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Peter Kenyon Reports On Yesterday's House Committee Hearing

on the White House's acquisition of FBI background files. Former White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum took responsibility for the file transfer...but most of the hearing was spent grilling Craig Livingstone, the former Director of White House Personnel Security. Livingstone resigned from his post yesterday.

White House Turns 2000

Two hundred years ago this week, a horse-drawn carriage arriving from Quincy, Massachusetts, pulled up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., delivering President John Adams into the home then known as the President's house. Over the years, the White House has survived a fire and numerous renovations. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Gary Walters, Chief Usher of the White House.

Biden and House Speaker McCarthy to meet at White House on debt ceiling

In just over three weeks, the government is expected to run out of money to pay its bills if the debt ceiling isn't raised.

African-American patients with chronic kidney disease were half as likely to use an electronic health portal than were non-black patients.

Online Health Tools Might Not Help The People Who Need It Most

An online portal to manage chronic kidney disease sounds great, but poor, older or black people were less likely to use it. That means the shift to e-health could make health disparities worse.

A chemical irritant that onions use to protect themselves against animals is released when we cut them, making us cry.

Stop Crying! Tear-Free Onions Are Here

For years, people have been crying about how chopping onions brings on the waterworks. Well, there's finally a tearless onion, but the allium has not quite caught on with the general public yet.

On Monday, French activists demonstrated against French-Polish director Roman Polanski, accused of a string of sexual assaults, prior to a screening in Paris.

Instead of #MeToo, French Women Say 'Out Your Pig'

In the wake of the #MeToo hashtag following reports of Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse, French women came up with a hashtag of their own. #BalanceTonPorc or "out your pig" shows no signs of abating.

Residents of Jelma, Tunisia are seen near the town's abandoned train station on February 29. Jelma is located about 21 miles from Sidi Bouzeid, where in 2011 Mohamed Bouazizi died after setting himself on fire. His death kicked off popular youth-led protests and ultimately, the Arab Spring.

Tunisia's Youth Still Struggle A Decade After The Uprising

The Arab Spring uprising led to a transition to democracy in Tunisia, but young people decry widespread corruption and a lack of job opportunities. It's led to protests, including self-immolation.

Xochitl Garnica with the Raceme Farm Collective, which wants to add a greenhouse and solar powered lighting. They hope to pay for that with a grant from the Portland Clean Energy Fund.

Climate Justice Fund Counters 'Centuries Of Underinvestment'

Portland, Oregon, will fund clean energy in communities that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That's an idea that's part of President-elect Joe Biden's sweeping climate plan.

Snow falls on Saturday in Kansas City before a game between the Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium. More than a foot of snow fell in some regions of the Midwest.

Deadly Winter Storm Reaches Mid-Atlantic After Hitting The Midwest

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to thousands of calls and warned of hours-long delays, as officials across the region urged residents to stay home amid downed trees and snow-covered roads.

When A Chicken Sandwich Is Not Just A Chicken Sandwich

After Popeyes introduced its new crispy fried chicken sandwich, it started a Twitter war. How did it blow up, and what does it mean for companies eager to capitalize on viral marketing?

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