House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts
"You try to read their body language. You watch them and their reactions closely. It's an art. Not a science," Glenn Ivey recalled. "When you're in a jury trial, the…
"You try to read their body language. You watch them and their reactions closely. It's an art. Not a science," Glenn Ivey recalled. "When you're in a jury trial, the…
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed…
The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school has put further pressure on Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons. Such…
By Dave Van Zandt The recent Nashville school shooting has ignited a fierce debate surrounding gun violence in America, with some on the right attempting to shift the conversation from…
Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health…
By Dave Van Zandt In a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, China has successfully brokered a peace deal between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.…
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state's emergency management agency said after the twister…
Mass protests have been ongoing in Israel for the past ten weeks, in response to proposed judicial reforms by the government. The changes would give the Justice Minister greater…
President Joe Biden will call on Congress to support his plans to protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security programs when he travels to Philadelphia to unveil his 2024 ballot proposal…
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation in 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The United States Supreme Court is deciding a pair of cases that could end…
Officials of the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Feb. 2, 2023, that the military was tracking what it called a "spy balloon" that was drifting over the continental…
The parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop, have accepted an invitation to President Biden’s State of the Union…
A new CNN poll finds just 27% of adults say they think Republican leaders in the House have had the right priorities so far, while 73% say they haven't paid…
SciCheck Digest The warming trend in global temperature continued in 2022, which was the sixth-warmest year on record, according to a recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.…
Google's parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is eliminating about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, it said Friday, as Silicon Valley reels from recent layoffs and faces a troubled outlook. Alphabet, whose…
A federal judge in New York on Friday rejected an effort by lawyers for former President Donald Trump to keep sealed a portion of the transcript of his deposition in…
The Biden administration is not planning to ban gas stoves. But comments from a commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission about gas stoves being a “hidden hazard” and…
SciCheck Digest Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. Yet anti-vaccine campaigners, comparing…
President Joe Biden, who recently made his first visit as president to the southern border, and Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who greeted Biden in Texas, offered competing versions of…
Kari Lake (R), the defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate, deleted a tweet accusing the judge who dismissed her election challenge of violating her integrity. The tweet, which was sent early Monday…