Senate strikes $10B Covid deal
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Chris Coons leave a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 31, 2020. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate negotiators struck a deal on $10 billion in…
Colorado now guarantees the right to abortion in state law
Getting an abortion without government interference is now guaranteed in Colorado after Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Monday enshrining that right in state law. The Democratic governor signed HB22-1279,…
Sac City Unified students to return to class Monday after strike ends
About 43,000 students in the Sacramento City Unified School District returned to classrooms Monday after the end of a strike that resulted in students missing eight days of instruction. The…
Hogan signs new Md. congressional map into law, ending legal battles
He said the map is “not perfect” but is a “huge step in the right direction.” Story continues below advertisement “It is miles away from the incredibly gerrymandered map that…
Escaped mobster with Rochester ties caught in Florida – 13WHAM-TV
Escaped mobster with Rochester ties caught in Florida 13WHAM-TVView Full Coverage on Google News
‘Now or never’: Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report
April 4 (Reuters) – Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global…
10,000 health workers sent to help control Shanghai outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 from the military, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly…
U.S. seeks Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council over war crimes allegations
Satellite imagery of a probable mass grave site near the church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho in Bucha, Ukraine, captured on March 31. Satellite photo: Maxar Technologies The U.S. will…
Pro-Putin leaders in Hungary and Serbia win reelection as Europe grapples with war
Enlarge this image Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shake hands after a joint press conference in Belgrade in 2020. Both men won reelection over…
Elon Musk Takes Surprise 9% Stake in Twitter, Sending Shares Higher
Elon Musk disclosed a 9% stake in Twitter Inc., turning one of the social-media company’s most famous users into its largest shareholder. The surprise move sent Twitter’s stock up 27%…