American norms and traditions have been trampled over the past four years. But even President Donald Trump never dared to mess with Thanksgiving — unlike his predecessor Franklin Roosevelt, who bit off more than he could chew when he tangled with Turkey Day, 81 years ago.
How Biden fared in his (virtual) global debut as US President
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London Without setting foot outside the White House, US President Joe Biden arrived on the world stage Friday, not once but twice. Biden joined virtual meetings in London and Munich, almost inconceivable before the p...
Hundreds of people were secretly vaccinated in Peru before official rollout, says President
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More than 480 people, including several ministers and a former president, were quietly vaccinated against Covid-19 in Peru even before the country's official vaccination campaign began, says President Francisco Saga...
Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina, dies at 90
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Buenos Aires Former Argentine President Carlos Menem died on Sunday, his daughter, Zulema Menem, has confirmed to CNN. He was 90 years old. Menem took office in July 1989 and promoted laws to reform the government an...
North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden
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A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court Thursday. David Kyle Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was ar...
Harvard Law Review elects its first Muslim president
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The Harvard Law Review has elected Hassaan Shahawy, a Los Angeles born and bred Egyptian American, as the first Muslim president in its 134-year history. Jennifer Heath, the program administrator and information sys...
Ecuador votes for president as voters lean toward socialism
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QuitoEcuadoreans choose a new president on Sunday, with many voters weary of painful economic austerity measures and eager for a return to socialism, encouraging left-wing candidate Andres Arauz who hopes to win with...
House impeachment managers request former President Donald Trump testify at trial
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The House impeachment managers are requesting former President Donald Trump testify before or during his Senate impeachment trial, making the request in a letter Wednesday that raises the stakes of the trial schedul...
Following controversial remarks by Tanzania’s president, WHO urges country to stick to science in fight against Covid-19
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging officials in Tanzania to follow science in the fight against the coronavirus, after the country's president said the approved vaccines are "dangerous" and that "not all ...
ACLU, for first time in its 101-year history, elects an African American as its president
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Deborah Archer, a clinical law professor at New York University, has been elected as the new president of the American Civil Liberties Union -- the first Black person to hold the position. The ACLU made the announce...
Joe Biden just made his first big mistake as president
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There's a golden rule in politics: Don't mess with a member in his or her home state unless you want trouble. Which is why it's more than a little perplexing that Vice President Kamala Harris gave an interview to a ...
ABC News president James Goldston is stepping down
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New York (CNN Business)ABC News president James Goldston, who has led the network news division for the past seven years, is stepping down at the end of March. Goldston announced the decision in an internal memo on T...
Seattle Mariners president steps down after comments surface in which he disparaged baseball players
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Seattle Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather resigned from the Major League Baseball club after disparaging comments he made earlier this month were made public over the weekend, according to an announcement Mond...