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Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, seen here speaking to reporters in the Senate subway in October 2020, will not seek a seventh term in office in 2022.

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby Won't Seek Reelection

Shelby is the fourth GOP senator to announce he won't seek reelection in 2022.

Former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump leave the White House on Jan. 20, President Biden's Inauguration Day. Trump is facing an impeachment trial in the Senate this week.

Lawyers for the former president say that he did not directly call for violence in his remarks to supporters on Jan. 6 — and that in any event he should not be on trial. Read the brief in full.

Upstate poison control calls in 2020 involved cleaning products, hand sanitizer, drug overdoses

The Upstate New York Poison Center didn’t get more calls than usual during 2020. But the pandemic did lead to some changes in the kinds of calls, as well…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, Calif., on March 14, 2019. Tesla announced on Monday it would invest $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

It Doesn't Get More Buzzy Than This: Tesla Is Investing $1.5 Billion In Bitcoin

The automaker and the cryptocurrency have a lot in common: Soaring values, idealistic fans and plenty of skeptics. Now Tesla is investing in Bitcoin and plans to accept it for car purchases, too.

Immunocompromised New Yorkers can sign up at state vaccine sites starting Feb. 14

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that state-run vaccination sites will begin accepting appointments for immunocompromised New Yorkers, beginning Feb.…

Workers search through debris at a warehouse, after it was reportedly hit in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on July 2, 2020. More than 233,000 people have died as a result of the war.

Critic Of U.S. Role In Yemen Responds To Biden's Plans To Pull Back

Shireen Al-Adeimi of Michigan State University argues the U.S. has done "everything except for pulling the trigger" in the war in Yemen. She tells NPR she's skeptical of a U.S. role in creating peace.

Los Angeles County prosecutors took District Attorney George Gascón to court and won a ruling Monday, putting on hold some of his criminal justice reforms that would reduce sentences for criminals.

Judge Blocks LA District Attorney's Reforms

A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.

Watch live: Trump impeachment trial in the Senate

Former President Donald Trump is on trial for a second time in the Senate. This time, the House has impeached Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection.…

Lawyer Bruce Castor Jr, a member of former President Donald Trump's legal team, is seen on Capitol Hill as preparations for the former president's trial are made on Monday in Washington, D.C.

A Pa. Swing County Claims Both A Trump Lawyer And Impeachment Manager As Its Own

Although it's a coincidence on opposing sides of the impeachment, Bruce Castor Jr. and Rep. Madeleine Dean's presence is symbolic of the outsize role that Montgomery County has in national politics.

Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly over the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Tuesday.

U.S. Carriers Train In South China Sea In Likely Signal To Beijing

The move appears to be a show of strength meant to signal the new administration's determination to stand firm against China's steady encroachment in the strategic waterway.

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