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Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

Sens. Mark Warner and Mike Crapo, seen here making their way to the House chamber for President Trump's first State of the Union Address in 2018, are announcing an effort to expand access to capital for small businesses emerging from the pandemic.

Senators to announce coalition reaches $1 billion goal for minority, community lending

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, will join Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo at the Capitol Thursday to announce the funding.

The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte celebrates a big win by his VVD party in The Hague. Wednesday's vote will force far-right politician Geert Wilders into second place along with two other parties, the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Democracy party D66, exit polls predict.

Geert Wilders, 'Dutch Donald Trump,' Takes Second Place In Closely Watched Election

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party is celebrating a resounding win over populist Wilders' Party for Freedom, in a result that's being welcomed by centrists and progressives.

Mark Green, second from left, president of the International Republican Institute, testifies in 2014 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill.

Trump's Proposed USAID Head Knows Aid — And Politics

Mark Green is a former congressman, ambassador — and teacher of English in Kenya. What are aid groups saying about his nomination?

The U.S. Navy says the USS Michigan, a guided missile submarine, has docked in South Korea on a "routine visit." It is shown here in 2014 west of Manila, Philippines.

Dueling Shows Of Force As Tensions Ratchet Up On Korean Peninsula

As North Korea marked its military's anniversary with artillery drills, a U.S. guided missile submarine docked in South Korea and U.S. Navy ships conducted exercises with South Korea and Japan.

John Medeski Holds Court at The Jesus Room at Montreal Jazz Festival

"Gesu" is an Italian name for Jesus. "Le Gesu" is the name of the Jesuit church near Place des Arts in the heart of Montreal."The Jesus?" I…

Columns along the sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pay tribute to victims of COVID-19 at a Jan. 19 memorial. Just over a month later, a Monday evening ceremony will pay tribute to 500,000 Americans lives lost.

As U.S. Death Toll Surpasses Half A Million, Biden Plans To Order Flags To Half-Staff

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that at a Monday event marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will order flags on federal property to be lowered to half staff for five days.

Nearing Anniversary Of Devastating Fire, Notre Dame To Host A Good Friday Service

April 15 will mark the first anniversary of the fire that ripped through the cathedral. The Paris archbishop says he wants to send a "message of hope" through a small Good Friday service.

Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square on July 25, 2013. The giant rooster sculpture has since been relocated to the roof of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

With Surprising Sculptures, Katharina Fritsch Makes The Familiar Fun

The German sculptor is known for her giant roosters — one sits perched atop the National Gallery of Art. Here's a glimpse of her LA show, which is currently closed due to the coronavirus.

'Red House': A Kaleidoscope Of Family Dysfunction

In Mark Haddon's new book, two estranged siblings — and their disjointed families — share a holiday just after their mother's funeral. There's tension and tenderness, but the novel's several perspectives result in the literary equivalent of a dropped cellphone call.

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