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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The Pentagon says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put about 8,500 troops on heightened alert, so they will be prepared to deploy if needed to reassure NATO allies in the face of ongoing Russian aggression on the border of Ukraine.

U.S. puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The Pentagon says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put about 8,500 troops on heightened alert, so they will be prepared to deploy if needed to reassure NATO allies in the face of ongoing Russian aggression on the border of Ukraine.

January 24, 2022, 4:00pm Latest News

At President Joe Biden's direction, the Pentagon is putting about 8,500 U.S.-based troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to Europe to reassure allies amid rising fears of a possible Russian military move on Ukraine. Read story

Volunteer Ana Willis fills a bag with food items for the backpack program at Feeding America food bank in Elizabethtown, Ky., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities.

Omicron wave leaves U.S. food banks scrambling for volunteers

Volunteer Ana Willis fills a bag with food items for the backpack program at Feeding America food bank in Elizabethtown, Ky., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities.

January 22, 2022, 12:59pm Latest News

Food banks across the country are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from their usual shifts, and companies and schools that regularly supply large groups of volunteers are canceling their participation over virus fears. Read story

FILE - This combination photo shows U.S. President Joe Biden, left, in Washington on Jan. 19, 2022, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2021. Biden and Kishida are holding their first formal talks on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness. The virtual meeting comes after North Korea earlier this week suggested it might resume nuclear and long-range missile testing that has been paused for more than three years.

Biden-Kishida 1st formal talks touch on China, nuke weapons

FILE - This combination photo shows U.S. President Joe Biden, left, in Washington on Jan. 19, 2022, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2021. Biden and Kishida are holding their first formal talks on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness. The virtual meeting comes after North Korea earlier this week suggested it might resume nuclear and long-range missile testing that has been paused for more than three years.

January 21, 2022, 12:04pm Politics

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held their first formal talks on Friday as they face fresh concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program and China’s growing military assertiveness. Read story

‘Smashing the Senate’: McConnell blisters Democrats’ play for voting rights bill

January 20, 2022, 8:17am Politics

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell excoriated Democrats’ unsuccessful attempt at temporarily changing Senate rules to pave their way for passage of a sweeping 700-page voting rights bill that lacked any Republican support. Read story

U.S. drops case against MIT professor accused of ties to China

January 20, 2022, 8:13am Nation & World

The Justice Department dropped its case Thursday against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor charged last year with concealing research ties to the Chinese government, saying it could no longer meet its burden of proof at trial. Read story

Congress considers banning its members from buying, selling stock following Burr scandal

January 20, 2022, 8:11am Politics

Lawmakers have renewed their interest in the past week in banning members of Congress from buying and selling stock. Read story

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after talks with the foreign ministers of Great Britain, Germany and France at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan.20, 2022.

CIA: Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases not linked to U.S. adversary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after talks with the foreign ministers of Great Britain, Germany and France at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan.20, 2022.

January 20, 2022, 7:40am Nation & World

The CIA believes it is unlikely that Russia or another foreign adversary is using microwaves or other forms of directed energy to attack hundreds of American officials who attribute symptoms associated with brain injuries to what’s come to be known as “Havana syndrome.” Read story

President Joe Biden, accompanied by FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.

Website for free virus tests is here. How does it work?

President Joe Biden, accompanied by FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.

January 18, 2022, 2:37pm Health Free

Under criticism after weeks of shortages, President Joe Biden’s administration is working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs. A new federal website to request free test kits officially launches Wednesday — but was available to use Tuesday —… Read story

FILE - Tuskegee airman Charles McGee and his great grandson Iain Lanphier react as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102.

Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102

FILE - Tuskegee airman Charles McGee and his great grandson Iain Lanphier react as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102.

January 17, 2022, 3:37pm Politics

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars and later helped to bring attention to the Black pilots who had battled racism at home to fight for freedom abroad, died Sunday. He was 102. Read story

FILE - Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday.

Joint Chiefs chairman and Marine Corps chief have COVID-19

FILE - Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday.

January 17, 2022, 9:43am Politics

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday. Read story