Monday's top stories


Updated Aug 17, 2020 - Energy & Climate

Trump administration finalizes drilling plan for Alaska Arctic refuge

Aug 17, 2020 - World

Belarus protests: Shaken strongman Lukashenko turns to Putin

Updated Aug 17, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Trump's former Homeland Security chief of staff endorses Joe Biden

Media giants launch voting efforts ahead of the election

Aug 17, 2020 - World

Former CIA officer arrested and charged with espionage for China

Aug 17, 2020 - Podcasts

Rep. Carolyn Maloney on fixing the U.S. Postal Service

Aug 17, 2020 - Health

Coronavirus forces UNC to abandon in-person classes after one week

Aug 17, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Postmaster general agrees to testify amid USPS outcry

Updated Aug 17, 2020 - Politics & Policy

House expected to vote on USPS legislation on Saturday

Aug 17, 2020 - Economy

Dealmakers aren't pretending 2020 won't be a consequential election

The oil industry faces deepening uncertainty

Aug 17, 2020 - Sports

Where college football stands around the country

Aug 17, 2020 - Economy

The Fed is back in focus amid Congress' stimulus impasse

Aug 17, 2020 - Economy

Report: Black women promoted at far lower rates than white men

Aug 17, 2020 - Technology

The great tech decoupling is here

The conventions' quantum leap

Kamala Harris inspires new race conversation

Aug 17, 2020 - Health

Dental care is rebounding, for now

Updated Aug 17, 2020 - Science

Death Valley hits 130 degrees as temperature records fall across California