Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the […]
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California is preparing for windy, dry weather which is expected to cause critical fire conditions this weekend. Twenty-five major fires are burning throughout the state, including the Bobcat fire in Southern California, pictured on Sept. 21. Frederic J. Brown /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown […]
President Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Friday in Newport News, Va. Trump announced an expansion of his moratorium on offshore drilling. Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP President Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Friday in Newport News, Va. Trump announced an expansion of his […]
New coronavirus infections are on the rise in the U.S., with cases surpassing 7 million this week. Some two dozen states reported increases in new infections, with a handful of states marking new daily records. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images New coronavirus infections are on […]
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/DNCC via Getty Images […]
President Trump has yet to formally name his Supreme Court nominee, but clues are piling up that he will pick Judge Amy Coney Barrett. A source with knowledge of the process told NPR on Friday that Trump will nominate Barrett, with the caveat that the president is known to change […]
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen during Soyuz qualification exams on Wednesday at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center just outside Moscow. Rubins plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth.× Andrey Shelepin/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrey Shelepin/AP NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is […]
Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November’s vote. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November’s vote. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Google […]
Zhang Yiming, chief executive officer and founder of ByteDance Ltd., poses for a photograph in Beijing, China in 2019. Bloomberg/Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images Zhang Yiming, chief executive officer and founder of ByteDance Ltd., poses for a photograph in Beijing, China […]
President Trump — pictured at a rally in Newport News, Va., on Friday — is set to announce his nominee to the Supreme Court on Saturday. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Trump — pictured at a rally in Newport News, Va., on Friday — […]
President Trump visits the Supreme Court Thursday to pay respects, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the top of the front steps of the court. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images President Trump visits the Supreme Court Thursday to pay respects, as Justice Ruth Bader […]
Dancers partake in the Carnival celebrations earlier this year at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. Silvia Izquierdo/AP hide caption toggle caption Silvia Izquierdo/AP Dancers partake in the Carnival celebrations earlier this year at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. Silvia Izquierdo/AP Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival, known as one of […]
Morgan Cooper holds newborn Lourice as her husband Saleh Totah and 4-year-old son look on. Lourice was delivered in June in a home birth in an inflatable swimming pool in the family’s home in the West Bank city of Ramallah. They planned to travel to the U.S. but faced bureaucratic […]
An American flag flew at half-mast at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts last spring, when dozens of veterans died at the facility. Two of its leaders are now facing criminal neglect charges over their handling of a COVID-19 outbreak. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks this week during a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks this week during a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C. Carolyn Kaster/AP Updated at 4:49 p.m. ET Democratic nominee Joe Biden called […]
Three potential coronavirus vaccines are kept in a tray at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Md., in March 2020. The company has moved into phase 3 trials in the U.K. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Three potential coronavirus vaccines are kept in […]
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is 48 years old and would likely serve for decades to come on the high court if confirmed by the Senate. Rachel Malehorn/rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com via AP hide caption toggle caption Rachel Malehorn/rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com via AP Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, is 48 years […]
Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at a conference last year. A federal judge has ruled that he isn’t eligible to continue to serve in that office. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at […]
Gov. Mike Parson and his wife, Teresa, share a kiss after he was sworn in as Missouri’s 57th governor in 2018. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Roberson/AP Gov. Mike Parson and his wife, Teresa, share a kiss after he was sworn in as Missouri’s 57th governor in 2018. […]
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to be President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, pictured in 2018. Rachel Malehorn/rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com via AP hide caption toggle caption Rachel Malehorn/rachelmalehorn.smugmug.com via AP Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is expected to be President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, pictured in 2018. […]
The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The Trump Administration is set to remove long-standing protections against logging and development in the forest. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The Trump Administration is set to remove long-standing protections against logging and […]
The Space Force has touted its fielding of the first ever all-female space operations crew as a sign that it is living up to ideals of diversity and inclusion. The crew gained satellite control acceptance of GPS satellite SVN-76 in July 2020. Dennis Rogers and Kathryn Calvert/U.S. Air Force hide […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured during a news conference last month, says his state is ready to respond if a surge of coronavirus infections emerges. Chris O’Meara/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris O’Meara/AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured during a news conference last month, says his state is ready to […]
Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. PDSA via AP hide caption toggle caption PDSA via AP Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded […]