Nation Mar 08 Jury selection begins for trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged with killing George Floyd Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.
World Mar 07 Myanmar crisis heightens with police raids and strike call Tension was high Sunday in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, where for a second night running gunshots from heavy weapons rang out randomly in the streets of several neighborhoods after the start of an 8 p.m. curfew. The sounds of…
Nation Mar 06 Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled near her home Gorman, the nation's youngest inaugural poet, lives in Los Angeles but did not specify where the encounter occurred. Her spokeswoman did not immediately return an email Saturday seeking additional comment…
World Mar 06 Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action Protests were reported Saturday morning in the country's biggest city, Yangon, where stun grenades and tear gas were used against demonstrators. On Wednesday, 18 people were reported killed there.
World Mar 05 Protesters defy Myanmar security forces as U.N. action urged The escalation of violence has put pressure on the world community to act to restrain the junta, which seized power on Feb. 1 by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Arts Mar 05 Meghan says talk with Oprah without royals' input 'liberating' Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has told Oprah Winfrey how "liberating" it was to speak to her without any input from the royal family or their staff.
World Mar 05 Greek militant on hunger strike suffers kidney failure A hospital in central Greece says a far-left militant convicted of 11 murders is in critical condition after suffering kidney failure following 56 days of hunger strike.
Nation Mar 05 New York officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's health department confirmed reports that members of his COVID-19 task force altered a state Health Department report to omit the full number of nursing home patients killed by the coronavirus, but insisted the changes were…
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Pentagon evaluates National Guard presence at Capitol This comes after the acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police appealed to congressional leaders to back her request to keep National Guard troops protecting the building and lawmakers for another two months.
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Biden says jobs report shows stimulus urgently needed Biden noted that at the current rate of recovery, "it will take two years to get us back on track," and urged the quick passage of his coronavirus stimulus package.