National security adviser Robert O’Brien is seen at the virtual ASEAN summit on Saturday. VNA/AP hide caption toggle caption VNA/AP National security adviser Robert O’Brien is seen at the virtual ASEAN summit on Saturday. VNA/AP Updated at 12:24 p.m. ET National security adviser Robert O’Brien promised a “professional transition” with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, partly diverging from the mode in use by President […]
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Being a mom is challenging enough. Add the pressures of a pandemic — and how do you cope? Mothers in Jordan, the Netherlands and Wisconsin share their stories and strategies. (Image credit: Nadia Bseiso, Julia Gunther and Lauren Justice for NPR) Source link
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the way many people are approaching voting this cycle, with experts saying there will be a record-breaking amount of voters who choose to cast their ballots by mail. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brett Carlsen/Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the way many people are approaching voting this cycle, with experts saying there will be a record-breaking amount […]
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for White House physician Dr. Sean Conley (center) and other members of the president’s medical team ahead of a briefing for reporters on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for White House physician Dr. Sean Conley (center) […]
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley gives an update on the condition of President Donald Trump Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images White House physician Dr. Sean Conley gives an update on the condition of President Donald Trump Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Brendan Smialowski/AFP […]
President Trump, pictured on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, signed an executive order on certain training about race for federal contractors, expanding an earlier ban on federal employees. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Trump, pictured on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, signed an executive order on certain training about race for federal […]
Top: Protesters at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Minsk on Monday. Daily demonstrations have taken place in the capital and beyond after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the Aug. 9 election. Left: An opposition supporter with a drawing of Belarus’ former white-red-white flag in Minsk on Monday. Right: Opposition supporters at Independence Square in Minsk on Wednesday. Getty Images; Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images; […]
From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community. (Image credit: Jorge Calle; Pritesh Prajapati) Source link
(L to R): Sen. Heherson Alvarez, an environmental lawmaker from the Philippines; Durdana Rizvi, a doctor from Pakistan; Colombian actor Antonio Bolívar; ‘Nanī’ Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir; Rocio Choque, a soup kitchen volunteer from Argentina. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters; Andaleeb Rizvi; Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Javaid Iqbal; Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/Reuters; Andaleeb Rizvi; Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Javaid Iqbal; Anita Pouchard Serra for NPR […]
It has been five months since the novel coronavirus started infecting Americans. Since then, the U.S. has lost more than 119,000 people to the sickness it causes — COVID-19. So many have been touched by the deaths of family and friends. Here we remember just a few of those who continued working during the pandemic because their jobs called for it and who, ultimately, lost their […]
Protesters demonstrate outside the burning 3rd Precinct police building in Minneapolis on Thursday. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Protesters demonstrate outside the burning 3rd Precinct police building in Minneapolis on Thursday. Protests over the death of George Floyd, […]
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., pictured in February, is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., pictured in February, is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department. Alex Brandon/AP Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., […]