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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (left) of California gestures toward outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

McCarthy Poised To Clinch GOP's Nomination For Speaker, But It's Just Step 1

House Republicans will cast secret ballots Thursday to nominate the next speaker. Kevin McCarthy is favored, but he will face a bigger hurdle when the entire House votes later this month.

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus has become the first department store to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Is 1st By A Department Store During Coronavirus Crisis

The luxury chain known for its extravagant Christmas Book catalog had been losing money before the pandemic. The move follows J.Crew's bankruptcy filing on Monday, foreboding potentially more to come.

Fascinating Ohio: A municipal court judge, nonprofit executive director and urban researcher

We're talking with a municipal court judge, executive director of a nonprofit and an urban researcher.

People, most of them from Eritrea, jump from a crowded wooden boat to swim toward a rescue ship about 13 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on Monday.

1 Day, 40 Boats, Thousands Of People Rescued Trying To Get To Europe

In 24 hours, the Italian navy and aid groups rescued 6,500 people from wooden and rubber boats off the coast of Libya. The migrants did not have enough fuel to reach Europe.

Pakistan Sees U.N. Meeting On Kashmir As Promising 1st Step

ON Friday, the United Nations Security Council held a closed door meeting to discuss India's controversial decision to revoke the Kashmir region's special status.

Police charge forward to disperse protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday. Security forces ratcheted up their pressure against anti-coup protesters, using water cannons, tear gas, slingshots and rubber bullets.

2 Killed In Myanmar In Worst Day Of Violence Since Feb. 1 Coup

In Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police reportedly used live rounds during a demonstration on Saturday. On Friday, a young woman died after being shot during a protest last week,

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (left) looks over the electric chair in the death chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center with Operations Director George Hinkle (center) and the director of the Department of Corrections, Harold Clarke, prior to signing a bill abolishing the penalty Wednesday.

Virginia Governor Signs Law Abolishing The Death Penalty, A 1st In The South

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, signed a ban on the death penalty in that state Wednesday, joining 22 other states.

Attorney Christian Jenkins tells Council and Commissioners that members of the CODE union approve of the transition agreement.

Ohio Legislators Haven't Approved Sewer District Pension Shift

The 1968 agreement for the operation of the Metropolitan Sewer District may need to be extended. The replacement agreement hinges on a measure that hasn...

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar on Sunday. It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says

Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine's atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, "staff cannot operate freely."

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, S.C., on Saturday.

This wasn't the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. Why were the others ignored?

Chinese surveillance balloons have flown over the U.S. at least four times in recent years. But the U.S. didn't learn about these cases until the intelligence community discovered them afterwards.

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