Politics Jun 05 WATCH: White House pushes plan for $1 trillion infrastructure overhaul The White House continued to push the Trump administration's $1 trillion plan to modernize the country's infrastructure on Monday, part of a weeklong rollout of one of the president's signature campaign promises.
Nation Jun 05 6 dead, including shooter, in Florida workplace shooting Police confirmed "multiple fatalities" after a shooting near Orlando, Florida, on Monday morning, adding that the "situation" has been contained.
World May 25 WATCH LIVE: NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg’s news conference from Brussels NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to speak at 3 p.m. ET today from the group’s headquarters in Brussels. The NATO chief’s news conference follows the promise he gave earlier in the day that the international alliance “will send…
Nation May 24 Al Vecchione, first executive producer of ‘The MacNeil/Lehrer Report,’ dies at 86 For seven years, Vecchione helmed the “Report,” and then , in 1983, he helped oversee the show’s transition as it doubled its length from a half hour to a full 60 minutes. Renamed "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour," the extra time allowed…
World May 23 Everything we know about the Manchester attack Here's what journalists and police have uncovered about the attack at an Ariana Grande concert, which injured dozens and killed 22 people Monday.
Nation May 23 5 important stories that didn’t receive a news alert We know it's easy to overlook stories not involving Trump, Comey or Russia. With that in mind, we give you five important stories that you may have missed, including an Atlantic piece on a modern-day slave and the state of…
Politics May 22 WATCH: Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint statement President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Jerusalem, part of his first overseas trip as president.
Arts May 19 ‘Twin Peaks’ is back after 26 years, but it never really left these misty, moody towns The logging town of Twin Peaks never really existed. Like most settings of fictional television shows, the characters exist in spaces that are in part filmed on location and in part on a Hollywood lot. The influential 1990 TV drama…
Arts May 19 5 unforgettable TV theme songs to tide you over until ‘Twin Peaks’ returns On its own, the theme song to “Twin Peaks” was a bona fide earworm. Composer Angelo Badalamenti’s opening theme to Mark Frost and David Lynch’s otherworldly murder mystery won a Grammy in 1990 for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance.” The soundtrack…
Politics May 19 Read Rosenstein’s full opening statement on Comey to Congress Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in briefings today that he stands by his memo, which was cited by President Donald Trump as justification for removing James Comey as FBI director.