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Chelsea Manning Free, Ready to Let Down Her Hair
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was freed Wednesday morning and is looking forward to growing out her hair and finding out what it means to be a woman, her attorney says.
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5 Things for Tuesday, May 2: Obamacare, Trump, Sex Assaults
If you're planning a summer trip, take note: The State Department just issued a travel alert for all of Europe. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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5 Things for Friday, February 10, 2017: Travel Ban, 'one China,' Tom Price
Every Friday is TGIF, but today really is for me since I'm on vacation next week. AJ will hold down the fort while I'm out. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Tennessee Manhunt: No Sign of Teacher and Teenager
Despite hundreds of tips, authorities still don't know the whereabouts of a 15-year-old Tennessee teenager and her former high school teacher, who is charged in her abduction.
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Exxon's exit means there's just one oil company left in the Dow
A shake-up in the Dow Jones Industrial Average shows just how far once mighty oil companies have fallen in the corporate pecking order.
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NIH chief says politically motivated approval of coronavirus vaccine 'cannot happen'
The director of the National Institutes of Health is putting his foot down. Doctors have worried that just before Election Day, President Trump might pressure the US Food and Drug Administration to approve a coronavirus vaccine before it's ready as an "October surprise" to gain votes.
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Khashoggi killing was premeditated, Saudi attorney general says
The killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate was premeditated, the country's attorney general said Thursday, in what marks a further significant shift in the Saudi version of events.
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US threatens sanctions against International Criminal Court, will close PLO office in Washington
US national security adviser John Bolton announced Monday that the US will use "any means necessary" to protect its citizens and allies from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
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She can't vote, but she wants every other young Latino who can at the polls
Marisol Chavez wants young Latino voters to make a difference in a way she can't.
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What the Train Derailment Felt Like
The way Charlie Heebner remembers it, being aboard the passenger train that hurtled off an overpass in Washington state Monday morning was "like being inside an exploding bomb."
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After West Virginia, Teachers in Other States Prep for Political Fight
The strike in West Virginia has inspired similar movements as teachers in Oklahoma are considering a walkout next month and Arizona teachers had a public show of solidarity for better wages this week.
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Eight International Players Added to Rosters for 2018 Season
Eight teams will carry an additional overseas player on their practice squads in 2018 as part of an expansion of the International Player Pathway program, the NFL announced today.
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5 things for May 2: Trump, Arizona teachers, migrants, Armenia, air pollution
Not content with pretty much taking over every aspect of your life, Facebook now wants to help you get a date. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Health Care State of Play: Trump Blasts Bipartisan Deal
A bipartisan health care deal, announced by Republican leaders Tuesday and long negotiated between Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, has been reached.
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JFK File Release: Mob Hits On Castro, a Threat On Oswald
The CIA mulled mafia hits on Cuban President Fidel Castro. Someone called the FBI threatening to kill Lee Harvey Oswald a day before Oswald's murder. And the US examined sabotaging airplane parts heading to Cuba.
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Tesla Factory at Center of Discrimination Lawsuits
Three employees say Tesla's auto manufacturing facility was so hostile to black workers that it was "straight from the Jim Crow era." An assembly line worker says others mocked his pants as "gay tight."
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A History of Women On World Currency
Harriet Tubman's fate on the $20 bill may not be as certain as we once thought. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told CNBC that Tubman's placement on the bill is "not something that I'm focused on at the moment."
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Grassley to Big Pharma: 'I'm sick and tired of the blame game'
Sen. Chuck Grassley opened a hearing into the rising costs of prescription medicine on Tuesday by blasting Big Pharma, saying that skyrocketing prices are hurting Americans and that the time has come for a reckoning.
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Given 2% chance of survival, 'Batman' came to the rescue
"Hey, look, it's Lazarus, back from the dead." Steve Seeram was confused. Regaining consciousness, he recalled being diagnosed with a blocked artery and being prepared to undergo a routine non-invasive procedure to implant three stents. Doctors had said he'd be home the next day.
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast Club.
