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Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, would be the first African American in the job. But confirming Austin to the top civilian spot in the Defense Department would require a waiver.

Sundar Pichai addressed employees in an internal email after thousands of them publicly criticized the tech giant for pushing out a top artificial intelligence researcher.

The former fourth grade teacher, principal and state education commissioner will take the reins at the U.S. Department of Education as the fight intensifies over school reopening.

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

The forecast calls for 3 to 5 major hurricanes. The agency also said it's revising upwards what counts as the "normal" number of storms in a season.

The NFL has signed new long-term broadcast rights agreements with multiple media partners valued at more than $110 billion over 11 years. The new agreements will start with the 2023 season.

The New York rapper, best known as the husky voice behind top-of-the-millennium hit single "Whoa!," died April 17 in Atlanta.

Among the names: Cecilia Rouse is nominated as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. If confirmed, she'll be the first Black woman, and just the fourth woman overall, to lead the CEA.

Among the staffers named: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond will lead Biden's Office of Public Engagement, and Jen O'Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a "three-week pause" to curb coronavirus cases in the state. A Trump administration official encouraged residents to "rise up" against the restrictions.