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U.S. Agency for Global Media General Counsel David Kligerman stands for a portrait in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 25. He was one of the six executives who faced retaliation under the agency's former CEO, Michael Pack.

A Report Clears Federal Officials Who Were Suspended By A Trump Appointee Over VOA

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

Dozens of people in Micronesia are suing the Bank of Guam for seizing stimulus checks they deposited. The bank did so to help the IRS recover tax payments issued in error.

Overseas Bank Helped Recover IRS Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans. It Didn't Go Well

After accidentally sending stimulus checks to ineligible foreign citizens living overseas, the Internal Revenue Service is now asking some banks to help recover money, creating a legal mess.

The Ship Sinking Off Sri Lanka Looks Like A Lasting Environmental Disaster

Waves of plastic pellets are washing up on beaches in Sri Lanka. Marine biologist Asha de Vos says the microplastics are spreading in the water and scientists don't yet understand the full effects.

Essential Quality, with jockey Luis Saez, crosses the finish line to win the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Essential Quality Wins Belmont Stakes

It's a first Triple Crown win for trainer Brad Cox. "Our horse really showed his stamina," Cox said after the race.

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (second right) welcomes U.S. senators upon their arrival at the Songshan Airport in Taipei on Sunday. To his right are Democratic Sen. Christopher Coons of Delaware, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, members of the Armed Services Committee.

U.S. Senators Promise COVID-19 Vaccines For Taiwan Amid China Row

Taiwan is among a list of places that would receive 25 million doses from the U.S. in what the Biden administration says is the first tranche of at least 80 million doses to be distributed globally.

First prize went to this image of a porter in Kolkata. Photographer Tom Price took the image, then created a different backdrop: an empty, unidentified landscape emphasizing the loneliness of the migrant worker.

PHOTO WINNERS: We All Carry A Heavy Load But Let's Not Forget Moments Of Joy

The winning images in the All About Photos contest answer the question: What's in "Your Mind's Eye"? And also: What can you carry on your head?

President Biden is set to spend eight days in Europe, first meeting allies and partners in the U.K. and Brussels, and then meeting his Russian counterpart in Geneva.

From The Queen To Putin, Here's What Biden Has Planned For His Trip To Europe

President Biden will be in Europe for eight days, first meeting with allies and partners at the G7 and NATO summits. And then, he'll square off with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

GOP files campaign-finance complaint over Whitmer’s flight

The Michigan Republican Party filed a complaint with the state on Friday over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s reelection campaign paying for her use of a private…

Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention Arena Authority release venues economic impact study

Hospitality and entertainment venues are reopening. But while pandemic restrictions were in place, the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority…

Former President Trump's curiously wrinkled trousers appears to have overshadowed his speech Saturday at a Republican Party state convention in North Carolina.

Actually, Trump Was NOT Wearing His Pants Backward At A Weekend Rally

Trump's pants, it turns out, have legs. The unusual wrinkles in his attire raised an unlikely question: Could the former leader of the free world be wearing his suit pants backward?

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