In Farewell Speech, Udall Says Senate Has Become ‘Graveyard for Progress’
Senator Tom Udall, a retiring New Mexico Democrat, used his parting speech as a call to kill the legislative filibuster, arguing that it had caused paralysis and prevented action on big issues.
The Nation Reached ‘Safe Harbor.’ Here’s What That Means.
President Trump’s efforts to overturn the presidential election are nearing the end of the line.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Britons became the first people in the world to receive a fully tested vaccine.
Army Finds ‘Major Flaws’ at Fort Hood; 14 Officials Disciplined
Several officials were fired or suspended after an investigation into the culture at Fort Hood in Texas. Women were “preyed upon” but afraid to report sexual harassment, investigators found.
Bad Sex in Fiction Award Is Canceled, as 2020 Was Bad Enough
Editors of the Literary Review, which has given the award for almost 30 years, said the public had been “subjected to too many bad things this year to justify exposing it to bad sex as well.”
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State
The Silicon Valley company said hackers — almost certainly Russian — made off with tools that could be used to mount new attacks around the world.
Helen LaFrance, Folk Artist of Rural Kentucky, Dies at 101
Her vibrant “memory paintings,” which drew comparisons to the work of Grandma Moses and other regional artists, brought her renown late in life.
Barack Obama Opens Up About Writing ‘A Promised Land’
He invited authors and historians to the White House and had already published a best-selling memoir. That didn’t make writing his latest book, “A Promised Land,” any less of a grind.
18 Days After Giving Birth, Woman Dies From Covid-19
Erika Becerra, 33, was intubated almost immediately after she gave birth to her first son, Diego. Her brother said she never got to hold the boy.
Ohio Man Is Shot Dead by a Deputy Searching for Someone Else
Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., 23, was fatally shot by a member of a fugitive task force on Friday as he was returning home with sandwiches, the authorities and lawyers for his family said.
Jack Steuf Found Forrest Fenn’s Hidden Treasure
Jack Stuef, 32, a medical student from Michigan, located a stash of gold nuggets, gemstones and pre-Columbian artifacts that had been hidden by the art dealer Forrest Fenn as part of a treasure hunt.
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