On Wednesday, the president said that his administration’s move last week to eliminate an Obama-era program aimed at ensuring fair local housing policies would raise property values and reduce crime in the suburbs. The administration argued that the rule is a federal overreach into local communities and “overburdened communities with complicated regulations,” according to The New York Times.

The House Speaker announced on Wednesday that members of the US House of Representatives will have to wear masks while in the chamber. "The chair would further inform members and staff that they will not be permitted to enter the Hall of the House without wearing a mask," Pelosi said. The directive comes after Texas lawmaker Louis Gohmert said he tested positive for COVID-19.

The Kansas City Chiefs QB responded after noticing that once again the NFL Top 100 Players List landed him in the fourth position. Many fans and commentators aren't shying away from the view that he deserves a higher position. Mahomes is the youngest player to win both NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the league's history.

Hong Kong police made their first major arrests under the new national security law. They detained four students aged 16 to 21 on suspicion of "inciting secession." The police say the students made comments on social media that encouraged Hong Kong's independence.

The Dodgers pitcher has received an eight-game suspension over his actions in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday night’s 5-2 Dodgers win over the Astros. During the game, Kelly threw a pitch near the head of Alex Bregman and benches cleared after he taunted Carlos Correa. It was the Dodgers’ first game at Houston’s Minute Maid Field since the 2017 cheating scandal that they believe cost them the World Series. Many baseball fans are frustrated that Kelly has received a suspension for his behavior, but no Astros players were penalised over the cheating scandal.

The heads of four major US-based tech companies virtually testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in an antitrust hearing.

A New York Times survey of every public four-year college in the U.S. and many other top universities revealed at least 6,300 coronavirus cases tied to about 270 colleges over the course of the pandemic.

Engineering experts said photos of damage from last weekend’s storms reinforce the idea that building and maintaining a border fence so close to the river poses serious challenges.

Officials are investigating reports that residents have received seeds in the mail that they didn’t order, in packages that appear to be from China and Uzbekistan.

Rock icons Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair were supposed to tour together this summer, before the emergence of COVID-19. The two met for a Zoom conversation, moderated by the L.A. Times, that touched on sex, songwriting, politics, anger and misogyny.

CNN revealed that Justice Brett Kavanaugh urged his colleagues in a series of private memos to consider avoiding decisions in major disputes over abortion and subpoenas for President Trump's financial records.

Decades ago, Starbucks almost singlehandedly changed coffee culture by emphasizing the cafe experience. Because of the pandemic, that experience is vanishing—and so might Starbucks' reign.

In an interview with VICE UK, the British-Japanese musician talked about not being eligible for British awards, including the Mercury Prize and the BRITs, due to restrictive nationality clauses. Sawayama, who was born in Japan and moved to the UK as a child, cannot hold both passports as her birth country does not allow for dual citizenship.

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As first reported by Deadline Hollywood, Rae and Peele are teaming up to produce an adaptation of writer Leyna Krow’s short story about " young family who moves into their dream home, except for the gaping sinkhole in the backyard." The story's overall theme focuses on the question of female perfection and identity.