At Afghanistan's northern border, worries about what comes next
ABC News (RUZVAT, Tajikistan) — In many places along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, the countries are separated by just a few yards of water — the narrow Panj River. There are no walls or fences, and, standing
Pelosi tells Democratic leaders she wants House votes on infrastructure bills this week
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As House Democrats scramble to move forward with President Joe Biden’s landmark infrastructure and social spending legislation, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday told her deputies behind
Feds charge Russian national who worked on Steele dossier with lying to FBI
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A researcher who worked with Christopher Steele in assembling Steele’s controversial dossier that contained explosive and unproven claims about former President Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming from the special counsel’s
Senate Republicans target Biden vaccine mandate Fauci supports
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — With the nation’s top public health officials as their audience, Senate Republicans on Thursday aired complaints about a new wide-reaching vaccine mandate for large businesses being implemented by the Biden administration. “I’m just telling
Majority of US workers to fall under vaccine mandate on Jan. 4
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by Jan. 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released Thursday by the Biden administration
CISA issues sweeping federal directive for government cybersecurity
anyaberkut/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is ordering federal agencies to fix hundreds of vulnerabilities in software and hardware that hackers have been known to exploit, according to a new government directive released Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind directive,
Up close with Prince William's Earthshot Prize winners
Alastair Grant – Pool/Getty Images (GLASGOW, Scotland) — Eshrat Waris called just attending the COP26 climate summit and meeting Prince William in Glasgow, Scotland, this week an “out of body experience.” Being handed 1 million pounds for
COP26: These are the young activists taking the fight against global warming by storm
piyaset/iStock (NEW YORK) — Young people are taking climate action into their own hands as distrust over lawmakers’ ability to tackle global warming continues to grow. Children and young adults are experiencing “widespread” psychological distress over government
Maine recycling law targets packaging waste in bid to save taxpayers and climate
ABC News (OGUNQUIT, Maine) — In the cold autumn rain, as residents of this seaside resort town sort their paper, plastic and aluminum into community dumpsters, Steve Twombly uses a fishing net affixed to a six-foot-pole to
Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 92, Orlando 79 Cleveland 107, Portland 104 Indiana 111, New York 98 Philadelphia 103, Chicago 98 Toronto 109, Washington 100 Brooklyn