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In remarks on the House floor last week, Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) spoke about a bill to prevent a potential rail strike.

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing last week, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) questioned Martin Gruenberg, Member And Chairperson Designate of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said Monday failures that led to the January 6 riots have “largely been fixed” but warned that extremist groups involved in the attack remain a threat, in an interview published by NPR on Tuesday, ahead of a Congressional medal ceremony honoring the officer who defended the Capitol Building.

A Calgary man thought it would be a nice present for his son — ordering computer parts on Amazon so his newly minted high school grad could build his own PC. But when the $690 graphics card arrived, it turned out to be a fake. That was the start of a five-month headache.

Hours after Keke Palmer confirmed on "Saturday Night Live" that she is expecting, her boyfriend, Darius Daulton Jackson, shares a sweet post to Instagram.

On Monday, Karine Jean-Pierre held a White House Press Briefing.

'We're creating a whole supply chain here in Canada so that auto workers here in Ontario will be able to build electric vehicles,' said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday after a converted GM plant turned out its first electric delivery vans.

At last week's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) questioned Lynne Tracy, the nominee to be ambassador to Russia.

In remarks on the Senate floor last week, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-MN), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) passed the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act.

Prince Harry delivers a heartwarming message for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, which supports children whose parents died while serving in the British Armed Forces.

In remarks on the House floor last week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) spoke about China's treatment of Uyghurs.

The Red Cross is deploying teams to support the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario as it struggles with high volumes of RSV, flu and COVID. ‘What’s happening here is an unprecedented surge,' said CEO Alex Munter.

Major news outlets reported that the Iranian regime had disbanded its controversial morality police following remarks from Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri. But Montazeri later retracted his comments and critics argued the remarks were a tactic employed by the Iranian regime to stop the ongoing protests in Iran.

Equifax Canada says consumer debt rose to $2.36 trillion in the third quarter this year, driven by more than 1.5 million new credit cards issued to Canadians in the last three months.

Flu infections are raging among children across Canada, putting them in hospital. Hospitals have been forced to scale back regular service to deal with influenza cases.

The Griffith Park Pony Rides, a longtime attraction at one of Los Angeles' most recognizable landmarks, will shut down later this month, according to the city.

Artificial intelligence is having a major impact on prosthetics and the people who use them. Today we feature a prosthetic hand that can actually adapt to individual users.

Starring Chris Pine and Regé-Jean Page, "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" follows a hilarious & action-packed adventure of a charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers who undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic. In theaters March 2023.

Seeing your homeland ravaged by bullets and bombs. And then bearing arms for another country. It requires a special sort of motivation. Or is that desperation? Either way, Syrians are signing up in their droves to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Here, we meet the mercenaries joining Putin's war machine. NHK World's Adel Suleiman and Sano Yoshitaka report.

Three former workers at a nursery school in central Japan have been arrested on suspicion of physically abusing toddlers there.

The battle over power prices continues, as prime minister Anthony Albanese works to strike a deal with NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to reduce cost of electricity bills in those states. In other news, the late Shane Warne has been elevated to Legend status by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

After several interest rate rises already adding pressure to Aussie families this year, more financial pain is forecast for the new year. In the past 12 months rates have gradually risen to 2.85 per cent and an eighth consecutive jump is expected to be announced tomorrow. For families like the Muldearys in Ballan, Victoria, the ongoing rate rises have seen their mortgage eat up 40 per cent of their income.

New York city is searching for an assassin with the means to exterminate the city's rodents. Authorities are offering an annual salary of up to 170,000 US dollars for the right person to take up the job.

The European Union is adapting its rules in the wake of a new green energy subsidies program introduced by the United States. Speaking in Belgium, the European Commission president said competition is good when there is a level playing field. Ursula von der Leyen says the generous tax breaks in America's new Inflation Reduction Act could lure away EU businesses and disadvantage European companies. Her announcement comes ahead of an EU-US ministerial meeting on Trade and Technology.