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Japanese Space Capsule Ferries Bits of Asteroid to Earth
A capsule from Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere Saturday after being launched in 2014 to explore and collect samples from an asteroid named Ryugu. It landed and was recovered in the Australian outback.
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Wildfire Burns in Southern California
The Bond Fire, outside of Los Angeles, scorched more than 6,000 acres and forced the evacuation of 25,000 residents Thursday.
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'Compromise Is Within Reach,' McConnell Says of Stimulus Talks
Senator Mitch McConnell said negotiations on a new round of coronavirus relief were closer to agreement, but did not endorse a $908 billion compromise measure embraced by Democratic leaders.
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'Help Is on the Way': Biden Introduces Economic Team
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. formally introduced his economic team, calling on them to lead America to a future of shared economic prosperity.
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Watch Full Video: Biden Announces Economic Team
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. assembled a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and government efforts to address economic inequality.
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'First Decline' in New Global Covid-19 Cases Since September, W.H.O. Says
The World Health Organization said there has been a decline in newly reported Covid-19 cases but urged people to refrain from travel during the holiday season warning that recent gains could easily be lost.
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Farmers in India Protest New Agricultural Policies
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers protested recently passed pro-market agricultural policies which they fear will lead to a takeover of the industry by large, politically connected corporations.
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New Zealand Announces Charges in Volcanic Eruption Investigation
A year after a deadly volcanic eruption killed 22 people on New Zealand's White Island, the country's workplace safety regulator has charged 13 organizations and individuals for their roles in the disaster.
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S Korea Agency Says N Korea Executed People, Shut Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Friday.
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Biden Announces Cabinet Picks, Calling Them an 'Incredible Team'
On Tuesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. introduced his nominees for crucial foreign policy and national security roles during a public address.
