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Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume won a special election in Maryland and will return to the congressional seat he last held in 1996. He is pictured here after speaking during a service at a church in Windsor Mill in December.

Kweisi Mfume Wins Special Election To Fill Elijah Cummings' Seat In Congress

Voters return Kweisi Mfume to the seat he held for five terms; he was replaced by the late Elijah Cummings in 1996.

Several countries around the world are emitting less carbon due to the pandemic slowdown, but the climate will continue to warm.

Carbon Emissions Are Falling, But Still Not Enough, Scientists Say

The global slowdown could create a historic drop in carbon emissions, but it's still not enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Joana Dudley looks at a list of job prospects at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., in January. In the government's June jobs report, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent with more people entering the labor force.

U.S. Added 213,000 Jobs In June

The government's June jobs report beat expectations with another 213,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4 percent with more people entering the workforce.

Flowers sit at the base of a statue of former President George H.W. Bush outside his presidential library and museum on Saturday, in College Station, Texas. Bush will be laid to rest at his family plot near the library on Thursday.

George H.W. Bush To Lie In State At The Capitol And Be Buried In Texas

Ceremonies and services for the former president will be held through Thursday, concluding in College Station, Texas, where he'll be buried at his presidential library.

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House on May 18. President Trump tweeted that Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center.

Top White House Economic Aide Larry Kudlow Has Heart Attack, Trump Says

Moments before President Trump headed into his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he tweeted that the chief economic adviser was being hospitalized near Washington, D.C.

A support vessel is seen next to a massive wind turbine at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by the Orsted energy company off Britain's west coast on Sept. 5.

A 55-Square-Mile Wind Farm Is Now Operating Off England's Shore

The owners say it's the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Each of its 87 turbines stands more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

Digital Tax Passed In France Is Aimed At U.S. Tech Giants

French lawmakers have approved a tax on digital companies that will affect U.S. technology behemoths such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple. The U.S. government is threatening to retaliate.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the Bundestag in Berlin on the German government's measures against COVID-19 on Thursday.

Germany's Merkel Warns Coronavirus Variants Could 'Destroy' Gains Against Pandemic

The German chancellor defended her government's decision to extend a COVID-19 lockdown into March, as she issued a stark warning about fast-spreading new strains.

Many Hyperloop concepts involve putting tubes underground. This involves a fast and economical tunnel boring machine.

UC Again A Finalist In An Elon Musk Competition, And This Time It's 'Boring'

A team of University of Cincinnati engineering students is helping Elon Musk's Hyperloop idea become reality. But the project has temporarily shifted...

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, pictured in 2019, was formally censured by South Carolina's Republican Party Saturday for his support of Trump's impeachment. Rice was one of only 10 House Republicans to join Democrats in voting to impeach.

South Carolina GOP Censures Rep. Tom Rice Over Trump Impeachment Vote

The state party leadership approved their official rebuke on Saturday. Rice was one of 10 House Republicans to vote in favor of impeaching Trump.

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