Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
Albright’s family announced her death in a statement Wednesday. Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration, first serving as US ambassador to the United Nations before becoming…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Faces More Questions in Supreme Court Hearings
WASHINGTON—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced a second full day of questioning from senators on Wednesday with some Republicans further pressing the Supreme Court nominee over her sentences for convicted criminals,…
Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84
“As secretary, I will do my best to talk about foreign policy not in abstract terms, but in human terms and bipartisan terms,” she said. “I consider this vital because…
Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84
Worried about exposing their daughter in Belgrade state schools to Marxist indoctrination, however, the Korbels sent Marie to a private school in Switzerland and changed her name to Madeleine. When…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings: Graham, Jackson spar over child pornography sentencing: live updates
Gallup Poll finds 58% of Americans back Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Judge says life experiences would shape Supreme Court approach. Sen. Lindsey Graham reasserts grievance about treating of…
Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the…
US formally declares Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine
The official US declaration that Moscow has violated the laws of conflict comes after Blinken, President Joe Biden and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman all said it was their…
100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol amid Russia’s ‘constant bombing’, says Zelenskiy
100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol amid Russia’s ‘constant bombing’, says Zelenskiy Ukraine president says conditions are ‘inhumane’ in devastated southern city, and accuses Russian forces of seizing convoy on humanitarian…
Taliban reverses decision, barring Afghan girls from attending school beyond 6th grade
Enlarge this image Girls enter a school before class in Kabul on Sept. 12, 2021. In a surprise decision, the hardline leadership of Afghanistan’s new rulers has decided against opening…
6 high school students killed in Oklahoma crash with semitruck
Six Oklahoma high school students who were headed off campus for their lunch break were killed Tuesday after their car collided with a semitruck, authorities said. Sarah Stewart, a spokesperson…