Continuing arctic blast puts 100M Americans under winter alerts
1 of 6 | Snow falls over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Friday. A third winter storm in the past few days…
Most Americans support Supreme Court’s ending of affirmative action, poll finds
A slight majority of polled white adults believe the ruling will have “no difference” on campus diversity, while 57 percent of Asian adults, 49 percent…
Opinion: Is 2024 the year you’ll become an American expat?
In 2000, Eddie Vedder, the Pearl Jam baritone and outspoken proponent of abortion rights, threatened to move to “a different country” if George W. Bush…
President Joe Biden orders retaliatory strikes after attack on Iraq military base by Kataib Hezbollah wounds 3 Americans – The Sun
THREE American service members have been injured in an attack carried out by Kataib Hezbollah on Christmas Day. The attack occurred at the Erbil Air…
Americans fear they can’t pay back their debts
A new poll has found that almost half of all Americans with credit-card debt are concerned over their ability to pay it back, writes Newsweek.…
Biden pardons 11 Americans serving long prison terms for minor drug offenses
President Joe Biden noted that individuals incarcerated under antiquated U.S. codes would have qualified for lenient sentences if they had been charged under today's laws.…
‘Culture’ issues are complex. Look at the death penalty.
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‘Ordeal is finally over’ for 10 Americans being freed by Venezuela, Joe Biden says
1 of 2 | The Biden administration said Wednesday 10 Americans held by Venezuela are coming home. In exchange, Alex Saab, a close ally of…
Pew: More Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Gaza crisis than approve it
In mid-October, President Joe Biden delivered a prime-time address to the nation to explain his approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. According to…
US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans | Politics News
Washington says ‘no higher priority’ than effort to secure release from Russia of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The United States has said Moscow rejected…
Opinion: Does Biden benefit if foreign policy dominates the 2024 campaign?
Conventional wisdom suggests Americans know little about foreign policy and care about it even less. Opinion polls regularly show that international issues take a back…