after being shot in the head on Friday in the village of Beit Dagan, near the northern city of Nablus.