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Germany lags the U.S. and others in the number of women on boards at major companies. "[N]ot many changes are made voluntarily, and progress is very slow," said the federal minister for women.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces new voluntary restrictions amid alarm at rapidly increasing coronavirus case numbers.

Churches resume in-person services and stadiums welcome sports fans as the country once again manages to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture rule "radically and abruptly alters decades of regulatory practice," a judge said, and would have added new burdens during a global pandemic.

A Connecticut man bought the small porcelain bowl for $35, then asked Sotheby's experts to appraise it. They valued the Ming dynasty piece at up to $500,000, but it sold for far more on Wednesday.

Amanda Gorman, who became a sensation after her poem at Joe Biden's inauguration, says a security guard told her she looked "suspicious."

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows 1 in 4 Black people do not plan to get vaccinated. Despite the attention on concern among Blacks, nearly 30% of whites feel the same way.

Last month, Vance's office received the former president's tax returns after a years-long battle, after the Supreme Court paved the way for a New York grand jury to obtain and review the documents.

The trial had been on a fast track, with many senators anxious to put it behind them and move on. But a vote to call witnesses threatened to stretch out the proceedings.

Luis Gallego, the CEO of International Airlines Group, wants "common testing standards and the introduction of digital health passes."