Senate Approves Bill to Aid Vets Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 86-11.
Expert: White Nationalism Is On the Rise and Attracting Violent Young Men
A cultural anthropologist from Vanderbilt University explains the groups' ongoing threat to a healthy, racially diverse democracy.
Kansas Voters Resoundingly Protect Their Access to Abortion
Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outright.
Did These Celebrities Say They Would Leave the US If George W. Bush Won the 2000 Presidential Election?
This series of rumors focus on the remarks of Alec Baldwin, Eddie Vedder, Pierre Salinger — and more.
In Kenya, the arts industry pushes youths to care about elections
Only a third of the 22 million registered Kenyan voters are youths and the country's artists are trying to change that.
US, Indonesia hold joint military drills amid China’s concerns
The drills take place annually, but this year's are the largest ever amid rising tensions with China in the region.
Sri Lanka facing ‘great danger’, IMF talks to restart: President
Ranil Wickremesinghe makes the remarks during his speech to open a new session of parliament in the crisis-hit nation.
Spinal stimulation gives some people with paralysis more freedom
By his count, Michel Roccati is on his third life, at least. In the first, he was a fit young man riding his motorcycle around Italy. A 2017 crash in the hills near Turin turned him into the second man, one with a severe
Pope Francis asks for ‘forgiveness in the name of the church’ for abuses at residential schools
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he felt the pain of survivors of Canada's residential school system and he asked for "forgiveness in the name of the church" for the
In subtle dig at China, Pelosi visits Taiwan’s human rights museum
The House speaker highlighted the stark contrast of Taiwan’s democratic reforms with the Chinese Communist Party’s intolerance for dissent.
Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China plans military drills
During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" the democratically governed island.
Thunderclap victory on abortion rights in Kansas gives Democrats potent midterm issue
The wording of the question was convoluted, but the answer was crystal clear: No. Voters in Kansas on Tuesday, in dramatic numbers and by an overwhelming margin, rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state.
Pelosi ends Taiwan visit as furious China conducts combat exercises nearby
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after a high-stakes visit as a furious China responded with combat exercises and economic sanctions against the island.
Watch: Jamie Campbell Bower speaks as ‘Stranger Things’ villain Vecna on ‘Fallon’
Jamie Campbell Bower appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to talk about joining the cast of "Stranger Things" as the main villain, Vecna.
Biden’s executive order seeks HHS’s use of Medicaid for abortion travel
The White House said Wednesday that President Joe Biden will sign an executive order allowing HHS to probe using Medicaid to pay expenses for those crossing state lines to receive an abortion.
Walking across the Australian desert to prove that God exists
1985: Six young Christians, carrying only "a Swiss army knife, adhesive bandages, cigarette lighters and three Bibles," set out to walk over one thousand miles across Australia's Nullarbor desert in order to "prove God exists." They were later joined by a 41-year-old man.They did