Thursday's top stories


White House nominates Rick Spinrad as NOAA leader

Apr 22, 2021 - World

Israeli officials will object to restoration of Iran deal in D.C. visit

Latino lawmakers want new Marshall Plan

Tim Scott to deliver Republicans' rebuttal to Biden's joint address

Apr 22, 2021 - Sports

The Super League's rise and fall

Senators unveil bipartisan bill to address surge at the border

Apr 22, 2021 - Economy

Stocks fall on reports that Biden wants to hike taxes on capital gains

Apr 22, 2021 - World

Global press freedom deteriorates amid pandemic

Apr 22, 2021 - Economy

How anti-greed backlash killed the European Super League

Senate Republicans unveil $568 billion infrastructure counterproposal

House passes bill that would make D.C. the 51st state

Updated Apr 22, 2021 - World

Russia announces end to massive troop buildup near Ukraine

Apr 22, 2021 - Economy

Private equity's other tax fight

All the new emissions targets announced at Biden’s climate summit

Making sense of Biden's big emissions promise

Updated Apr 22, 2021 - Energy & Climate

Biden pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 52% by 2030

Apr 22, 2021 - Health

Health care workers feel stress, burnout more than a year into the pandemic

Apr 22, 2021 - Economy

Stock buybacks are kicking back into high gear

Japan vows deeper emissions cuts ahead of White House summit

Apr 22, 2021 - Technology

The global race to regulate AI

World leaders brace for historic Trump Facebook ban decision

Apr 22, 2021 - Economy

America scrambles for restaurant workers

Coronavirus cases aren't budging — even after vaccinations doubled

Apr 22, 2021 - World

Putin warns the West as Russian police detain almost 1,800 Navalny protesters

Updated Apr 22, 2021 - World

India sets COVID daily case world record

North Carolina Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots Black man

Pew: Over 80% of Asian adults say violence against them is increasing

China's government tied to new hack attacks targeting U.S. government

Danger lurks in the Democrats' police talk

Exclusive: Harris meets Guatemalan president Monday, travels in June

Scoop: Government pays for some sponsors to pick up migrant kids