BIDEN HAS JOB LINED UP FOR CAROLINE KENNEDY
President Biden plans to nominate Caroline Kennedy-a friend, donor, and experienced envoy-as US ambassador to Australia, reports CNN....
TRUMP CAMP KEEPS SCORE ON POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES
Advisers to former President Trump are sure of at least two things: He'll be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, and his running...
CHINA SANCTIONS WILBUR ROSS, OTHERS IN RESPONSE TO U.S. WARNINGS ON HONG KONG
China imposed sanctions on former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and six others on Friday, in response to recent U.S. actions over...
TOP ENVOYS: CANADA AND U.S. ARE 'COORDINATED' ON BORDER REOPENING - EVEN IF OUT OF SYNC
OTTAWA - Top Canadian and American envoys insisted Friday the countries remain committed to a coordinated easing of Covid-19 border...
NEW CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF MANGER TAKES CHARGE AMID TURMOIL AT DEPARTMENT
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger took the helm of the strained Capitol Police department Friday, pledging to improve retention amid...
GUNFIRE PROMPTS BIDEN'S UN AMBASSADOR TO ABRUPTLY LEAVE HAITIAN PRESIDENT'S FUNERAL
Summary List Placement The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, abruptly departed a funeral for Haitian President...
TRUMP ALLY TOM BARRACK SET TO BE RELEASED ON $250 MILLION BOND
Tom Barrack, a wealthy private-equity investor and Trump 2017 inaugural chair who now faces criminal charges of secretly acting as...
JANET YELLEN SAYS TREASURY IS PREPARED TO PAY THE US'S BILLS TO PREVENT 'IRREPARABLE HARM' TO THE ECONOMY AS GOP BALKS AT RAISING DEBT CEILING
Summary List Placement Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to renew the federal government's...
WHITE HOUSE BACKS CLEVELAND GUARDIANS NAME CHANGE
The Biden administration is supportive of Cleveland's baseball team changing its name to the Guardians, White House press secretary...
OPINION | THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
Progressives were thrilled this week when President Joe Biden picked Jonathan Kanter to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division....
HAITIAN PRESIDENT'S HOMETOWN HOLDS FUNERAL AMID VIOLENCE
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti - The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was returned to his hometown Friday for a private funeral amid...
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS TELL CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS THEY CAN 'OUT-ORGANIZE VOTER SUPPRESSION' AS VOTING RIGHTS BILLS STALL: REPORT
Summary List Placement White House officials have told voting rights groups and civil rights leaders that they believe it's possible...
PELOSI FACED 'A WALL OF SCREAMING' FROM MCCARTHY AFTER REJECTING 2 GOP PICKS FOR THE JANUARY 6 SELECT COMMITTEE, REPORT SAYS
Summary List Placement House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced a "wall of screaming" from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy after nixing two...
‘DEADLY SERIOUS': PELOSI GOES TO WAR WITH GOP OVER JAN. 6
Nancy Pelosi has some unfinished business with Donald Trump. The volatile former president and Pelosi foe is long gone from the White...
ALABAMA GOVERNOR SAYS ‘IT'S TIME TO START BLAMING THE UNVACCINATED FOLKS' AS PANDEMIC WORSENS
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued an impassioned plea for residents of her state to get vaccinated against Covid-19, arguing it was “time...
2 DEMOCRAT SENATORS WANT TO MAKE BIG TECH COMPANIES LIABLE WHEN THEIR ALGORITHMS PROMOTE HEALTH MISINFORMATION
Summary List Placement Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Ben Ray Luján introduced a bill on Thursday that, if passed into law, would make...
PEOPLE DIDN'T RUSH BACK TO WORK WHEN THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WERE CUT EARLY, A NEW STUDY FINDS, DESPITE WHAT SOME GOP GOVERNORS PREDICTED
Summary List Placement People did not immediately return to work in some states that cut federal unemployment insurance early, a new...
INSIDE TRUMP'S INTENSE SEARCH FOR A CHENEY CHALLENGER
Former President Donald Trump's top political advisers have been holding quiet talks over the last several months with the primary...
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN UP TO HIS ‘OLD' TRICKS AGAIN
MOVIE REVIEW “OLD” Rated PG-13. At AMC Boston Common, Regal Fenway, AMC South Bay and suburban theaters. Grade: B The old trickster...
BIO DOC ‘VAL' A MUST FOR FANS OF KILMER
MOVIE REVIEW “VAL” Rated R. At Landmark Kendall Square and Coolidge Corner Theatre. Grade: B Stare into the mirror that is “Val,” a...
What You Didn't See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
Well, these Games have somehow begun. The Opening Ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics , a year delayed, publicly opposed in a host country that has spent north of $20 billion on... Read more ...
White House officials tell civil rights leaders they can 'out-organize voter...
Summary List Placement White House officials have told voting rights groups and civil rights leaders that they believe it's possible to "out-organize voter suppression... Read more ...
Baseball's Cleveland Indians Change Name to Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Indians are officially changing their name to the Cleveland Guardians. The Major League Baseball team announced their new name this morning on Twitter through a... Read more ...
Kanye cries about ‘losing my family' at ‘Donda' listening party with Kim
But the long-awaited album still failed to drop amid an online fan frenzy. Fans may want the old Kanye back - but his streak of release drama is really getting old. Read more ...
Salinas city leaders hold meeting with Oldtown business owners to address...
The owner of one business on the 300 block of Main Street says she's been burglarized 3 times in the past 2 weeks. Read more ...
Gallery: Tokyo prepared as Olympic opening ceremonies begin
The opening ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will look very different from previous years. Read more ...
Disney Dream will kick off return to cruising in August with cruises from...
Disney announced on Friday that one of its ships will set sail in August from Port Canaveral. Read more ...
People didn't rush back to work when their unemployment benefits were cut...
Summary List Placement People did not immediately return to work in some states that cut federal unemployment insurance early, a new analysis found. In the 12 states that cut... Read more ...
Bio doc ‘Val' a must for fans of Kilmer
MOVIE REVIEW “VAL” Rated R. At Landmark Kendall Square and Coolidge Corner Theatre. Grade: B Stare into the mirror that is “Val,” a biographical documentary by and about the... Read more ...
Val Kilmer didn't like ‘Top Gun' and other shocking revelations from ‘Val'
Val Kilmer fans know the actor as the cocky Iceman in “Top Gun” and as the caped crusader in “Batman Forever.” He's a masculine, charismatic spitfire with a reputation for... Read more ...