Education Dec 07 Students return to New York City schools once more after COVID-19 closure Public preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning are back inside buildings Monday in the nation's largest school district.
Politics Dec 07 Trump quickens pace of federal executions before Biden inauguration Attorney General William Barr defended the extension of executions into the post-election period, saying he’ll likely schedule more before he departs the Justice Department.
Arts Dec 07 Supreme Court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in U.S. court Heirs to Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell the Guelph Treasure to agents of Herman Goering, Hitler's second-in-command, in 1935.
Arts Dec 07 Bob Dylan's catalog, a 60-year rock 'n' roll journey, is sold Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, one of the great treasures in music history, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum.
World Dec 07 Few signs of progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had no news of a breakthrough when he briefed ambassadors of the 27 member states on the chances of a deal with London before the Dec. 31 deadline.
World Dec 07 Hundreds ill, 1 dead from unidentified disease in India The illness was detected Saturday evening. Since then, patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said.
Politics Dec 07 Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS and oversee pandemic response If confirmed by the Senate, Becerra will be the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Politics Dec 06 Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID The president confirmed in a Sunday afternoon tweet that the former New York mayor had tested positive. Giuliani has traveled extensively to battleground states in recent weeks in an effort to help Trump subvert his election loss.
Arts Dec 06 Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown But the current fourth season is set in the 1980s, a divisive decade in Britain. Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure transformed and divided Britain, and the late Princess Diana, whose death in a car crash…
Politics Dec 04 U.S. imposes visas restrictions on more Chinese citizens Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the restrictions will apply to Chinese Communist Party officials or anyone else taking part in propaganda or influence campaigns linked to the United Front Work Department.