At Earth Day summit, China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts

The leaders of Russia and China have put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions.

Derek Chauvin new mugshot after murder conviction

The Minnesota Department of Corrections released a new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd and booked into the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison.

Darnella Frazier’s video of George Floyd’s death changed everything: ‘History should remember’

In the wake of the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, gratitude flowed on social media for Darnella Frazier, the then 17-year-old who filmed George Floyd’s death on her cellphone and refuted the original statement from Minneapolis police on what occurred.

Derek Chauvin verdict: What happens next? 3 other officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried

Three former Minneapolis police officers are next to go to trial in the death of George Floyd after a jury found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Trump says he's 'very seriously' considering 2024 presidential run

Former President Donald Trump told Fox News that he is strongly considering running again in 2024: "I am looking at it very seriously. Beyond seriously."

Facebook prepares for Chauvin trial verdict, restricts posts inciting violence

Facebook is taking several steps in an effort to prevent violence and misinformation in the aftermath of the coming Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict, which jurors are deliberating.

GOP slams Rep. Waters, accusing her of ‘inciting riot’ and ‘threatening violence’ ahead of Chauvin verdict

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters joined protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Saturday night, where she told them to “stay in the streets,” “get more active” and “more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is found not guilty. Her comments were not met well by some Republicans.

‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden to pull remaining troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden is speaking Wednesday afternoon on his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. An excerpt released shows he plans to say the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later.

Biden tasks group with studying Supreme Court expansion, term limits

President Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.

President Biden's budget wish list includes more for schools, health care and housing

President Joe Biden is releasing his wish list for the federal budget, which includes an 8.4% increase in discretionary spending with substantial gains for education, health care, housing and environmental protection.

Twitter will not allow Trump tweets to be resurrected by National Archives

Twitter said it has been working with the National Archives on the preservation of tweets from Trump’s personal account, @realDonaldTrump, but said the content will not be housed on its platform given he was permanently banned.

Former Trump HUD official sanctioned over Hatch Act violations, barred from office for 4 years

Authorities say a former federal official has admitted she abused her authority in a publicity stunt that tricked New York City public housing residents into sounding supportive of former President Donald Trump.

Poll: 40% of American disapprove of Biden's handling of the Mexico border crisis

More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues.