Fossilized human footprints shown at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published in the journal Science on Thursday, the impressions indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. National Park Service/AP hide caption toggle caption National Park Service/AP Fossilized human footprints shown at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published in the journal Science on Thursday, the impressions indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. National Park Service/AP The question of when humans first migrated to North America […]
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s time for the global community to “grow up” and deal with the climate change crisis, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told United Nations representatives, urging nations to “listen to the warnings of the scientists,” in remarks at odds with some of his past statements. Speaking in New York on Wednesday, Johnson […]
A close-up of Mars taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water. NASA/WireImage hide caption toggle caption NASA/WireImage A close-up of Mars taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. New research suggests that the red planet may be too small to have ever had large amounts of surface water. NASA/WireImage All evidence points to the fact that Mars once had flowing water, but numerous flybys, orbiters, landers and rovers have confirmed one undeniable fact — any liquid water that was once on its surface […]
Mount Cumbre Vieja erupts, spewing out columns of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sunday. Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Mount Cumbre Vieja erupts, spewing out columns of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sunday. Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A massive volcanic eruption over the weekend on La Palma that has forced the evacuation of thousands of people hasn’t dissuaded Spain’s tourism […]
A broken window is pictured at the Perm State University where an unidentified man opened fire, killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others. Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS hide caption toggle caption Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS A broken window is pictured at the Perm State University where an unidentified man opened fire, killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others. Investigative Committee/Investigative Committee/TASS At least eight people are dead and two dozen injured at a university in Russia after a gunman opened fire, and some students jumped out of second-story windows in an apparent effort to escape the attack. The shooting […]
A staff member sorts through fresh produce at British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images A staff member sorts through fresh produce at British supermarket chain Morrisons last month in Leeds, United Kingdom. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images Down at the local pub, die-hard Brexiters will be raising a pint to news that the United Kingdom is eyeing the end of a European Union-inspired ban on selling products in only pounds and ounces. But many others view the […]
Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images France’s health minister has said that thousands of health care workers across the country have been suspended without pay for failing to get a required COVID-19 vaccine. “Some 3,000 suspensions were notified yesterday to employees at health centers and clinics who have not yet been vaccinated,” Olivier Véran, the health […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters Tuesday in Sacramento after beating back the recall effort that aimed to remove him from office. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters Tuesday in Sacramento after beating back the recall effort that aimed to remove him from office. Rich Pedroncelli/AP California’s Gavin Newsom can now count himself among a select group of political survivors — he’s just one of two governors ever to face a recall vote and win. Then again, most recall campaigns flounder before the voters go to the polls. The unsuccessful vote against Newsom, […]
Ray DeMonia, 73, was born and raised in Cullman, Alabama, but he died on Sept. 1, some 200 miles away in an ICU in Meridian, Mississippi. Last month, DeMonia, who spent 40 years in the antiques and auctions business, suffered a cardiac emergency. But it was because of hospitals full due to the coronavirus — and not his heart — that he was forced to spend his last days so far from home, according to his family. “Due to COVID 19, CRMC emergency staff contacted 43 hospitals in 3 states in search of a Cardiac ICU bed and finally located one […]
Climate activists in Quezon City, Philippines, light candles and hold LED-illuminated banners in December of last year to commemorates five years since the Paris Agreement and to call for an end to the killing of environmental defenders. Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty hide caption toggle caption Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty Climate activists in Quezon City, Philippines, light candles and hold LED-illuminated banners in December of last year to commemorates five years since the Paris Agreement and to call for an end to the killing of environmental defenders. Aileen Dimatatac/Majority World/Universal Images via Getty The daughter of Fikile Ntshangase […]
Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Family members and loved ones of victims of those who died on 9/11 attend the 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony on Saturday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Chip Somodevilla/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Twenty years to the day after a pair of hijacked airliners destroyed the World Trade Center towers, another plane punched a gaping […]
An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter is seen on a hilltop in Anaba district in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Wednesday. Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima hide caption toggle caption Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima An Afghan anti-Taliban fighter is seen on a hilltop in Anaba district in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Wednesday. Arman/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima A band of Afghan resistance fighters holed up in the country’s rugged Panjshir province northeast of Kabul have repelled repeated attacks by Taliban fighters in recent days, a representative for the group tells NPR. Speaking with NPR’s All Things Considered on Friday, Ali […]
An illuminated advertisement for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie is displayed at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, last month, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, hide caption toggle caption Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, An illuminated advertisement for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick movie is displayed at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, last month, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images,, The Tom Cruise Top Gun character ‘Maverick’ might “feel the need for speed,” but Paramount is once again putting the brakes on […]
People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., over the long Labor Day weekend last year, months before COVID-19 vaccines were available. This year, the CDC is recommending that people who are not fully vaccinated stay home. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP People crowd the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., over the long Labor Day weekend last year, months before COVID-19 vaccines were available. This year, the CDC is recommending that people who are not fully vaccinated stay home. Jae C. Hong/AP If you’re not vaccinated, you shouldn’t travel over the long Labor Day weekend. That’s […]
Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP hide caption toggle caption Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan. Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP For the first time in nearly two decades, Afghans awoke on Tuesday morning to a country absent U.S. forces, after the last American soldier boarded the last military transport to leave the country just before a midnight deadline. But the future of the country is uncertain. Some welcome the new […]
In this undated and unknown location photo, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, poses for a portrait. Afghan Islamic Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Afghan Islamic Press/AP In this undated and unknown location photo, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, poses for a portrait. Afghan Islamic Press/AP The biographies of top Taliban leaders are vague for a reason: secrecy has often been the key to survival. Take the one-eyed cleric who founded the movement, Mullah Mohammad Omar. After a U.S.-led invasion toppled his government, he was on the run for years, hunted relentlessly by American […]
A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in July in New York. U.S. officials recommend that Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in July in New York. U.S. officials recommend that Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. Mary Altaffer/AP COVID-19 booster shots of the […]
Haitians in Les Cayes assess the damage on Sunday after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Haitians in Les Cayes assess the damage on Sunday after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Richard Pierrin/Getty Images Search-and-rescue teams are pulling people from collapsed buildings in Haiti, as international aid efforts ramped up in the hardest hit areas in the southwest of the Caribbean nation after a devastating earthquake. As of Monday afternoon, officials say that at least 1,297 people are confirmed dead in the latest devastation, and at least 5,700 more are injured. The […]
A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday. The Taliban swept into Kabul, facing little resistance. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images A U.S. military helicopter is pictured flying above the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday. The Taliban swept into Kabul, facing little resistance. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Twenty years after being removed from power in a U.S.-led invasion, Taliban militiamen swept to into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Sunday, facing little resistance from Afghan government forces. Within hours, Afghanistan’s Washington-backed president had left the […]
Dawlatt Naimati, 22, from Kunduz, stands outside an internet café where she is seeking help applying for a U.S. special immigrant visa on Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Dawlatt Naimati, 22, from Kunduz, stands outside an internet café where she is seeking help applying for a U.S. special immigrant visa on Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Refugees in Afghanistan are flooding into Kabul as the country’s U.S.-trained forces appear to be collapsing in the face of a concerted push by Taliban forces. Names and places that became familiar […]
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the start of a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., last month. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the start of a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., last month. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Biden, says that an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose is needed for people […]
A man sings karaoke at the Party World karaoke club in Beijing. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images A man sings karaoke at the Party World karaoke club in Beijing. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images China doesn’t want patrons at tens of thousands of karaoke venues across the country to belt out subversive lyrics — and they are cracking down to make sure that it stops. The country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism says it will create a blacklist of songs containing “illegal content” at karaoke establishments starting Oct. 1, according to the […]
West Virginia Wesleyan College says that about 90% of faculty and staff and “a large percentage of students” have already been vaccinated. Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images West Virginia Wesleyan College says that about 90% of faculty and staff and “a large percentage of students” have already been vaccinated. Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images West Virginia Wesleyan College won’t require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they arrive for classes this month — but the small Christian liberal arts school says it will charge a hefty $750 fee for anyone who hasn’t received at least a first […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It seems there’s no way to escape advertising these […]
Eddy Alvarez of the United States in action against Venezuela during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park in June in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mark Brown/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Brown/Getty Images Eddy Alvarez of the United States in action against Venezuela during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park in June in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mark Brown/Getty Images Speedskater-turned-baseball infielder Eddie Alvarez is about to do what only two other Americans have ever accomplished — win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. At Sochi in 2014, the Cuban-American […]
People line up for COVID-19 testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province. Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images People line up for COVID-19 testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province. Yang Suping/VCG via Getty Images More than a year and a half since the coronavirus was first detected in China — followed by the world’s first big wave of COVID-19 — the country is again battling to stem the spread of new cases attributed to the more infectious delta variant of the virus. The latest outbreak was first discovered […]
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption toggle caption Koji Sasahara/AP People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at an intersection in Tokyo on Tuesday. Koji Sasahara/AP The timing couldn’t be worse: with Tokyo the focus of world attention after the start of the long-delayed Olympic Games, health officials in the Japanese capital report a never-before-seen daily count in coronavirus infections. On Tuesday, Tokyo’s metropolitan government confirmed 2,848 cases, a number that surpasses the previous high of 2,520 […]
A woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a sign warns of sharks, in 2019. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP A woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., where a sign warns of sharks, in 2019. Charles Krupa/AP Shark Week may never be the same again: Two Australian states — Queensland and New South Wales — have softened their tone when it comes to the language of reporting shark attacks, opting instead for a little more nuance. From now on, sharks will “bite,” not “attack,” and when […]
Pedestrians walk past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday(AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) Joseph Odelyn/AP hide caption toggle caption Joseph Odelyn/AP Pedestrians walk past the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday(AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn) Joseph Odelyn/AP Nearly two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the man he chose to become the country’s […]
Photos released by the Cologne district authority on Friday, and taken by the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district, show an entire section of a field having collapsed. Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful hide caption toggle caption Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful Photos released by the Cologne district authority on Friday, and taken by the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district, show an entire section of a field having collapsed. Rhein-Erft-Kreis/Storyful The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed at least 120 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said. Late Thursday, authorities said about 1,300 people were still unaccounted for in Germany, but cautioned that […]
U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin (right) looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin (right) looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images The recent ransomware attacks on the U.S. gas and meat industries have sparked renewed conversations about the possibility of an international cyber agreement that […]
People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest. John Froschauer/AP hide caption toggle caption John Froschauer/AP People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest. John Froschauer/AP As record highs are being broken throughout the Pacific Northwest, the lack of air conditioning in many homes in such cities as Portland and Seattle could make an already brutal heat wave even more dangerous. The temperature in Portland spiked on Sunday to 112 degrees […]
In a photo from March of last year, cars pass the illuminated Allianz Arena soccer stadium in Munich, Germany. UEFA has nixed plans for the stadium to light up in rainbow colors Wednesday to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP In a photo from March of last year, cars pass the illuminated Allianz Arena soccer stadium in Munich, Germany. UEFA has nixed plans for the stadium to light up in rainbow colors Wednesday to protest a new Hungarian law seen as homophobic. Matthias Schrader/AP Soccer stadiums across Germany will light up […]
Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John’s Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Then-President Donald Trump holds a Bible outside St. John’s Church across from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP A federal judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square so that then-President Donald Trump could pose for a photo holding a Bible at a nearby church. The lawsuit stems from June 1, […]
Ethiopians in the city of Bahir Dar line up to cast their vote on Monday. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, came to power in 2018 and is widely expected to be reelected. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images Ethiopians in the city of Bahir Dar line up to cast their vote on Monday. The current prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, came to power in 2018 and is widely expected to be reelected. Jemal Countess/Getty Images Ethiopians are deciding Monday whether to return Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to office as a growing conflict in Tigray has threatened to […]
Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Members of the Burmese-American community hold a demonstration outside the Office of the Consulate General of Myanmar in Los Angeles in April. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted leader, is facing a familiar prospect: years after her release from house arrest, she looks likely to be heading back into a prolonged detention at the […]
Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images More than 15 months since the first confirmed death due to COVID-19 in the […]
A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot. Julio Cortez/AP A song alluding to Abraham Lincoln as a “tyrant” and a “despot” and to the Union as “Northern scum!” is no […]
A view of Amazon’s headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union’s second-highest court in a major tax case. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images A view of Amazon’s headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union’s second-highest court in a major tax case. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images Amazon has won a major court fight against a European Commission order that it pay 250 million euros ($303 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg deemed “illegal state aid.” The General Court […]
Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others. Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS hide caption toggle caption Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS Relatives of students who attend a school in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gunman opened fire on Tuesday, killing several students and at least one teacher and injuring more than 20 others. Yegor Aleyev/Yegor Aleyev/TASS A gunman in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire at a school early Tuesday, killing at least seven students […]
Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images A police raid aimed at alleged drug traffickers that left at least 25 people dead in a shootout in a Rio de Janeiro slum has drawn criticism from the United Nations human rights office, which is calling for an independent […]
Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland’s parliamentary election. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Voters arrive Thursday at the War Memorial building being used as a polling station in Aboyne in Aberdeenshire for Scotland’s parliamentary election. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Seven years after choosing to remain in the United Kingdom and five years after opposing moves to leave the European Union, voters in Scotland are going to the polls once again Thursday in a parliamentary […]
New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and Australia. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and Australia. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Less than three weeks after launching a quarantine-free “travel bubble” between New Zealand and […]
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week. Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week. Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg via Getty Images The head of the European Commission said Monday that she is recommending that nonresident travelers vaccinated against COVID-19 and those from “countries with a good health situation” be allowed to travel to the European Union this summer. However, von der Leyen cautioned […]
Protesters attend a May Day rally against proposed tax changes in Bogotá on Saturday. Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Protesters attend a May Day rally against proposed tax changes in Bogotá on Saturday. Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Following days of deadly protests across Colombia against a planned nationwide tax increase, President Iván Duque has withdrawn the proposal that he insisted was needed to fix the country’s pandemic-battered economy. Protests that began last week have led to multiple deaths, and they continued over the weekend despite a promise by […]
NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Bill Ingalls/AP hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/AP NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, left, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, right are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having […]
An Indonesian navy ship works near what appears to be oil slicks during a search for submarine KRI Nanggala in the Bali Sea on Friday. Eric Ireng/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Ireng/AP An Indonesian navy ship works near what appears to be oil slicks during a search for submarine KRI Nanggala in the Bali Sea on Friday. Eric Ireng/AP The U.S. is joining an international search for a missing Indonesian submarine which lost contact with base earlier this week. Authorities say KRI Nanggala 402, if still intact, has less than a day of oxygen to sustain its crew of 53. […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown here in February court session, said he is ending his hunger strike. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown here in February court session, said he is ending his hunger strike. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Russia’s jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is calling off a more than three-week prison hunger strike that doctors say left him near death. Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical care for leg and back pain, said in an Instagram […]
Technicians at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced that the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech Technicians at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced that the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. NASA/JPL-Caltech After making the first-ever powered flight on another world, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission has managed another key first that could pave the way for […]
An Indonesian Navy ship helps search for the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that went missing earlier this week in the waters off Bali. Eric Ireng/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Ireng/AP An Indonesian Navy ship helps search for the submarine KRI Nanggala 402 that went missing earlier this week in the waters off Bali. Eric Ireng/AP Rescuers scouring the Bali Sea for a stricken Indonesian submarine with 53 sailors aboard are hoping the crew could still be alive, but as the hours since the vessel’s disappearance tick by, the chances of survival grow increasingly slim. The Indonesian navy chief of staff, […]
Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 shown during preparation for an anniversary celebration of the Indonesia military in Surabaya, East Java, in 2014. Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 shown during preparation for an anniversary celebration of the Indonesia military in Surabaya, East Java, in 2014. Alex Widojo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Indonesia’s navy has lost contact with a submarine carrying 53 sailors that was preparing for a weapons training exercise in waters north of Bali, a military spokesman Wednesday. The German-built KRI Nanggala-402, which went into service in the early 1980s, failed to relay […]
U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media in Moscow, last year. In a statement on Tuesday, Sullivan said he would return to the U.S. for “consultations” amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Moscow. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan speaks to the media in Moscow, last year. In a statement on Tuesday, Sullivan said he would return to the U.S. for “consultations” amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Moscow. Pavel Golovkin/AP The American ambassador to Russia is returning to Washington for “consultations” after a new round of sanctions imposed on […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the media Friday in Moscow. Lavrov announced that Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats. The move comes after the Biden administration ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the U.S. a day earlier. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP hide caption toggle caption Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the media Friday in Moscow. Lavrov announced that Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats. The move comes after the Biden administration ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the U.S. a day earlier. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP Russia retaliated Friday over a new round of U.S. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at a meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against a group of Russian entities and personnel. Alexei Druzhinin/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexei Druzhinin/AP Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at a meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. is imposing new sanctions against a group of Russian entities and personnel. Alexei Druzhinin/AP President Biden is ordering a new round of economic sanctions on Russia — a response in part to Moscow’s election meddling and a Kremlin-linked computer breach that penetrated numerous U.S. government networks. The sanctions are also meant to impose a penalty […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday before an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Kenzo Tribouillard/AP hide caption toggle caption Kenzo Tribouillard/AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears during a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday before an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Kenzo Tribouillard/AP Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul on Thursday in an unannounced visit that comes just a day after President Biden announced that he has decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest conflict. Blinken told Afghan President Ashraf […]
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, testifies Wednesday about worldwide threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP hide caption toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, testifies Wednesday about worldwide threats during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP The top U.S. intelligence officials on Wednesday provided their assessment of worldwide threats affecting U.S. interests, focusing on cybersecurity and military concerns posed by Beijing and Moscow, but also the threat of both domestic and international terrorism. It was the first such assessment formally presented at a hearing to Congress in two years due to tensions between […]
Skirmishes erupt at the “peace wall” dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Skirmishes erupt at the “peace wall” dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images The government of Northern Ireland is holding an emergency meeting on Thursday following days of unrest reminiscent of “The Troubles” that plagued the region for decades. The latest violence in Belfast has erupted amid anger from Protestant unionists concerned they’re being isolated from the United Kingdom and pushed into a union with […]
On Wednesday, pharmacists at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, transport a cool box containing the first batch of Moderna vaccines being distributed in Britain. Jacob King/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacob King/AP On Wednesday, pharmacists at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, transport a cool box containing the first batch of Moderna vaccines being distributed in Britain. Jacob King/AP A more easily spread coronavirus variant first identified in England last year has now become the dominant strain in the U.S., the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The variant, known as […]
Voters stand in line to cast ballots for Greenland’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday. Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima hide caption toggle caption Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima Voters stand in line to cast ballots for Greenland’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday. Emil helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima Voters in Greenland have given an opposition party its first-ever chance to form a government, after a campaign that sought to define the limits of development on the Arctic island. The Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) party won 37% […]
An aerial view showing a coffin being buried at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late last month. Brazil has been experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks. Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images An aerial view showing a coffin being buried at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late last month. Brazil has been experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks. Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images A new surge of COVID-19 in Brazil is filling hospitals and morgues, […]
Former lawmaker Cyd Ho (left) and pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan (center) gesture a protest slogan, “Five demands, not one less,” as they leave West Kowloon court in Hong Kong on Thursday after being found guilty of organizing an unauthorized assembly. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images Former lawmaker Cyd Ho (left) and pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan (center) gesture a protest slogan, “Five demands, not one less,” as they leave West Kowloon court in Hong Kong on Thursday after being found guilty of organizing an unauthorized assembly. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images A Hong […]
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officers carry the memory unit from a cockpit voice recorder recovered from the crashed Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on Wednesday. Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officers carry the memory unit from a cockpit voice recorder recovered from the crashed Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on Wednesday. Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images After weeks of scouring the Java Sea, investigators have found a crucial piece […]
Rev. Michael Amabisco blesses ashes during Ash Wednesday service at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Menlo Park, Calif., in February. A new Gallup survey says those professing church membership has fallen 18% for Catholics since 2000. Randy Vazquez/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Randy Vazquez/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Rev. Michael Amabisco blesses ashes during Ash Wednesday service at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Menlo Park, Calif., in February. A new Gallup survey says those professing church membership has fallen 18% for Catholics since 2000. Randy Vazquez/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via […]
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual news conference in London on Monday. Johnson and other world leaders signed a letter calling for greater international cooperation in fighting future pandemics. Hollie Adams/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hollie Adams/Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual news conference in London on Monday. Johnson and other world leaders signed a letter calling for greater international cooperation in fighting future pandemics. Hollie Adams/Getty Images British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Kenyan President […]
A high-resolution satellite imagery of the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt. DigitalGlobe/ScapeWare3d/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DigitalGlobe/ScapeWare3d/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images A high-resolution satellite imagery of the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt. DigitalGlobe/ScapeWare3d/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images Before the grounding of the massive Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal, some 50 vessels a day, or about 10% of global trade, sailed through the waterway each day — everything from consumer electronics to food, chemicals, ore and petroleum. Now, […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Bavaria’s State Premier Markus Soeder (right) and Berlin’s Mayor Michael Mueller, participate in a news conference following talks via video conference with Germany’s state premiers on the extension of the current COVID-19 lockdown in Germany. Michael Kappeler/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Kappeler/POOL/AFP via Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Bavaria’s State Premier Markus Soeder (right) and Berlin’s Mayor Michael Mueller, participate in a news conference following talks via video conference with Germany’s state premiers on the extension of the current COVID-19 lockdown in Germany. Michael Kappeler/POOL/AFP via Getty Images German Chancellor […]
Protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon’s Thaketa township on Friday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon’s Thaketa township on Friday. AFP via Getty Images Security forces in Myanmar reportedly shot and killed nine anti-junta protesters on Friday, bringing the number killed in six weeks of post-coup unrest in the Southeast Asian country to well over 200. Meanwhile, Indonesia issued a blunt statement calling for Myanmar’s military leaders to stop the violence […]
The American flag files at half-staff at the White House on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The American flag files at half-staff at the White House on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/AP President Biden and Vice President Harris plan to travel to Atlanta on Friday, where they will meet with leaders of the city’s Asian American community in the aftermath of a deadly shootings there this week that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent. Meanwhile, Biden issued a proclamation for U.S. flags on federal buildings to be lowered to half-staff through sunset Monday to mark […]
A woman cycles along a street during a sandstorm in Beijing on Monday. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images A woman cycles along a street during a sandstorm in Beijing on Monday. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Residents of Beijing woke up to a choking orange hue in the air on Monday as strong winds whipped up dust from the Gobi Desert and deposited it across northern China. The country’s weather bureau is calling it the worst such sandstorm in a decade. In Beijing, morning commuters navigated cars and motorbikes through the haze, […]
A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., in January. Federal health officials have revised advice on nursing home visitations for the first time since September. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group via Getty Images A CVS pharmacist gives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., in January. Federal health officials have revised advice on nursing home visitations for the first time since September. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Health […]
A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features her jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest. Andrea Sahouri/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrea Sahouri/AP A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features her jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest. Andrea Sahouri/AP A Des Moines Register reporter has been found not guilty by an Iowa jury of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts. She was arrested by police last summer as she was covering a Black Lives […]
An image taken on the moon by a panoramic camera aboard the lander-ascender combination of of China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft, provided by China National Space Administration. China and Russia have announced plans to jointly construct a lunar research station. China National Space Administration/Xinhua/AP hide caption toggle caption China National Space Administration/Xinhua/AP An image taken on the moon by a panoramic camera aboard the lander-ascender combination of of China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft, provided by China National Space Administration. China and Russia have announced plans to jointly construct a lunar research station. China National Space Administration/Xinhua/AP China and Russia have announced plans to work together […]
Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sahouri went on trial Monday on charges of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts. Katie Akin/AP hide caption toggle caption Katie Akin/AP Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sahouri went on trial Monday on charges of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts. Katie Akin/AP An Iowa newspaper […]
Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures while speaking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks in Damascus in September. Assad and his wife, Asma, have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, according to an official statement. Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/AP hide caption toggle caption Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/AP Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures while speaking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks in Damascus in September. Assad and his wife, Asma, have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, according to an official statement. Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/AP Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma, have tested positive for […]
A photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer’s instruction in 2017. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he […]
A bus believed to be carrying former U.S. special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter, who allegedly staged the operation to help fly former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, leaves Narita International Airport in Japan on Tuesday. JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images A bus believed to be carrying former U.S. special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter, who allegedly staged the operation to help fly former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in 2019, leaves Narita International Airport in Japan on Tuesday. JIJI […]
Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters. Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Anti-junta protesters run from teargas fired by police during a demonstration in Yangon on Monday. At least 18 people were killed over the weekend as Myanmar police reportedly used live ammunition against protesters. Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Myanmar’s detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared for a court hearing […]
Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, left, arrives to hear the verdict in a corruption trial at Porte de Clichy court house in Paris, France, on Monday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Monday by a court in Paris on corruption charges dating from his time in office. He received a three-year jail sentence with two of the years suspended. In a trial that wrapped up in December, Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of bribery and influence peddling. Prosecutors accused Sarkozy […]
An explosion ripped through the hull of an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, reportedly leaving holes in each side of the vessel. Officials said the crew and vessel are safe, but there was no immediate explanation for the blast in a waterway that has a history of attacks on shipping blamed on Iran. In an advisory dated Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it had been informed of the explosion, that investigations are ongoing and that the crew and vessel are safe and proceeding to their next port of call. Dryad Global, a maritime security risk-management […]
Myanmar vessel UMS Moattama, which was sent to return Myanmar migrants from Malaysia, is seen docked at a jetty outside Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images Myanmar vessel UMS Moattama, which was sent to return Myanmar migrants from Malaysia, is seen docked at a jetty outside Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images Malaysia has returned nearly 1,200 migrants from Myanmar in defiance of a court order and appeals from human rights groups to halt the process. The Myanmar nationals were bused in from around the country […]
Chicago Police officers watch demonstrators on Lake Shore Drive during a protest in honor of George Floyd, in June, in downtown Chicago. A new report says police were unprepared and ill-equipped to handle the summer’s protests. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Chicago Police officers watch demonstrators on Lake Shore Drive during a protest in honor of George Floyd, in June, in downtown Chicago. A new report says police were unprepared and ill-equipped to handle the summer’s protests. Nam Y. Huh/AP Chicago police showed “confusion and lack of coordination” in their response to last summer’s protests sparked […]
Carlos Mandez is in line to fill his propane tanks on Wednesday, in Houston. Customers had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks as millions in Texas still had no power after a historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP Carlos Mandez is in line to fill his propane tanks on Wednesday, in Houston. Customers had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks as millions in Texas still had no power after a historic […]
NASA’s Perseverance rover shown with its experimental aerial drone, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, in an artist’s concept. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance rover shown with its experimental aerial drone, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, in an artist’s concept. NASA/JPL-Caltech It’s been a long journey for Perseverance, NASA’s latest Mars rover, and it’s about to get very real, very quickly. Perseverance, a six-wheeled, SUV-sized vehicle with the most sophisticated robotic astrobiology lab ever launched and an experimental aerial drone aboard, is at the heart of the Mars 2020 mission. It blasted off in July on a 293-million-mile journey. By about […]
Protesters shout slogans and hold banners in front of the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday in Yangon, Myanmar, calling for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Hkun Lat/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hkun Lat/Getty Images Protesters shout slogans and hold banners in front of the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday in Yangon, Myanmar, calling for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Hkun Lat/Getty Images Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since the Feb. 1 coup that toppled her government, is facing new charges that might see her held indefinitely without trial. […]
Police arrest a protester during a demonstration against the military coup in Mawlamyine, in Myanmar’s Mon State, on Friday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Police arrest a protester during a demonstration against the military coup in Mawlamyine, in Myanmar’s Mon State, on Friday. AFP via Getty Images Amid “growing reports and photographic evidence” that live ammunition is being used against anti-junta protesters in Myanmar, a United Nations human rights investigator is calling on the Security Council to consider sanctions against the country’s coup leaders. Thomas Andrews’ remarks at a special session of the U.N. […]
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a session of the European Parliament on Wednesday in Brussels. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thierry Monasse/Getty Images President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a session of the European Parliament on Wednesday in Brussels. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images The president of the European Commission admitted to mistakes Wednesday in the bloc’s approach to inoculating its 447 million people against COVID-19, acknowledging that it was late to approve a vaccine and that officials held unrealistic expectations about how quickly one could […]
Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., shown last month. Former President Donald Trump hopes to live at the club full-time. Saul Martinez/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Martinez/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., shown last month. Former President Donald Trump hopes to live at the club full-time. Saul Martinez/Bloomberg via Getty Images While the U.S. Senate began its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, local lawmakers in the town of Palm Beach, Fla., also gathered to consider the former president’s fate – specifically, whether to let him live full-time at his […]
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly over the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Tuesday. Seaman Deirdre Marsac/USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) hide caption toggle caption Seaman Deirdre Marsac/USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly over the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Tuesday. Seaman Deirdre Marsac/USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) In the first large-scale “freedom of navigation” operation aimed at Beijing since the start of the Biden presidency, […]
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley speaks during a Senate debate session to ratify the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Handout/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/Getty Images In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley speaks during a Senate debate session to ratify the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Handout/Getty Images Simon & Schuster says it has decided not to publish a forthcoming book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, citing the lawmaker’s role in fomenting this week’s “disturbing [and] deadly insurrection” at […]
Ricardo Leon Luna, 74, lowers his mask as Doctors Delia Caudillo, right, and Monserrat Castaneda, prepare to take throat and nasal swabs as they conduct a COVID-19 test in his home in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, on Thursday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Ricardo Leon Luna, 74, lowers his mask as Doctors Delia Caudillo, right, and Monserrat Castaneda, prepare to take throat and nasal swabs as they conduct a COVID-19 test in his home in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, on Thursday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Mexico has become the fourth country to cross the […]
Pro-democracy protesters splash colored paint on the police headquarters sign in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP Pro-democracy protesters splash colored paint on the police headquarters sign in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. Sakchai Lalit/AP Thailand’s prime minister has vowed to use all available laws to quash protests calling for his ouster, after parliament rejected key demands of the demonstrators by rejecting a motion to revamp the country’s constitution and overhaul the monarchy. Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army chief who seized power in a bloodless coup six years ago, issued a statement on Thursday, addressing months […]
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at a coronavirus news conference in September. After previously dismissing the need for a mask mandate, Reynolds on Monday abruptly changed course amid an upsurge in new cases in the state. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Neibergall/AP Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at a coronavirus news conference in September. After previously dismissing the need for a mask mandate, Reynolds on Monday abruptly changed course amid an upsurge in new cases in the state. Charlie Neibergall/AP As hospitals in Iowa fill up with COVID-19 patients amid a major surge in cases in recent weeks, Gov. Kim Reynolds, […]
Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi wave to family and friends as they leave for the launch site on Sunday. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi wave to family and friends as they leave for the launch site on Sunday. John Raoux/AP Four astronauts aboard their SpaceX Dragon capsule “Resilience” have arrived at the International Space Station, circling 262 miles above the Earth, where they will stay until spring. The capsule lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center Sunday […]
Navy members help evacuate people on a boat from the Karata and Wawa Bar communities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Iota in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Sunday. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images Navy members help evacuate people on a boat from the Karata and Wawa Bar communities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Iota in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Sunday. STR/AFP via Getty Images Hurricane Iota has strengthened as it makes its way toward the coast of Nicaragua, where it is expected to make landfall Monday, becoming the second deadly storm […]
Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting hangs banners during a session at the Legislative Council outside of the main chamber on Thursday in Hong Kong. Fifteen pro-democracy lawmakers resigned en masse after four colleagues were disqualified from serving. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting hangs banners during a session at the Legislative Council outside of the main chamber on Thursday in Hong Kong. Fifteen pro-democracy lawmakers resigned en masse after four colleagues were disqualified from serving. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Britain and the European Union on Thursday condemned China’s move to disqualify four pro-democracy lawmakers in […]
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson holds notes as he speaks during a campaign event before President Donald Trump at the Cobb Galleria Centre, in Atlanta in September. Carson is the latest White House official to test positive for the coronavirus. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson holds notes as he speaks during a campaign event before President Donald Trump at the Cobb Galleria Centre, in Atlanta in September. Carson is the latest White House official to test positive for the coronavirus. John Bazemore/AP Ben Carson, the secretary of […]
Russian dolls with the likenesses of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping for sale in at a gift shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, last month. While many world leaders have congratulated President-elect Biden, Russia and China have conspicuously held off. Alexander Demianchuk/Alexander Demianchuk/TASS hide caption toggle caption Alexander Demianchuk/Alexander Demianchuk/TASS Russian dolls with the likenesses of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping for sale in at a gift shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, last month. While many world leaders have congratulated President-elect Biden, Russia and China have conspicuously held off. Alexander […]
Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, MD, the 19th Surgeon General of United States, speaking at the 5th annual Lake Nona Impact Forum, in 2017. The former surgeon general is one of three co-chairs of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Alex Menendez/AP Images for Lake Nona Impact Forum hide caption toggle caption Alex Menendez/AP Images for Lake Nona Impact Forum Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, MD, the 19th Surgeon General of United States, speaking at the 5th annual Lake Nona Impact Forum, in 2017. The former surgeon general is one of three co-chairs of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Alex Menendez/AP Images for Lake […]
A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due to the pandemic. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due […]
A man displays his face covering for protection against the coronavirus in West Union, W.Va., last month. Small communities from the Dakotas to Kansas to West Virginia have recently seen coronavirus cases rising again. Kathleen Batten/AP hide caption toggle caption Kathleen Batten/AP A man displays his face covering for protection against the coronavirus in West Union, W.Va., last month. Small communities from the Dakotas to Kansas to West Virginia have recently seen coronavirus cases rising again. Kathleen Batten/AP The U.S. has reached another grim coronavirus milestone, surpassing 100,000 new confirmed cases in a single day for the first time since the […]