Nation May 26 Amazon to buy MGM, the studio behind James Bond and 'Shark Tank' Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company's second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017.
Politics May 25 WATCH: White House confirms Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit The two leaders' meeting, set for June 16, is being tacked on to the end of Biden's first international trip as president next month when he visits Britain for a meeting of Group of Seven leaders and Brussels for the…
Politics May 25 WATCH: Collins, Fauci testify on 2022 NIH budget request U.S. health officials including Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on the fiscal year 2022…
World May 24 Belarus president signs tough new law on media restrictions Monday's move by President Alexander Lukashenko came one day after the arrest of a prominent opposition journalist whose commercial flight was forcibly diverted to Belarus because of an alleged bomb threat.
Arts May 24 Timothée Chalamet to play Willy Wonka in origin story Timothée Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in a musical based on the early life of the eccentric chocolatier. Warner Bros. and the Roald Dahl Story Co. announced Monday that the 25-year-old Chalamet will star in "Wonka."…
Nation May 24 George Floyd's family holds rally and march in his memory Hundreds of people gathered for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where the Chauvin trial concluded a month ago.
Politics May 24 WATCH: House committee holds hearing on the effects of voting requirements on ballot access Republicans in Florida, Georgia and other states have seized on former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud to push ID requirements for voters to request or return mailed ballots.
Economy May 23 Average US price of gas jumps 8 cents per gallon to $3.10 The highest average price in the nation right now is $4.23 a gallon in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lowest average is $2.53 in Houston.
World May 23 Congo volcano eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15 The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night sent about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby border into Rwanda, while another 25,000 others sought refuge to the northwest in Sake, the U.N. children's agency said…
Science May 22 China's Mars rover touches ground on red planet China landed the spacecraft carrying the rover on Mars last Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in a first for the country. It is the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars,…