Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19, including Pelosi and Ledecky

President Biden on Friday will give the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 19 people - with recipients covering nearly every corner of American life.

Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly

Google’s preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Department lawyers argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.

Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape

Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was seized with worry about the potential political damage from a tape that showed Trump bragging about grabbing women sexually without their permission, longtime Trump adviser Hope Hicks testified Friday at his hush money trial.

Zelenskyy urges UK’s Cameron to speed up weapons deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the UK to speed up weapons deliveries during a visit by Foreign Secretary David Cameron as ammunition shortages undercut Kyiv’s ability to hold the frontline.

Ex-government employee charged with falsely accusing co-workers of joining Capitol riot

A former government employee has been charged with repeatedly submitting fake tips to the FBI reporting that several of his co-workers in the intelligence community were part of a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court filings unsealed Friday.

UN official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already ‘full-blown’

A top U.N. official said that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.

Trump lurches into vacuum created by Biden’s days of silence on campus protests

Protests on college campuses that turned violent this week handed President Joe Biden a political headache and former President Donald Trump a new attack line. It was not until late Thursday morning that Biden broke his silence on the matter, which lasted for more than a week.

Shallow yet satisfying, Stellar Blade is a showcase of Korean beauty

Cyberpunk adventure a fantastic, if flawed, attempt at a big-budget single-player action game

Judge in Trump’s hush money case clarifies gag order doesn’t prevent ex-president from testifying

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has clarified that the gag order pertaining to the former president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf.

Ethnic celebrations help outsiders discover rich local traditions

Dozens of ethnic groups with rich cultures and traditions are just waiting to be discovered and celebrated on the Continent. Here are some events and activities where you can get to know the minorities of Europe: