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Sen. Ben Sasse, pictured here during Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the Senate, berated President Trump in a telephone town hall with constituents.

Sen. Sasse Slams Trump In Constituent Call: He's 'Flirted With White Supremacists'

In a call with constituents, the Nebraska senator blasted President Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the way he speaks about women.

A pile of dried cannabis buds is seen here, Aug. 31, 2017.

Judge Nixes Lawsuit Challenging California Home Pot Delivery

In what could be a temporary victory for California's legal cannabis industry, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial marijuana sales.

A statue of John Harvard, namesake of Harvard University, wears a face mask last month on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard And Other Universities Turn Down Relief Funds Amid Swell Of Criticism

President Trump and others criticized "elite, wealthy institutions" for money allocated to them by a federal package. Now, Harvard and other schools are saying they won't accept.

Physicians and nurses wear personal protective equipment while they attend to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, Calif. on December 18, 2020.

As COVID-19 Cases Soar, Overwhelmed California Hospitals Worry About Rationing Care

As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.

People visit a showroom of the mobile payment powerhouse, Ant Financial, in China in 2018. Ant Financial, a spinoff from the Alibaba Group, was set to raise $37 billion in an IPO that regulators abruptly halted.

Regulators Squash Giant Ant Group IPO

The initial public stock offering of the Chinese financial company Ant Group, which would have been the world's largest stock offering of all time, has been put on hold.

Allie Clancy, an aspiring TV producer, had to cut short her dream internship at Boston's TD Garden arena. "I'm trying to get used to the idea that I might not get a job in my field for a little while.

Graduation Ceremony Postponed, Dream Internship Cut Short: 'I Have No Direction'

Allie Clancy, an aspiring TV producer, had to cut short her internship at Boston's TD Garden arena. "I'm trying to get used to the idea that I might not get a job in my field for a little while."

A coal train stops near the White Bluff Plant near Redfield, Ark. in 2014. Entergy Arkansas agreed to eventually stop using coal at this and another plant under a settlement with environmental groups, but a dark money nonprofit funded by Wyoming is pushing to keep them operating.

Wyoming Is Using Dark Money To Help Keep Coal Plants In Other States Open

Wyoming is quietly supporting action elsewhere to preserve its coal-dependent economy. Experts on money in politics say they've never seen this before and find it troubling.

North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday that it had recorded 1,107 new coronavirus infections, the state's highest one-day spike since the outbreak began.

North Carolina Reports Highest 1-Day Spike Of COVID-19 Cases

Health officials announced Saturday that they had recorded 1,107 new infections. The news comes as the state entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan on Friday.

Children attend online classes at the Crenshaw Family YMCA in Los Angeles. Schools are having a hard time covering the costs required for in-person and online learning during the pandemic.

Not All COVID-19 Aid Is Spent. But Schools, Cities And States Say They Need More

Republicans in Congress question whether schools, cities and states really need as much relief as President Biden and Democrats want to give them. At the local level, people say they're desperate.

Anthony Fauci and his wife, Christine Grady, spoke for a StoryCorps interview in Maryland on Nov. 17. He says he'll miss seeing their daughters this Thanksgiving, but he's proud of their decision to not join them.

In Running, Work And Parenting, Fauci Paces Himself For The 'Marathon'

At StoryCorps, Anthony Fauci talks with wife, Christine Grady, about parenting, running and work. He sees a link: "the idea of sticking with something and not giving up, even when it's painful."

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