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Berlin's Tegel Airport opened in 1948 and is closing Sunday as a new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are flocking to Tegel to relive memories.

'An Era Is Coming To An End': Travelers Bid Fond Farewell To Berlin's Tegel Airport

The airport opened in 1948 and is closing as Berlin's new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are visiting Tegel to relive old memories.

Crime-scene tape surrounds the home of federal Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick, N.J., on July 20. A gunman shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband.

An Attacker Killed A Judge's Son. Now She Wants To Protect Other Families

Last July, a gunman killed Judge Esther Salas's son and wounded her husband. Now, there is bipartisan support for legislation that would shield the information of federal judges and their families.

Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has been pushing for federal decriminalization laws for years and argued Americans already showed support by voting to legalize cannabis in states across the country.

House Approves Decriminalizing Marijuana; Bill To Stall In Senate

The legislation removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and expunges low-level convictions and arrests. But the GOP Senate is not expected to take up the bill.

The band Songhoy Blues from Bamako, Mali.

Musicians From Mali Offer Advice On Getting Through Hard Times

Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues offer lessons in creativity and optimism.

Journalist Mariusz Kowalewski quit his job at Poland's national public broadcaster TVP after editors asked him to follow an outspoken critic of the country's ruling party with a drone. "This was an intimidation method straight out of communism," he says.

Poland's Government Tightens Its Control Over Media

Critics say the ruling party overhauled public media to serve as a mouthpiece, and a state-backed oil refiner's purchase of a newspaper chain brings more outlets under party loyalist control.

Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Trump administration has held the first oil lease sale in the refuge.

Major Oil Companies Take A Pass On Controversial Lease Sale In Arctic Refuge

After a three-year push by the Trump administration, almost no oil companies offered bids. Analysts point to controversy, low oil prices and an incoming administration that opposes drilling.

When the pandemic first hit, corporate executives thought video meetings were awesome and productive. Now, CEOs are questioning how much those meetings really achieve.

Time To Ditch Those Awful Zoom Calls, CEOs Say

Draining. Awful. Those are the words being used to describe virtual meetings. "What we as human beings need, want, seek ... is human contact," says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Ohio Blue Collar Voters Express Uncertainty On The Election

The shutdown of an auto plant in northeast Ohio in 2019 looms large in the presidential race. Ohio is a state that Trump won easily in 2016, but it is in toss-up territory now.

Mail-in ballots that need to be reviewed because of signature discrepancies sit in boxes at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla., on Oct. 15. Signature problems are a frequent reason that ballots are rejected, though many states allow voters to fix those problems before Election Day.

Race For A (Ballot) Cure: The Scramble To Fix Absentee-Ballot Problems

Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots could be rejected because of small mistakes. Many groups are rushing to help voters "cure" their ballots so they can be counted.

Amid Pandemic, Here's What Researchers Have Learned About The Economy

Since COVID-19 hit our shores, economists have been crunching data to see how it's affecting our economy.

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