• The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

    The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

    Apr 17, 2021 08:40 PM EST

    ... since Harry and his wife, Meghan, gave a controversial interview to U.S. television host Oprah Winfrey in which they discussed the difficulties of royal life and how the two brothers had grown apart. The procession traversed the grounds of Windsor Castle, passing military detachments arrayed under bright blue skies.

  • In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

    In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

    Apr 04, 2021 10:45 PM EST

    ... the distribution of vaccines” and ensure that the shots reach the poorest nations. “Everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us, requires assistance and has the right to have access to necessary care.” the pontiff said. He sounded a note of indignation at the start of his address, decrying that there ...

  • Jury selection resumes for trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd

    Jury selection resumes for trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd

    Mar 09, 2021 02:30 PM EST

    ... trial. Hooker went on to ridicule talk of the Chauvin trial as “the trial of the century,” saying the jury simply needs to “do the right thing.” He led the crowd in chants of, “The whole world is watching!” Inside the courtroom, Chauvin, in a blue suit and black mask ...

  • As a new vaccine becomes available, CDC chief warns against rolling back safeguards

    As a new vaccine becomes available, CDC chief warns against rolling back safeguards

    Mar 01, 2021 11:55 PM EST

    ... of all, if someone came and offered me the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, I would take it in a nanosecond, as soon as possible, just right here, please. It's 100 percent effective at preventing hospitalization and death. It is 86 percent effective against preventing severe disease that might not ...

  • Mexico president warns against false claims of open U.S. doors

    Mexico president warns against false claims of open U.S. doors

    Feb 11, 2021 08:25 PM EST

    ... approved and implemented. "Now, for example, that there is a U.S. immigration policy to regularize the situation of migrants, Mexicans and our Central American brothers, people think that now the doors are open, that President Biden is going to immediately regularize all migrants," López Obrador said. "It is not ...

  • US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president

    US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president

    Jan 09, 2021 09:48 PM EST

    ... s armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States. The documents quote Hernández as saying he wanted to “'shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos' by flooding the United States with cocaine." The motions filed Friday with the U.S. Southern District of ...

  • Andre Hill's loved ones mourn loss of 'a chess-playing mind'

    Andre Hill's loved ones mourn loss of 'a chess-playing mind'

    Jan 01, 2021 05:02 PM EST

    ... it, he makes it,” said Michael Henry, 49, who attended high school with Hill and later shared an apartment. He added: “That was his passion right there, cooking.” Later, Hill joined Henry at Airnet Systems in Columbus, a transportation company that shipped packages and mail, including overnighting checks to banks ...

  • Widow of Islamic State group fighter convicted in Charlie Hebdo, kosher market attacks

    Widow of Islamic State group fighter convicted in Charlie Hebdo, kosher market attacks

    Dec 16, 2020 06:37 PM EST

    Also testifying were the widows of Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, the brothers who stormed Charlie Hebdo’s offices on Jan. 7, 2015, decimating the newspaper’s editorial staff in what they said was an act of vengeance for its publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad years before. The offices ...

  • 'There is a lot at stake for my family.' Latino voters on why this election matters

    'There is a lot at stake for my family.' Latino voters on why this election matters

    Nov 03, 2020 05:19 AM EST

    ... economy Jessica Castellanos 28, Los Angeles “I'm voting for Biden, as is my immediate family. Some of the more prevalent concerns that I have right now are definitely health care, predominantly women's health care. I hear this thrown around a lot in the debate or in the news ...

  • Harris, Trump campaign in North Carolina as Obama rallies Black voters

    Harris, Trump campaign in North Carolina as Obama rallies Black voters

    Oct 21, 2020 10:55 PM EST

    ... Kamala Harris urged voters to keep that going. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.: Thirteen days to go, and we cannot spare a minute, sister and brothers. We cannot spare a minute. We're talking about an election that's taking place right now, where over 20 million Americans have voted ...