Over 5 Million Children Have Lost a Caregiver to the Pandemic, Study Says
A new study estimates that at least 5.2 million children around the world lost a parent or other caregiver to Covid-19 in the first 19 months of the pandemic. “Children…
Democrats Aim for Supreme Court Confirmation in April
President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court immediately touched off intense Senate scrutiny of her record and initiated a well-established confirmation process that has become…
Three Former Officers Convicted of Violating George Floyd’s Rights
One of the most important witnesses was Inspector Katie Blackwell, a Minneapolis police official who formerly was in charge of training. She testified for three days about the training that…
U.S. First Time Vaccination Rates Are At a New Low
A year after the first coronavirus vaccines became available in the United States, and after months of politicized fights over vaccine mandates, the country’s campaign to vaccinate its population seems…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Groundbreaking Pick Unlikely to Reshape the Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, will bring fresh perspectives to the job if she is confirmed. She may serve for decades. But there is little reason…
How California Could Be Affected by the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Thursday was Day 1 of the first major land war in Europe in decades. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a grim, unsettling development and one that has, rightfully, eclipsed…
House Panel Widens Investigation of Trump’s Handling of Documents
WASHINGTON — A House committee on Friday expanded its investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s destruction and removal of White House documents, demanding more information about classified material found…
Progressive Jessica Cisneros Challenges Rep. Cuellar in Texas
In Ms. Cisneros’s campaign, he sees an identity-first approach, in which she casually toggles between English and Spanish, speaks of identifying with South Texas and its struggles, contrasts that to…
Ex-Worker Wins $36.5 Million From Company That Hid Asbestos Damage
Mr. Hutt worked for W.R. Grace for 18 months in 1968 and 1969 and was diagnosed with asbestosis in 2002. When he went to work there in the dry mill…
Biden Hits Russia With Broad Sanctions for Putin’s War in Ukraine
“That’s really going to be the test: Does Fortress Russia hold up when you have assets that may be frozen overseas?” said Daniel Tannebaum, a partner at Oliver Wyman who…