World Oct 26 Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader's ouster Factory workers, students and owners of small businesses in Belarus began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of protests following a disputed election.
Nation Oct 26 Susan B. Anthony's headstone gets plastic shield for voter stickers Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers' glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers.
Politics Oct 26 WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
World Oct 26 Typhoon in Philippines leaves 13 missing, displaces thousands A fast-moving typhoon blew away from the Philippines on Monday after leaving at least 13 people missing, forcing thousands of villagers to flee to safety and flooding rural villages.
Nation Oct 26 Power shut off in California as winds, fire danger increase More than 1 million people were expected to be in the dark during what officials have said could be the strongest wind event in California this year.
Arts Oct 24 Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78 Walker emerged from New York’s Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and he was a founding member of the band Circus Maximus. He moved to Texas in the 1970s and in 1972 scored a hit with his version of the Guy Clark song…
World Oct 24 Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh goes on despite US mediation The heavy shelling forced residents of Stepanakert, the regional capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, into shelters, as emergency teams rushed to extinguish fires. Local officials said the city was struck with Azerbaijan's Smerch long-range multiple rocket systems, a devastating Soviet-designed weapon intended…
Politics Oct 23 WATCH: Pence speaks at campaign rally in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to West Mifflin, Pennsylvania in suburban Pittsburgh, to tout the Trump administration's economic policies and urge the Keystone state crowd for support.
Politics Oct 23 WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in The Villages, Florida The Republican president and the Democratic former vice president squared off Thursday in their final head-to-head matchup before the Nov. 3 election.
Nation Oct 23 Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over Democrats' blockade Democrats used time-consuming procedural hurdles to delay the start of Friday's Senate session until midday, but the party has no realistic chance of stopping Barrett's advance.