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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., led opposition among Republicans to a voting rights bill that centrist Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia hoped to corrall GOP votes for.

Democrats' biggest push for voting rights fails with no Republicans on board

The Freedom to Vote Act was a unified Democratic effort led in part by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who was trying to get Republican support. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell vocally opposed it.

Maria Laura Rojas, a climate activist from Bogota, at the outskirts of the city.

From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

Maria Laura Rojas admits that climate change has not had an impact on her own life. But with empathy and determination, she'll speak out for the most vulnerable at the COP26 summit.

In a year where loss, grief, technology and identity have been at the forefront of the national conversation, the budding trend of email opt-outs are for many both a welcome change and a sign of what may lie ahead.

In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother's Day Emails

The small but growing trend is seen as a welcome acknowledgement of people who are grieving, as well as a sign that email marketing is becoming increasingly personalized and socially conscious.

A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project in Vientiane, Laos, connecting the city with Kunming, China, on Dec. 3, 2021.

With U.S. focused on defense, China's trade and infrastructure sweep Southeast Asia

The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (center) at a Paris council meeting in July after winning reelection.

City Of Paris Is Fined 90,000 Euros For Naming Too Many Women To Senior Positions

Under Mayor Anne Hidalgo, 11 female and five male officials were appointed in 2018 to high-level roles — despite a rule that at least 40% of such positions should go to people of each gender.

Parler CEO John Matze said on Wednesday that the company's board ousted him from the conservative-friendly social network late last week.

Parler CEO Is Fired After 'Constant Resistance' Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site

John Matze, Parler's chief executive, was ousted just as the company struggles to find a way back online, with Big Tech companies cracking down on the site after the riot at the Capitol.

President-elect Joe Biden, pictured on Monday, says he plans to publicly get vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Biden, Pence Make Preparations To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden said he plans to take a vaccine publicly in an effort to promote trust. Vice President Pence and his team are discussing options for how and when he will take it, too.

Demonstrators gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston to protest COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandates. The political divide on the issue is only deepening, as Republican leaders of other states take more steps to thwart mandates.

The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness

Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.

La Mesa Police Chief Ray Sweeney is shown in this undated photo.

20-Year Veteran Of La Mesa PD Named Chief

Ray Sweeney, a 20-year veteran of the La Mesa Police Department, has been selected to head the agency, city officials announced Thursday.

Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health

It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.

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