Telling America's Story

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in…
USA

Biden Pledges to Change Immigration, Lays Out Plan

National Guard members stand next to a fence topped with razor wire surrounding the U.S. Capitol.
2020 USA Votes

Security Bolstered Around Capitol After Warnings of Further Violence

World News

FILE - A U.S. soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan.
South & Central Asia

As Ordered by Trump, US Down to 2,500 Troops in Afghanistan

FILE - A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near what is officially called a vocational education centre in Yining in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, Sept. 4, 2018.
East Asia Pacific

'Criminal State' China Intensifying Human Rights Abuses, Say British MPs

COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden adjusts his face mask as he speaks about his plan to administer coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
COVID-19 Pandemic

Biden Will Seek to Increase Federal Support to Speed Up Vaccine Rollout 

A woman gets tested for COVID-19 during a free, government testing campaign in Panama City, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Panama is…
COVID-19 Pandemic

Worldwide COVID-19 Deaths Top 2 Million

Special Projects

How Does Biden Compare to Previous Presidents?
2020 USA Votes

How Does Biden Compare to Previous Presidents?

1620: Dreams of a 'New' Jerusalem
USA

1620: Dreams of a 'New' Jerusalem

Headlines

Arrests Mount in US Capitol Riot With Nearly 300 Suspects Identified
Trump to Leave Washington on Morning of Biden's Inauguration
National Rifle Association Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Restructuring
Abbas Decrees First Palestinian Elections in 15 Years
Mike Pence Calls Kamala Harris to Offer Congratulations

Press Freedom

Journalist Amanuel Asrat, seen in this 1996 graduation photo, has been detained in Eritrea since September 2001. (Photo courtesy of family)
Press Freedom

Families Hold Out Hope for Eritrea’s Disappeared Journalists

Plugged In

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Attack on the Capitol

Extremism Watch

A man, suspected of having collaborated with the Islamic State (IS) group, is greetd by family members apon his release from…
Extremism Watch

Could Kazakhstan Efforts to Repatriate Foreign Fighters Be a Model?

Video

Kenyan Puppeteer ‘Pulling Strings’ to Educate on COVID-19
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Kenyan Puppeteer 'Pulls Strings' to Educate on COVID-19  

Cars, Phones and TVs Dazzle at Big US Tech Show, Despite Pandemic
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Big US Tech Show Dazzles Even as it Goes Virtual

Turkish-Iranian Rivalry Grows Over Turkish Caucasus Ambitions
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Alleged Iran Spy Ring Arrest Seen as Sign of Increasing Rivalry with Turkey

Malawian Migrant Workers, Back Home From South Africa, Riot in Quarantine
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Back Home from South Africa, Malawian Migrant Workers Riot in Quarantine