Politics

Foundation urges UNC trustees to rethink Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure decision

By Associated Press

The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is urging the university to reverse its decision to deny her tenure.

Senate panel advances Biden nomination for White House science adviser

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Lander, a geneticist and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, the so-called "book of life." He has been nominated as director…

House narrowly approves $1.9 billion to fortify Capitol after riot

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Democrats pushed past opposition from Republicans to provide emergency funding to harden the complex with retractable fencing, a quick-response force and police training.

WATCH: Biden signs bill to combat anti-Asian hate crimes

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

The Democratic-led House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning attacks in March that killed six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage businesses.

U.S. ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

WATCH: Jen Psaki says reports of cease-fire movement ‘encouraging’

By Associated Press

Press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House believes the Israelis have achieved "significant military objectives” in their strikes against Hamas targets, which is why President Joe Biden expects them to start “winding down” their operation there.

WATCH: House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on reducing gun violence and mass shootings

By News Desk

In 2021, the U.S. has already experienced at least 194 mass shootings, which the Gun Violence Archive defines as an incident in which four or more people are killed.

WATCH: Defense, military officials testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing Thursday on the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackers

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

Colonial Pipeline's CEO Joseph Blount told The Wall Street Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn't know the extent of the damage.

House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory.