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.
Economy Dec 04 Nissan pulls out of Trump emission standards fight with California The announcement Friday is another sign that a coalition of automakers backing the outgoing administration is fracturing. General Motors ended its support for the Trump administration's position last week.
Health Dec 04 WATCH: Pence visits CDC to discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution Pence’s comments come the day after former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush said they’d be willing to take a vaccine on television to boost confidence.
Politics Dec 04 Biden says Trump inaugural presence important to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden says it is important that President Donald Trump attend his inauguration only in the sense that it would demonstrate the nation’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of power between political rivals.
Politics Dec 04 Fauci says 'yes right on the spot' to Biden Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s chief infectious disease expert, says there was never a question that he would accept President-elect Joe Biden’s offer to serve as his chief medical officer and adviser on the coronavirus pandemic.