New Republican ads attack Democrats on Build Back Better — which will actually raise taxes on wealthiest Americans

The omicron variant of Covid-19, first identified in South Africa, has been detected in locations from Australia to Germany and Canada, showing the difficulties of curtailing new strains.

Sri Lanka is investigating a sharp rise in kitchen explosions caused by cooking gas that have reportedly killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others, parliament heard Monday. The government is now probing LPG supplies after a dozen blasts...

Inside the White House a debate rages over how hard the president should attack Republicans heading into the midterms.

Even during a raging public health disaster, caution and common sense usually make good law. Happily, a federal district judge in Delaware showed both virtues in a Nov. 19 order delaying proceedings in a public health case.