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Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., lead author of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, speaks during an event on police reform last year at the U.S. Capitol.

House Approves Police Reform Bill Named After George Floyd

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate.

President Biden signs documents in the Presidents Room at the U.S. Capitol after taking the oath of office.

Biden Called For Unity In His Inaugural Address. He Might Find It Hard To Come By

As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.

Adam Neumann speaks onstage during a WeWork event in 2019.

WeWork Prepares For A Second Act — Banking Its Future On The Rise Of Remote Work

After the ouster of its eccentric founder, the co-working startup made a seasoned real estate executive its CEO. Now it's hoping to go public and lure workers back to communal office space.

Flames rise from a liquor store and shops near the Third Police Precinct on May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

George Floyd's Arresting Officer Has Been Taken Into Custody

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer involved in George Floyd's death, has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The divide between Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump, seen here in the Oval Office in July 2020, is a symptom of something that's been brewing since long before the Trump era.

The Republican Rift Goes Far Deeper Than Just Trump And McConnell

The divide between the two very different GOP leaders is not all that surprising. But it's also a symptom of something that's been brewing since long before Trump.

Justin Brooks, project director of the California Innocence Project, in Berkeley ahead of a 100-mile march to Sacramento on September 30, 2018.

California Innocence Project Frees Another Client

After 29 years in prison for murdering her three children in a Los Angeles County house fire, JoAnn Parks was granted clemency and paroled. Her attorneys from the California Innocence project continue the fight to exonerate her.

'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf' Actor George Segal Dead At 87

The Oscar-nominated actor, who recently wrapped up an eighth season on the ABC show The Goldbergs, died on Tuesday morning of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, said in a statement.

Air conditioners on display in Baghdad. Congress's covid relief package will also phasedown the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, putting the U.S. in line with an international agreement to fight climate change.

Climate Action For Christmas? Omnibus Bill Includes Biggest Policy Shift In Years

Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures.

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles in April. Supply chain disruptions are hitting small-business owners across the United States.

Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse

A surge in imports is overwhelming transportation networks and testing supply chains, making life hard for small-business owners.

Three of the nation's top 10 methane-emitting landfills are in central Florida, including the Orange County Landfill pictured here, according to numbers provided by the facilities to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Your Trash Is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here's Why It Matters For The Climate

Landfills are among the nation's largest sources of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. But accurately measuring methane is a major challenge to reducing it.

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