• Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

    Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

    Dec 30, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... music that made 2023 Stephanie Sy: 2023 was a year that gave us the post pandemic rebirth of sold out stadium concerts by artists like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, as well as the meteoric rise of artists like Noah Kahan and Ice Spice. The year also shine the spotlight on ...

  • WATCH: Biden hosts national turkey pardon, 2023 White House Christmas tree arrives

    WATCH: Biden hosts national turkey pardon, 2023 White House Christmas tree arrives

    Nov 20, 2023 02:53 PM EST

    ... or “Britney's tour, she's down in, it's kind of warm in Brazil right now.” He apparently mixed up his female pop stars; Taylor Swift was in Brazil over the weekend for her Eras Tour; Britney Spears currently is not on tour. “Look folks, based on their commitment ...

  • Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans

    Mike Johnson elected House speaker on first ballot with support from all Republicans

    Oct 25, 2023 06:10 PM EST

    ... in what we do here.” Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led a small band of hard-liners to engineer McCarthy's ouster at the start of the month, posted on social media that “Mike Johnson won’t be the Speaker the Swamp wants but, he is the Speaker America ...

  • WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson

    WATCH: House meets again to vote for new speaker after GOP nominates Rep. Mike Johnson

    Oct 25, 2023 03:46 PM EST

    Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led a small band of hard-liners to engineer McCarthy's ouster at the start of the month, posted on social media that “Mike Johnson won’t be the Speaker the Swamp wants but, he is the Speaker America needs.” Republicans have been flailing ...

  • Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote

    Republicans nominate Tom Emmer for House speaker going into third vote

    Oct 24, 2023 04:35 PM EST

    Also withdrawing from the race were Reps. Austin Scott of Georgia, Jack Bergman of Michigan, Pete Sessions of Texas, Gary Palmer of Alabama and Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania. The House has been in turmoil, without a speaker since the start of the month after a contingent of hard-line Republicans ...

  • Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes

    Activists turn backs on U.S. officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States concludes

    Oct 18, 2023 07:48 PM EST

    ... from places as diverse as Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and beyond, led the demonstration before the independent Human Rights Committee as U.S. Ambassador Michele Taylor wrapped up a two-day hearing on the United States. It was part of a regular human rights review for all U.N. member ...

  • WATCH: McCarthy 'frustrated' with some House Republicans over budget deadline

    WATCH: McCarthy 'frustrated' with some House Republicans over budget deadline

    Sep 14, 2023 10:08 PM EST

    ... Fla. McCarthy has prided himself being a survivor, who rose from the ranks over the past nearly 20 years to lead House Republicans. At the start of the year, he suffered through 14 votes in his reach for the speaker's gavel before colleagues finally agreed to give it to ...

  • WATCH: House Speaker McCarthy announces House impeachment inquiry of Biden

    WATCH: House Speaker McCarthy announces House impeachment inquiry of Biden

    Sep 12, 2023 03:54 PM EST

    ... keep government running to Nov. 1, but conservatives are balking at what's called a continuing resolution, or CR, as they pursue cuts. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said late Monday exiting McCarthy's office she has “red lines" against any new money being spent for COVID-19 vaccines ...

  • News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    News Wrap: Confirmed death toll from Maui wildfires climbs to 99

    Aug 15, 2023 10:45 PM EST

    ... Russian economy. The Russian Central Bank issued a major interest rate hike after the country's currency, the ruble, reached its lowest value since the start of the war. In Libya, a militia commander was released by a rival faction today after his detention sparked a day of clashes in ...

  • The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    The world's hottest day on record was Tuesday, scientists calculate

    Jul 05, 2023 01:35 PM EST

    ... and northwestern Canada and Peru. Cities across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon, to Tampa, Florida, have been hovering at all-time highs, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit ...