A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to plan attacks on targets in New York City and on US soldiers in the Middle East.
Striking photos of Black cowboys and cowgirls in US cities
As a child, while visiting family in Texas, photographer Kennedi Carter remembers Black cowboys riding their horses on the side of the highway. That image stayed with her over the years, as the North Carolina native began her career taking emotive photographs of Black life as well as striking editorial images. (Last December, Carter notably became the youngest photographer to shoot a British Vogue cover.)
Aldi, Trader Joe’s and others will pay workers to get a vaccine
A growing number of large US chains are offering their workers incentives to get Covid-19 vaccines.
Terrifying scope of Capitol attack becoming clearer
Federal authorities are piecing together a chilling picture of the January 6 insurrection that reveals major security and intelligence failures, underscores profound fissures in American society and hints at the political challenges ahead for President-elect Joe Biden, even as they race to ensure the safety of US leaders and next week’s inauguration.
US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials
Justice Department prosecutors have formally walked back their assertion in a court filing that said Capitol rioters sought to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”
US debt surged by $7 trillion under Trump. It will soar under Biden
President Donald Trump certainly lived up to his self-proclaimed status as the King of Debt during his term in office. The national debt spiked by $7 trillion during Trump’s tenure — and it’s about to soar much higher under his successor.
What is the Insurrection Act?
Viral social media posts have falsely claimed that President Donald Trump invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 law to deploy American soldiers to police US streets. That didn’t happen.
Trump picks replacement for Atlanta’s US attorney
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a US attorney from southern Georgia to take over the nearby Atlanta office in an unusual move at the same time that Georgia and the Atlanta US Attorney has become a focus of the President in his attempt to overturn the state’s certified election results.
How Georgia got to the center of the US political universe
Georgia may feel teleported to the center of the US political universe, but its emergence as a swing state has been a long time coming.
Concern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout
With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained access to its source code, pressure is mounting on US officials and cybersecurity experts to explain how the attackers infiltrated various US computer networks, what they did once inside and the steps that are being taken to mitigate the damage.
Despite Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, 2020 saw an increase in homicides across the US
It’s been a deadly year, and that’s not just due to Covid-19.
Families of US hostages and detainees look to Biden to keep up efforts to free loved ones
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over from the outgoing Trump administration, the goal for the families of Americans unlawfully detained and held hostage abroad remains the same: to see their loved ones returned home.
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh dead at 88
Richard “Dick” Thornburgh, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania who went on to serve as US attorney general under two presidents, has died at age 88, according to an announcement from the Pennsylvania governor’s office.
Veterans nursing home where at least 76 died of Covid-19 administers its first vaccines
The Massachusetts nursing home for US military veterans where at least 76 people died of coronavirus this spring administered its first Covid-19 vaccines Tuesday.
These were the deadliest jobs in the US last year
Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol
When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped launch the desegregation movement in the US.
US strikes at the heart of China’s bid to become a tech superpower
China had been counting on its biggest chipmaker to help the country eventually reduce its reliance on the likes of Intel and Samsung. The United States just put those ambitions in jeopardy.
Pentagon under pressure from Trump administration to split NSA and Cyber Command
The Trump administration is pushing to make major adjustments to the Pentagon organizations charged with cybersecurity and signals intelligence, according to a US defense official.
US officials scramble to deal with suspected Russian hack of government agencies
US officials suspect that Russian-linked hackers were behind the recent data breach of multiple federal agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce Departments, but are continuing to investigate the incident, a senior administration official told CNN Monday.
US executions in runup to Biden’s inauguration spark outrage
Anger over federal executions continued to grow Friday after two Black men died by lethal injection within nearly 24 hours.
Schools remain key targets for hackers, US intelligence officials say
Malicious cyber actors are continuing to wreak havoc on America’s educational institutions during the deadly coronavirus pandemic, according to US intelligence officials.
14 million US households are at risk of eviction
John Ayers’ face filled with pride as he listed everything he used to be able to afford as an insurance agent — $2,000 monthly rent, hundreds of dollars in prescriptions for his severe arthritis and diabetes, and even a regular Uber driver, known as Fast Ice, to take him grocery shopping in a black Mercedes-Benz van.
Trump vowed to save coal. This happened instead
President Donald Trump promised he would save the US coal industry. But as his tenure winds down, the industry is struggling through some of its darkest days, plagued by falling demand, bankruptcies and job losses.
China wants to weaponize its currency
China wants to break the US dollar’s stranglehold on the global financial system and gain greater control over how people spend their money. It’s hoping a digital currency could deliver both.
More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for Covid-19
More than 1,000 migrant children in US government custody have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to the federal agency charged with their care.
Why the longest-serving speaker in the US is on the verge of being ousted
Illinois State House Speaker Mike Madigan has held his post almost continually since he first won it in 1983. He represents one of the last vestiges of the old party boss system — a man not terribly well-known outside of the city of Chicago but someone who, arguably, wields more influence than any other single figure in this massive Midwestern state.
Mark Kelly to be sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue
Democrats will pick up a Senate seat on Wednesday when former astronaut Mark Kelly is sworn in as a US senator for Arizona after defeating Republican Sen. Martha McSally last month.
How pharmacies are preparing to give Americans Covid-19 vaccines
In the fight against Covid-19, the US government is enlisting pharmacies to administer vaccines to hundreds of millions of Americans — an endeavor with unprecedented scale that presents a host of challenges for companies big and small across the United States.
Radio hosts were among the first who could explain Covid to indigenous Mexican farmworkers in US
After a day picking cranberries at a California farm, Josefino Cervantes Alvarado sat down for dinner to a unique mix of voices and music filling the room.
Former astronaut Mark Kelly to be sworn in as a US senator today
Former astronaut Mark Kelly will be sworn in as a US senator for Arizona at noon ET on Wednesday, a senior Democratic aide told CNN.