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Preliminary results give a resounding victory to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party, all but ensuring the United Kingdom will exit the European Union early next year.

A day after hearing criticism from Congress that his agency is too cozy with the manufacturer, the FAA administrator warned Boeing's CEO not to expect quick recertification of the grounded planes.

The agreement would fund programs through the end of September 2020 and avoid a government shutdown. Federal agencies run out of money at midnight on Dec. 20.

The Senate resolution recognizes the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. Turkey condemned the move, saying it has put the U.S.-Turkey relationship at risk.

The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system.

The federal labor law board said McDonald's should not be held liable for labor practices of its franchisees. The ruling directed a judge to approve a settlement in a years-long union case.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said investigators believe the deadly attacks were "potential acts of terrorism." Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.

The climate activist responded like the social media-savvy teenager she is, with a sly change to her Twitter profile.

A rocket attack Thursday at Baghdad's airport appears to be the latest in a string of attacks over the past five weeks that U.S. officials say have escalated both in frequency and potential lethality.

The education secretary testified before the House education committee about her handling of a loan relief program for student borrowers who say they were defrauded by for-profit colleges.

Specialists went to the volcanic island Friday morning local time in a dangerous operation, as scientists warned of a roughly even likelihood of a fresh eruption. Eight people were killed Monday.

New York Times investigative reporter Sarah Kliff talks about the costs and challenges of switching to a universal healthcare system — and what it might mean to eliminate private insurance entirely.

No group has taken responsibility so far for the attack in the West African country, but the region has been a target of Islamist militants in the past.

Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 live with one parent and no other adults, more than three times the share of children around the world who do so. The post U.S. has world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households appeared first on Pew Research Center.

In EU countries with higher unemployment, people are more pessimistic about job prospects. Youth unemployment and lack of economic growth are also factors. The post How unemployment rates relate to economic attitudes in the EU appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Teens in the South express their religion in school more often than teens in other parts of the United States. The post Teens in the South more likely than other U.S. teens to experience religion in public school appeared first on Pew Research Center.

U.S. military veterans and their families have consistently had higher standards of living than non-veterans over the past 40 years. The post Veteran households in U.S. are economically better off than those of non-veterans appeared first on Pew Research Center.

There is a rising number of atheists in the United States. Here are some key facts about atheists in the U.S. and around the world. The post 10 facts about atheists appeared first on Pew Research Center.

The U.S. stands out to many around the world as the country their nation can rely on most. But substantial shares in some countries see it as their greatest threat. The post U.S. is seen as a top ally in many countries – but others view it as a threat appeared first on Pew Research […]

Negative views of China predominate in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. China also receives unfavorable marks from many neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region. The post People around the globe are divided in their opinions of China appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Using public opinion surveys and large-scale data analysis, we have studied the content on YouTube and how the U.S. public engages with it. The post 10 facts about Americans and YouTube appeared first on Pew Research Center.

How many ad preferences Facebook lists for its U.S. users – and how accurate they are – depends on how often, and for how long, they've used the platform. The post The longer and more often people use Facebook, the more ad preferences the site lists about them appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Catholics have less confidence in their clergy's advice than Protestants – and are less likely to claim a close relationship with clergy. The post U.S. Catholics less likely than Protestants to express confidence in advice from clergy appeared first on Pew Research Center.

Asia stocks rose after the two sides reportedly reached a deal days before new tariffs were due to start.

Protesters in Lebanon say its electricity crisis reflects everything that is wrong with the country.

He was meant to be a children's character, but he's gained a huge fan base amongst millennials.

More women are needed to help combat terrorism and insurgents, Spain's defence minister says.

Rohingya refugee Hasina Begun says Myanmar troops set her village alight and opened fire on her people.

The song "The rapist is you" was created by the Chilean feminist collective Las Tesis.

Andriy Pilat makes art from discarded plastic rubbish in the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi.

An operation to recover the bodies of eight people killed on White Island began despite high risks.

The judiciary committee debates two charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Colorado's National Eagle Repository is the only one of its kind in the world.

Labour’s crushing loss in the British election poses a stark question over its future.

His impact on the country’s politics has been revolutionary, and his resounding victory means he can remake it.

In pronouncing the outspoken quarterback’s career dead, the league underscored its own unwillingness to let players exercise their own power.

While tales of Saint Nicholas feature him bringing gifts to good boys and girls, ancient folklore in Europe’s Alpine region also speaks of Krampus, a frightening beastlike creature who looks for naughty children to punish in horrible ways—or possibly to drag back to his lair in a sack.

How the movement continues to spur a cultural reckoning

Big Tobacco claims to have created a safer cigarette. Is unleashing it a big mistake?

The fight against discrimination requires judgment—but many Jews don’t trust this administration to exercise it appropriately.

“I’d love to get them into my office.”

Linguists now think our ancestors might have been chattering away for ages longer than they previously believed.

The shared phone was a space of spontaneous connection for the entire household.

“Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on course for a huge majority in Parliament, according to an exit poll from the UK’s three main broadcasters,” CNN reports. “The projections will be a big disappointment for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party and suggests Johnson will be able to pass his Brexit deal comfortably.” BBC: “Exit polls have proved […]

A new Charleston Post & Courier poll in South Carolina finds Joe Biden leading the Democratic field with 27%, followed by Bernie Sanders at 20%, Elizabeth Warren at 19%, Pete Buttigieg at 9%, Cory Booker at 5%, Tom Steyer at 5% and Tulsi Gabbard at 4%.

“As President Trump faced a critical vote on his impeachment Thursday, his top political advisers said the process had already begun to reap benefits for his reelection campaign,” the Washington Post reports. Said campaign manager Brad Parscale: “This lit up our base, lit up the people that are supporters of the president. They’re frustrated, they’re […]

Politico: “Democrats are only just beginning to confront the paradox that their imminent impeachment vote creates: What happens when a remorseless president commits the same behavior that got him impeached in the first place — only this time after the House has already deployed the most potent weapon in its arsenal?” “There’s no roadmap for […]

“The U.S. and China have reached agreement on a tentative trade deal, which President Trump is expected to formally approve this afternoon,” the Washington Post reports. Said one insider: “The deal is essentially done. The mechanics of how you execute it and how you get it signed still have to be worked out.”

Gallup: “More Americans continue to identify as Democrats or as ‘Democratic-leaning’ independents than as Republicans or ‘Republican-leaning’ independents. The current 47% to 42% Democratic edge is largely in line with what Gallup has measured over the past five years.”

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Top congressional negotiators announced a tentative deal on $1.3 trillion in federal spending, likely averting government shutdown, the Washington Post reports. The agreement in principle sets up votes next week.

You’ve heard this quite a bit in the House Judiciary Impeachment markup hearing. The Congressional Research Service notes the phrase, in this context, really just means I’d like to speak now for five minutes.

CNN: “Privately, he’s stewing…. Trump is somewhat taken aback that his actions toward Ukraine are ultimately what led to his likely impeachment.” Said one close adviser: “Frankly, I think he’s a little surprised it’s the Ukraine thing that’s done it.”

The House Judiciary Committee continues its markup of articles of impeachment against President Trump today. As top Democrats push ahead toward a full vote in the chamber, what are Democrats from more moderate districts saying? Voters in the United Kingdom are turning out for a general election. Could today's results be any more decisive than […]

President Trump is dismissing the two articles of impeachment that Democrats unveiled against him as "flimsy." What exactly will happen during a markup of those articles tonight? There's a new version of a free trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. What will the changes mean for Mexico? And an NPR exclusive breaks down […]

House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday morning, 77 days after they launched a formal inquiry into his freezing of assistance to Ukraine and request to investigate a political rival. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also announced an agreement on President Trump's revised North American trade pact.

House Democrats have scheduled an announcement for this morning. What might they reveal about the specific articles of impeachment they plan to draft against President Trump? Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire after more than five years of conflict that's killed at least 13,000 people. What does the deal include? Also, a new […]

What was a Saudi military officer doing on a U.S. naval base in Pensacola, and why are authorities investigating a mass shooting there as an act of terrorism? The Justice Department's Inspector General will release a report today focused on the early stages of the FBI's Russia investigation. Will it dispel or validate President Trump's […]

What did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo know about President Trump's alleged pressure campaign on Ukraine and when did he know it?

We need to put things in perspective. President Trump spread some baseless rumors. But now it's up to the FBI to undertake some major reforms.

Congressional Democrats have the Constitution on their side as they argue for Trump's removal.

Now that the Horowitz report is out, revealing all those lies told by the FBI as it worked to hamstring a presidency with a debunked Russia collusion theory, here's a question:

As a former U.S. attorney general, I am reluctant to publicly criticize my successors. I respect the office and understand just how tough the job can be.

In each of two video appearances, on NBC News and at Wall Street Journal's "CEO Council," Attorney General William Barr provided the same basic information and views about the U.S. intelligence community's actions against the Trump campaign in 2016 and 2017. A criminal investigation is underway and being led by U.S. Attorney John Durham.

A disrupter with a smidgeon of self-control would be remaking American politics and coasting to reelection.

Is there any way for Democrats to avoid replaying the 2016 nightmare?

More than any nomination contest in memory, this race is unsettled a little more than weeks before the first votes are to be counted.

Spurned by the consensus top free agent in MLB’s 2020 class — pitcher Gerrit Cole, who signed with the Yankees late Tuesday — the Los Angeles Angels set their sights on the second-best free agent, and with better success. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported late Wednesday that third baseman Anthony Rendon had agreed to terms with […]

Desiree Elmore, Seton Hall’s 5-foot-10 force of nature, is one of the best isolation players in all of women’s basketball, averaging a point per possession so far this season. Past Connecticut teams might have tried to stop someone like her with an on-ball defender: Geno Auriemma’s Huskies are typically among the top teams in the […]

You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 6 key passing metrics In 2018, Kirk Cousins was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings, a deal which, at the time, made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. Facing the media, the newly installed franchise quarterback promised […]

Millennials have earned a reputation for reshaping industries and institutions — shaking up the workplace, transforming dating culture, and rethinking parenthood. They’ve also had a dramatic impact on American religious life. Four in ten millennials now say they are religiously unaffiliated, according to the Pew Research Center. In fact, millennials (those between the ages of […]

The crowded Democratic presidential candidate field has defined much of the 2020 election cycle, including the size of the primary debates, with the October debate featuring a historic 12 candidates on a single stage. In fact, up to this point, no debate has had fewer than 10 participants. But that looks likely to change today […]

SAN DIEGO — Gerrit Cole was a fan of the New York Yankees as a kid. The Yankees have also long been admirers of Cole, drafting him in the first round in 2008 when Cole was then a high school senior. Cole spurned the Yankees; he opted to attend UCLA instead, and he was selected […]

Eighteen months after Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer introduced Kirk Cousins to the media as his new quarterback and as the highest-paid player in NFL history, Cousins told the media that he wouldn’t be “playing quarterback here much longer” without significant improvement. At that point, after the second game of the season, Cousins had […]

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Soon, the U.S. House will almost certainly vote to pass those two articles. And then things move to the U.S. Senate, where things seem just as inevitable: The GOP-led Senate will […]

You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Today’s number is 2.8, the percent of all venture capital ($3.3 billion worth) invested in U.S. companies with all-female founder teams this year. Entrepreneurs of color also struggle to secure financial and professional resources. 1,460 billion metric tons of organic carbon […]

Throughout 2019, there have been a number of complaints that the Democratic National Committee’s thresholds for debate qualification are either too difficult — or too easy. And looking ahead to the Dec. 19 debate, these thresholds might exact their worst toll yet. There are three candidates unlikely to make the cut: Sen. Cory Booker, former […]