World Apr 07 U.N. General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization's leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes.
Arts Apr 03 Actor Estelle Harris, of ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Toy Story’ fame, dies at 93 As middle-class matron Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role in the smash 1990s sitcom. With her high-pitched voice and humorously overbearing attitude, she was an archetype of maternal indignation.
World Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis.
Nation Mar 10 After years of pain, opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family in court Victims of opioids and those who have lost loved ones to the addiction crisis are unloading their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the deadly epidemic.
Health Mar 09 A look inside the 1st official safe injection sites in U.S. Two modest rooms in New York City are the first places in the United States where local officials are allowing illicit drug use to make it less deadly.
World Mar 02 U.N. Assembly votes to demand that Russia stops the war in Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly has voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops, with nations from world powers to tiny island states condemning Moscow's actions.
World Feb 28 WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.'s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.
World Feb 25 WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation.
Nation Dec 31 Limited revelers return to Times Square to usher in 2022 The year marched across the globe, time zone by time zone, and thousands of New Year's revelers stood shoulder to shoulder in a slight chill to await the festivities.
World Dec 29 Omicron fears mean nuclear treaty conference likely to be delayed again Days before its start date, an international conference on a landmark Cold War-era nuclear treaty is poised to be postponed because coronavirus cases are surging in the host city of New York.