Nation Oct 27 Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking violent protests that police said injured 30 officers and led to dozens of arrests.
Politics Oct 26 WATCH: Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice at the White House President Donald Trump hosted a swearing-in ceremony Monday for Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House, who was confirmed by a partisan Senate vote the same day.
Politics Oct 26 WATCH: Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote A divided Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, giving the country a ninth justice Monday as Republicans overpower Democratic opposition to secure President Donald Trump’s nominee the week before Election Day.
Politics Oct 26 Kushner says Black people must 'want to be successful' to benefit from Trump policies Presidential adviser Jared Kushner says President Donald Trump wants to help Black Americans, but they have to "want to be successful" for his policies to work.
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…