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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for the third day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

2 more Republicans say they'll vote to confirm Jackson's Supreme Court nomination

A final vote before the full Senate is expected by the end of the week.

Zhou Xiaoxuan speaks to journalists and supporters on Sept. 14 outside the Haidian District People's Court in Beijing before a hearing in her case. She alleged that she was groped and forcibly kissed by prominent TV anchor Zhu Jun, who denies the allegations and has countersued for defamation. The court ruled there was not sufficient evidence of sexual harassment.

Court Ruling Deals A Blow To China's Faltering #MeToo Movement

An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.

As police and FBI agents continue their investigation into the shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, N.Y., last weekend, Congress is considering legislation to address domestic terrorism. Authorities say the attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred.

Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror

The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

Riot police watch a city bus burn on a street in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday. Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far-right group, which was planning to burn a Quran among other things, to a new location as a preventive measure.

Sweden links riots to criminal gangs that target police

Swedish police said riots that have shaken several cities are extremely serious crimes and suspect some protesters are linked to criminal gangs that intentionally target police.

The business model of luxury ski areas is again under scrutiny as the perils of climate change take hold in the Rocky Mountains.

Will skiing survive? Resorts struggle through a winter of climate and housing woes

In the West, ski resorts are banking on a Spring Break surge after a rough winter of prolonged drought, labor and housing shortages and frustrated customers.

Undated photo of Jane Dorotik wearing surgical mask.

Jane Dorotik on being finally free

Now 75 years old, Jane Dorotik is truly free after two decades in prison. She always maintained she was innocent.

Chester Higgins at his brownstone in Brooklyn, NY.

Chester Higgins' camera brings a 360 degree view to Black life

Acclaimed African-American photographer Chester Higgins has made dozens of trips to Africa since the 1970's to document the continent's history and culture. Now 75, he has no plans on slowing down.

Protesters of new lockdown measures in the Netherlands burned cars and COVID-19 testing sites, and fought with police.

Angered By New Coronavirus Restrictions, Protesters In Netherlands Clash With Police

Many people are angry that the Netherlands has imposed a new curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19 and new variants of the coronavirus.

Prashant Baid's search engine finds stores selling half-loaves of bread, in some of India's largest cities.

Too many slices in a full loaf of bread? This program helps find half-loaves for sale

Prashant Baid created halfloafnear.me for himself; he hates throwing out bread that's gone bad. But now, he says, the program has struck a chord with other people seeking to reduce food waste.

Law enforcement officers look at a memorial Thursday following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Texas school shooter entered Robb Elementary unobstructed, police say

Officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.

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