May 24 WATCH: Garland announces over $1 billion in penalties against mining giant Glencore over bribery investigation By News Desk and Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that mining giant Glencore is to pay more than a billon dollars after bribery investigations. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: No change in Taiwan policy, State Department says By News Desk State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a news briefing on Tuesday following President Joe Biden's statement a day before that the the U.S. would defend Taiwan from an attack from China. Continue reading
May 24 Usually behind the scenes, spotlight falls on former Army colonel tasked with finding Supreme Court leaker By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press When Gail Curley began her job as Marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court less than a year ago, she would have expected to work mostly behind the scenes: overseeing the court's police force and the operations of the marble-columned building… Continue reading
May 24 Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to join MSNBC in the fall By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC, where she is expected to make appearances on the network's cable and streaming programs as well as host a new original show. Continue reading
May 24 Michigan election bureau says 2 leading Republican candidates for governor filed fraudulent signatures, disqualifying them By David Eggert, Associated Press Michigan's elections bureau says five Republican candidates for governor, including two leading contenders, failed to file enough valid nominating signatures and shouldn't qualify for the August primary. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season with 3 to 6 major storms By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. Continue reading
May 23 Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid continuing drought By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The Democratic governor has called for a 15 percent voluntary reduction in water use but has so far avoided mandatory, sweeping cuts to water use. He may be changing his approach after water use went up dramatically in March. Continue reading
May 23 Turkey’s President Erdogan threatens new incursion into Syria By Associated Press Speaking following a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Erdogan said the aim of the operation would be resume Turkish efforts to create a 30-kilometer (20 mile) safe zone along its border with Syria. Continue reading
May 23 Sandstorm engulfs parts of Middle East By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Monday's storm was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms that have bewildered residents. They've also raised alarm among experts and officials who blame climate change and poor government regulations. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5 In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5, the U.S. surgeon general warned of burnout and staffing shortages among health care workers, the first Russian soldier to… Continue watching