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From Australia to South Korea and across Asia Pacific, the last "zero-Covid" bastions are relaxing restrictions and opening borders as the region prepares to...

New York City will launch the nation's largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth this summer. NYC Unity Works, a $2.6...

The Federal Aviation Administration fined a DFW International Airport passenger $23,000 for allegedly striking an American Airlines flight attendant after becoming enraged that her...

The clock is ticking on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tenure, but it is moving too slowly for some critics who are concerned about...

After Ida's remnants swept through the East Coast, killing at least 48 people, New York's mayor said the heavy rains should cause everyone to...

The tax plan President Joe Biden laid out last week will likely hit technology and pharmaceutical companies particularly hard, although the challenge for legislators...

Jeff Bezos fulfilled his long-held dream of going into space on Tuesday, potentially paving the way for space tourism, which could be the next...

Pidgeon Pagonis, an intersex activist, noticed last week that the TikTok hashtag #intersex was not working. They couldn't click the tag on one of...

Goldman Sachs is growing increasingly pessimistic about the US economy as government support for coronaviruses fades and consumer spending remains volatile. What's going on: The...

The Biden administration is planning a dramatic increase in airlift from Kabul by requiring major US airlines to assist with the transportation of tens...

Whether you prefer to kill insects or not, there is one bug that health officials in the northeastern United States want you to get...

Redacted versions of documents relating to Blue Origin's federal lawsuit against the federal government and SpaceX provide additional details about the dispute over a...

The Biden administration has been planning Covid-19 booster shots for weeks, as the delta variant drives a new pandemic wave across the country. The...

Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter, did not reach the podium, but she did make history. On Monday, the New Zealand athlete made history by becoming the...

Squaw Valley, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, announced in September that it would change its name because the term was "derogatory and offensive."...

More than three billion Covid-19 vaccines have been distributed globally as countries race to contain the virulent Delta variant that is fueling outbreaks all...

Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, is preparing the committee that will begin its investigation into the Capitol attack on Tuesday to launch an aggressive...

Boris Johnson has long envisioned "Global Britain," a free-trading, swashbuckling world power unleashed by Brexit. And he's been working hard this week in New...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued broad new directives to immigration officers on Thursday, stating that being an undocumented immigrant "should not alone be...

Intelligence manifests itself in a variety of ways. Do you remember the IQ test? It is used to calculate a person's intelligence quotient. It...

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including US President Joe Biden, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping, pledged on Friday to work...

The First Amendment to the Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging...

The government announced on Monday that all adults in the United Kingdom will be able to get their booster Covid-19 vaccine doses three months...

The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to implement some of the nation's toughest regulations against methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, as...

There is a debate going on among President Joe Biden and his administration to enforce “priority” access for teachers to get the COVID-19 vaccine...

Celebrities are speaking out after the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb during a...

The Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 booster shots for all adults at least six months after their initial shots with the Moderna or...

The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including a ban on its airlines using EU airspace and airports, in response to...

In separate visits this month, Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas conveyed to the United States' most important partner that...

A Michigan prosecutor will hold a news conference on Friday to discuss whether or not to charge the parents of the 15-year-old accused of...

The US Treasury is revising a plan to track more Americans' bank accounts in order to limit tax evasion by the wealthy, following strong...

A young rising star in the GOP, Madison Cawthorn is facing renewed sexual misconduct allegations from women who say he put them in uncomfortable situations while...

The semiconductor chip shortage is old news, but when the second-largest public company in U.S. stock market history says it just lost $6 billion...

As thousands of Afghans scrambled to catch an evacuation flight following the Taliban's takeover of their country, chaotic scenes at Kabul's international airport turned...

According to an email, the State Department refused to grant official approval for private evacuation flights from Afghanistan to land in third countries, despite...

There's a reason why so many seniors rush to file for Social Security at the age of 62: it's the earliest age to begin...

President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos for a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in which he said his message to migrants was...

On Thursday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools re-open to five days a...

Jonathan and Bryan Espinoza, brothers, claim they witnessed "chaos" at the Astroworld Festival from the moment they stepped inside. On Friday night, a crowd surge...

According to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model, the United States is expected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and...

The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden’s more than $2trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and...

Novavax, a small American company bolstered by lavish government support, announced the findings of a clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United...

As winter approaches, hospitals across Colorado are dealing with a resurgence of COVID-19, with an influx of patients flooding into health-care facilities. Front-line workers...

The U.S. Capitol, also known as the U.S. Capitol Building, is perhaps the most important place of business and official government gathering in the...

A Florida internet law is on hold while a lawsuit is being heard. Judge Robert Hinkle has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the implementation...

The Census Bureau is working to restore trust in the numbers gathered during the 2020 census by addressing issues caused by the unprecedented challenges...

According to the federal Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, the number of job openings in August fell short of the record highs set...

Taeyo Suarez didn't think he'd make it when he was assigned COVID-19 last year. The New Orleans barbershop owner was hesitant to get the vaccine...

Defiant Afghan women staged a rare protest Thursday, saying they would accept the burqa if their daughters could still attend school under Taliban rule. "It...

A Brussels court has ruled that Belgium's failure to meet climate targets is a violation of human rights, in the latest legal victory against...

Donald Dell, one of the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) founders, says he supports Novak Djokovic's breakaway player's organization, but that the two organizations...

The Biden administration on Thursday announced tough new sanctions on Russia and formally blamed the country’s premier intelligence agency for the sophisticated hacking operation...

An LAPD officer has hit out at LeBron James, saying the NBA star "put a target on the back" of the cop who shot dead...

Some of the world's most famous people gathered in London on Sunday night for the first-ever "Earthshot Prize" awards ceremony, hosted by Britain's Prince...

Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are...

A shotgun lay on the lawn, a nearby window had a fresh bullet hole, and two spent shotgun shells were discovered on a driveway...

Can humanity be saved by a nudge rather than a bang if an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth? NASA is planning a first-of-its-kind mission to...

After being briefly detained by police last week, an opposition politician and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has fled Russia. Dmitry Gudkov claimed...

Last week, Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus as an ambitious plan to take on the current economic crisis. Most economists note, however,...

Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is emphasizing the importance of ensuring that any international tax agreement does...

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appeared to take a tenuous lead in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, but it could be...

The first attempt to mass-produce the experimental vaccine that has played a critical role in halting the coronavirus pandemic in the United States was...

Potential Islamic State attacks on Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the US military to devise new methods of transporting evacuees to Kabul's airport, according...

The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in an airstrike...

One in three people who were severely ill with coronavirus were subsequently diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of infection,...

Julie Cohn was fully immunized when she went to her 12-year-old son's basketball game in March. He requested that his mask be removed halfway...

The Olympic torch arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the countdown to the Winter Games, which will be held in the shadow of...

"Tuvalu is sinking," Finance Minister Seve Paeniu declares of his island nation during an interview with Yahoo News at the United Nations Climate Change...

Climate change is arguably one of the greatest threats to mankind since the birth of civilization. A combination of natural phenomena (such as heat...

Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro declared victory in the election on Sunday, as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to...

After huddling at home for 11 days during Israel's bombardment of Gaza, the shock of seeing houses and other structures destroyed after yet another...

The Los Angeles County sheriff said detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but declined...

The Senate Parliamentarian ruled against attaching the measure to a $3.5 trillion spending bill on Sunday, putting a major stumbling block in Senate Democrats'...

By the end of the year, Lyft customers in Miami will be able to hail a robotaxi from Argo AI, an AV startup backed...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating"...

A senior Republican senator said he and his colleagues could support an infrastructure bill of around $800 billion, underscoring GOP interest in a bipartisan...

YouTube is launching a $100 million fund to compensate creators of Shorts, its take on TikTok, and has hinted that it will soon begin...

Paris Jackson has spoken out about how she honors her late father, Michael Jackson. On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop died at...

A senior Taliban commander declared on Wednesday that the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan will mean a return to sharia law, the group's...

  Huawei said Monday that it believes U.S. sanctions on the company are partly to blame for the ongoing global chip shortage. Eric Xu, Huawei's rotating...