President Biden, VP Harris mark 10th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will mark the 10th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. with a ceremony Thursday.

Biden touts spending, infrastructure packages to revive US

President Joe Biden returned to his birthplace Wednesday for the first time since taking office, declaring his multitrillion-dollar safety net and infrastructure packages would restore an America starving for investments in its workers, families and the environment.

Putin orders Russians stay off work for a week amid rising COVID-19 infections, deaths

President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers.

Donald Trump's golf club in Westchester under criminal probe

Westchester County district attorney has launched a criminal investigation of Donald Trump's company in connection with the Trump National Golf Club and the town handling its taxes. The Trump Organization suggested the probe was politically motivated.

NJ to require state contractors to get vaccine or be tested

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says all new state contracts must include language requiring workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo regular testing.

U.S. border arrests soar to record level, report says

Senators on Capitol Hill grilled the president's nominee to head U.S. Customs and Border Protection as new data reveal that arrests at the southwest border have skyrocketed.

All New York City employees will be required to get COVID vaccine

All city workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, will be required to have at least one dose by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.

FBI raids Russian oligarch's homes in NYC and DC

Federal agents have been carrying out "law enforcement activity" at a Washington mansion and New York City townhouse tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

NY Democratic party chairman under fire for KKK comment

The chairman of the New York Democrats is facing condemnation and calls to resign from members of his own party after he invoked the Ku Klux Klan.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s groping trial set for February

A judge says Cuba Gooding Jr. will go on trial in February in his New York City groping case, which involves allegations that the Oscar-winning actor violated three different women at three different Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019.

‘Heroes we needed’: Jill Biden congratulates 2020, 2021 Teachers of the Year at White House

Dr. Jill Biden hosted the 2020 and 2021 State and National Teachers of the Year at the White House on Monday in a months-long delayed event to celebrate their talents and commitment to education.

Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates about flirting in 2008

Microsoft executives in 2008 warned Bill Gates to stop sending flirtatious emails to a female employee but dropped the matter after he told them he would stop, the company revealed Monday.

Trump sues to block release of documents to Jan. 6 committee

Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of White House documents to the Jan. 6 select committee of Congress, challenging President Joe Biden's decision to hand them over.

DOJ asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law

The Justice Department asked the high court Monday to lift an order imposed by a conservative federal appeals court that has allowed Texas to continue enforcing the nation's strictest curbs on abortion.

Kobe Bryant lawsuit: LA County demands Vanessa Bryant take psychiatric exam ahead of trial

Court documents show that the county is not only looking to force Kobe’s widow to undergo a psychiatric evaluation but also evaluations of the children and siblings of other crash victims, including a five-year-old.

Bill Clinton to spend 1 more night in hospital for non-COVID-related infection

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital this week with a non-COVID-19-related infection but is "on the mend."

'Democracy survived': Biden pays tribute to fallen peace officers

President Biden spoke at the 40th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service to remember the 491 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020.

Biden willing to shorten programs to pass $3.5T spending bill

President Joe Biden says he would prefer to cut the duration of programs in his big social services and climate change package rather than eliminate some entirely.