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'Walk the Line,' 'Brokeback' Tops at Globes

The Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line and cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain won top awards at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood Monday night. The television drama and comedy awards went, respectively, to Lost and Desperate Housewives.

Biden offers preemptive pardons to Jan. 6 committee, Milley, Fauci

Biden's novel step of preemptive pardons is meant to protect people from the threat of "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions."

Dozens of ambassadorial jobs remain vacant, as do some 30 top jobs at State Department headquarters requiring Senate confirmation — positions from deputy secretary of state on down to regional assistant secretaries.

Worries Grow As Top Posts Remain Vacant At State Department

The administration has cleared out the State Department's top echelons. Congress is noticing the vacuum. So are other countries: Mexico's visiting foreign secretary went straight to the White House.

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is shown speaking in New Hampshire in May, before he announced his candidacy. Two months later, most of his campaign staff quit. Now, he finds himself in the top tier in the race for the nomination.

For Gingrich, A Slow And Steady Climb To The Top

This summer, the former House speaker's campaign seemed to bottom out when most of his staff quit. Now, the 68-year-old finds himself in the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. He credits his rise in the polls to his "serious, substantive approach" to the issues.

Women Take Top Billing In WrestleMania

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women.

Black Artists Comprise 'Billboard's Top 10'

For the first time in history, all 10 acts on the "Billboard Top 10" are black. Nine of the 10 are rap acts, and the top spot is held by Pop/R&B songstress Beyonce and Dancehall Reggae star Sean Paul.

Fencing is placed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds on Thursday, the day after pro-Trump rioters stormed the building. Lawmakers from both parties have criticized the U.S. Capitol Police's response to the security breach.

Top Capitol Security Officials Resign After Insurrection Under Pressure From Lawmakers

Lawmakers took aim at top Capitol security officials the day after a mob of pro-Trump extremists breached the building and forced evacuations. Now top Capitol security officials have quit.

La familia de una víctima de la violencia domestica de DeKalb la recuerda como una persona amable

Jasmine Dejournette, 31, fue asesinada el martes por la mañana en su apartamento en lo que el Departamento de Policía de DeKalb describió como un asunto de violencia doméstica.

Hand touching water coming out of a faucet.

Ciudades del norte de Illinois encontraron niveles elevados de plomo en el agua Esto es lo que pueden hacer los residentes al respecto.

Oficiales recientemente detectaron niveles elevados de plomo en el agua potable en varias ciudades del norte de Illinois, incluidas Aurora y Elgin. Es probablemente debido a un nuevo método de prueba requerido. La directora de noticias de WNIJ, Jenna Dooley, habló con la periodista ambiental Jess Savage sobre los detalles.

Trump dijo que reactivará el programa "Remain in Mexico" ("Permanecer en México"): te explicamos de qué se trata

Si sólo tienes unos segundos, lee estas líneas:El presidente Donald Trump declaró en la toma de posesión que restituirá el programa "Permanecer en México", surgido durante su primer mandato y eliminado en la administración de Joe Biden tras un fallo de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. “Permanecer en México” (o “Remain in Mexico”) oficialmente llamado “MPP”: “Protocolos de Protección Migratoria”, consistía en que los inmigrantes debían esperar en México mientras buscaban asilo en los Estados Unidos hasta la fecha de comparecencia ante un juez de inmigración de EE. UU.El Embajador de México en Estados Unidos dijo el mismo 20 de enero que Estados Unidos “está en su derecho” de restaurar la política, pero “nosotros no lo compartimos, tenemos un enfoque distinto”.

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