Politics

Gaetz associate pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

By Michael Balsamo, Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Greenberg pleaded guilty to charges including sex trafficking of a minor and admitted he paid at least one underage girl to have sex with him and other men.

WATCH: Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80 million doses

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The doses will come from existing production of Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine stocks, marking the first time that U.S.-controlled doses of vaccines authorized for use in the country will be shared overseas.

WATCH: White House pushes 'quiet and intensive' diplomacy to halt violence in Israel

By Associated Press

The Israeli military has unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders.

New law in South Carolina makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad

By Associated Press

South Carolina had been one of the most prolific states of its size in putting inmates to death. But a lack of lethal injection drugs brought executions to a halt.

A majority of Americans say policing should be reformed. But most white people still don't think police treat Black people differently

By Laura Santhanam

According to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, Americans were more likely to say race relations had gotten worse than had improved in the year since George Floyd was killed.

As more Americans get vaccinated, 41% of Republicans still refuse COVID-19 shots

By Laura Santhanam

So far, 59 percent of U.S. adults said they have gotten vaccinated, and another 14 percent say they plan to, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on

By Fares Akram, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 42 people Sunday, Palestinian medics said. Despite the heavy death toll and international efforts to broker a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth war with…

Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23

By Associated Press

The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says.

Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

French riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Saturday in Paris as protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip defied a ban on marching in the French capital.

Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media

By Fares Akram, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

The strike on the high-rise came nearly an hour after the military ordered people to evacuate the 12-story building, which also housed Al-Jazeera, other offices and residential apartments.