Новости за 07.01.2022

On Friday, a Georgia judge sentenced the three men who chased down and killed Ahmaud Arbery to life in prison for murder, with only one of the men receiving the possibility of parole.

Angela Merkel refused to call herself a feminist, but the former German chancellor set an example that has set a path to female leadership today.

A new Smithsonian exhibit challenges visitors to draw on their own inspiration and creativity to imagine a better world.

Sidney Poitier, who launched his on-screen acting career in the 1950s, transformed how Black people were portrayed in films. In addition to his Academy Award- and Oscar-winning performances, Mr. Poitier is remembered for his grace and dignity. He died on Friday at 94.

For many, the pandemic has brought greater isolation. But a new U.S. Census Bureau survey shows that, for some parents, greater seclusion during the early months of the pandemic opened up space for something else: quality time with their children.

On Friday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and vaccine mandate for health care workers. A decision will follow in the coming days or weeks.

From teens in Tanzania to community college students in the U.S., mothers are getting more encouragement and help to stay in school.

The Monitor interviewed nearly two dozen people at the Capitol Jan. 6 to put together a fuller picture of that day and to discern where America may be heading.