Festering discontent with President Biden among America's business titans has burst into the open, with CEOs ridiculing the White House for turning them into boogeymen instead of accepting responsibility for inflation and an economy that might be headed for recession. Published May 17, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 booster shots Tuesday for children aged 5 to 11, making them the youngest age group to be eligible for extra shots. Published May 17, 2022
Candidates and political action committees have spent more than $55 million on television and radio ads ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary, meaning it could be one of the most expensive races in this year's cycle, according to CNBC. Published May 17, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams wore a mask at an official event on Monday as city officials formally urged people to bring back face coverings due to the high transmission of COVID-19. Published May 17, 2022
North Korea ignored South Korea's offer of COVID-19 aid for a second day on Tuesday as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decides how to combat surging "fevers" in his nation of 26 million while preserving his power base at home. Published May 17, 2022
The Biden administration on Tuesday said Americans can visit COVIDTests.gov to order eight additional at-home tests for the coronavirus. Published May 17, 2022
The White House said Monday that the racially motivated mass shooting in upstate New York is "another vivid reminder" of the need to prevent hate-driven terrorism, as President Biden prepared to visit Buffalo in the wake of a tragedy that symbolizes his oft-repeated reason for seeking the White House in 2020. Published May 16, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci says he wouldn't want to keep his post as chief White House medical adviser if former President Donald Trump won back the presidency in 2024. Published May 16, 2022
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is ordering the military to distribute medicine in Pyongyang and blasting top officials as negligent while the reclusive nation battles a surging outbreak of COVID-19. Published May 16, 2022
Belarus has deployed special operation forces along the Ukrainian border, complicating Kyiv's military strategy even though the Eastern European ally of Russia hasn't been directly involved in the conflict, British intelligence officials said Monday. Published May 16, 2022
McDonald's said Monday it will sell off its restaurants in Russia because of the nation's invasion of Ukraine and resulting turmoil, a major exit for a company that became a symbol of western capitalism after the fall of communism in Moscow. Published May 16, 2022
President Biden announced a plan Monday to increase the supply of housing and combat soaring costs by preserving affordable units and using federal funding to reward states that use their zoning and land-use laws to provide more options. Published May 16, 2022
An emotional Jen Psaki thanked President Biden and the press on her last day as chief White House spokeswoman Friday, saying she tried to show "integrity and grace" from the podium. Published May 13, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams wants New Yorkers to know it is safe to go out again. Published May 13, 2022
Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and business mogul eyeing a purchase of Twitter, said he thinks a less polarizing challenger should run in 2024 instead of former President Donald Trump. Published May 13, 2022
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he thinks the political impact of the revived abortion debate will be "a wash" in the midterm elections and defended Supreme Court rulings that go against the majority view in America. Published May 13, 2022
The coronavirus has been spreading "explosively" in North Korea since April and killed at least six, state media said Friday in an unusual admission one day after dictator Kim Jong-un donned a mask and warned that a variant had slipped into the country. Published May 13, 2022
Ukrainian forces wiped out nearly all the armored vehicles in a Russian battalion that attempted to cross a river in eastern Ukraine, British intelligence officials said Friday. Published May 13, 2022
President Biden told global leaders Thursday to contend with both the coronavirus and complacency by expanding COVID-19 vaccinations and thwarting variants that could disrupt the shift to post-pandemic life, even as he grumbled that lawmakers at home were stymying his own ambitions. Published May 12, 2022
Hundreds or perhaps thousands of nurses will march through Washington on Thursday to demand workplace protections and better wages. Published May 12, 2022
