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Countries under coronavirus lockdowns should only ease those restrictions if they can control new infections and trace contacts, the World Health Organization says. Here, Hashim, a health care worker, recently greeted his daughter through a glass door as they maintained social distance due to the COVID-19 outbreak in New Rochelle, N.Y.

WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown

The easing of shutdowns is a hot topic, as economic output is now stalled in many countries – including the U.S. But ending a shutdown too soon could backfire, the World Health Organization says.

The FDIC's goal is to prevent another banking crisis. It's now also a Trump target

President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government are also threatening a key banking watchdog.

Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a media conference in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Aug. 28, 2018. Bolton, a lifelong Russia hawk, has been described as objecting to Trump's Ukraine policy: Holding up military assistance intended to help Ukraine resist Russian military activity was antithetical to Bolton's worldview.

Administration Insiders Who Waved A Red Flag In The Ukraine Affair

It was an intelligence community whistleblower who brought the matter to the attention of Congress. But insiders also recorded objections about what took place within the administration.

Reading Between Worlds With Griffin And Sabine

Nick Bantock returns to his epistolary lovers in a new volume, The Pharos Gate. In an age of instantaneous digital communication, Griffin and Sabine celebrate the pleasures of paper and ink.

'Thief' Delivers An Unfiltered Depiction Of Life In Lagos

Teju Cole's latest book describes a young New York doctor's visit back to his Nigerian hometown, where he encounters a Clockwork Orange world of misery and corruption.

Sarah Bajc's partner, Philip Wood, disappeared along with Flight MH370. "The issuance of the death certificate is an emotional thing," she says, "because we're not convinced that they're dead."

A Vanished Jetliner Still Haunts Families Of The Missing

Months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens, families of the lost passengers and crew struggle to cope. Many are unwilling to declare their loved ones dead.

Former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013. She has written a new book called <em>How Safe Are We?</em>

Former Homeland Security Head Napolitano Says Cybersecurity Should Be A Top Priority

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

'Supreme Inequality' Makes A Case That The Top U.S. Court Has Widened The Wealth Gap

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

U.S.-Mexico Efforts Targeting Drug Cartels Have Unraveled, Top DEA Official Says

A diplomatic row has frozen U.S.-Mexican efforts to target drug cartels. American officials say illicit fentanyl from labs in Mexico is driving a surge in overdose deaths.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers opening remarks during a hearing on the January 6th investigation on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol for almost a year, will present its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for Joe Biden. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Bennie Thompson says Jan. 6 was the 'culmination of an attempted coup'

The chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection called the attack a "culmination of an attempted coup," in opening remarks at Thursday's hearing about that day's riot.

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