California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democratic governor crafted as part of national battle for his party's values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and lingering threats from "Trumpism."
Christo and Jeanne-Claude dreamed of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe early in their careers. But it took 60 years before the fabric would be draped on the national monument in a posthumous installation.
At least 18 of the 20 gorillas at Atlanta's zoo have now tested positive for COVID-19, an outbreak that began just days before the zoo had hoped to obtain a veterinary vaccine for the primates, officials said Tuesday.
The type of protest seen at Canadian hospitals this week is a familiar and unhappy fact of life for medical professionals in parts of the U.S. Health-care workers say they are tired of being the target of anger over vaccine mandates and frustrated by having to watch their unvaccinated COVID-19 patients die preventable deaths.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to ward off bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaeda could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on the United States.
Norm Macdonald, the Canadian-born comedian who became an influential cast member of Saturday Night Live after he joined in 1993, has died.
Haiti's chief prosecutor on Tuesday asked a judge to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry in the slaying of the president and asked officials to bar him from leaving the country.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a fight for his political future, though polls suggest he should survive a recall election on Tuesday in which conservative talk-show host Larry Elder has emerged as the top Republican contender.
U.S. consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in seven months in August, far less than economists were expecting and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures may be cooling.
An expert advisory panel has recommended that the U.K. government offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over age 50 to guard against waning protection this winter.
Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall, bringing the threat of widespread flooding, power outages and storm surges.
