Politics Jul 13 WATCH: White House press secretary discusses virus research, Washington football team White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will give a news briefing Monday, the first since President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Roger Stone on Friday.
World Jul 13 China to sanction 3 U.S. lawmakers and one ambassador for criticism U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith and Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback were targeted, as was the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The four have been critical of the ruling Communist Party’s policies toward minority groups…
World Jul 13 Accusations of serial assault spark new #MeToo wave in Egypt Women's rights champions hope the authorities' swift response signals change in how Egyptian society handles accusations of sexual assault.
Arts Jul 13 'Jerry Maguire' actress Kelly Preston dies at 57 after battle with breast cancer Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Twins,” died Sunday, husband John Travolta said.
Nation Jul 13 Washington, D.C., football team retires name and logo after decades of pushback The franchise announced Monday that it will immediately drop the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, which are widely seen as offensive to Native Americans.
Nation Jul 13 Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana.
Nation Jul 12 18 injured in fire aboard ship at Naval Base San Diego The blaze was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on USS Bonhomme Richard, said Mike Raney, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force, US Pacific Fleet. Eighteen people were hospitalized with “non-life threatening injuries,” Raney said in a brief statement. He didn't…
Arts Jul 12 Singer says lawsuit over Lady A name is 'white privilege' Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country group over the use of the name Lady A, says the group is using their white privilege against her. The band, who had previously been known as Lady Antebellum, filed a…
World Jul 11 Video calls, separate bedrooms: Bolsonaro's first COVID week After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and mostly shunning masks, both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life this week at the official residence in capital Brasilia.
World Jul 11 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has coronavirus Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Bachchan has acted in more than 200 Indian films over the past five decades. He is also a former politician…