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The White House announced lately that the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States had reached 1 million, which evolved into a grim milestone. The US government cannot absolve itself from the blame for the pandemic that broke out and spread rapidly across the United States in...

The White House announced lately that the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States had reached 1 million, which evolved into a grim milestone. The US government cannot absolve itself from the blame for the pandemic that broke out and spread rapidly across the United States in...

On Sunday (june27,2021), the United States launched air strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iranian backed militants in response to what the Pentagon said were drone attacks by these militants on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq. The British based Syrian Observatory for human rights said...

In our crowded media ecosystem, the biggest story of the week is one the White House is hoping you won’t notice. Inflation grew by 5 percent last month, the sharpest increase in 13 years. American families have noticed, with prices of gas, building materials, cars and food shooting upward...

Missouri has become the latest COVID-19 hot spot in the U.S., recording the country’s highest rate in new infections, a surge health officials have largely attributed to the highly transmissible delta variant and vaccine hesitancy. In Missouri, which reported more than 800 new cases on...

In Geneva and in the weeks that follow, President Joe Biden is testing his own approach to Vladimir Putin's Russia and his aggression -- on the world stage, in cyberspace and against his domestic opposition. After their afternoon summit in the Swiss capital, Biden said give him time to see if...

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders. In a statement, obtained by The Associated Press, Austin...

In our crowded media ecosystem, the biggest story of the week is one the White House is hoping you won’t notice. Inflation grew by 5 percent last month, the sharpest increase in 13 years. American families have noticed, with prices of gas, building materials, cars and food shooting upward...

A man in a pick-up truck drove into cyclists taking part in a charity bike ride in Arizona, leaving six of them in a critical condition. The incident happened at about 07:25 (14:25 GMT) in Show Low, a city about 180 miles north-east of Phoenix. Police said the suspect, described as a...

WASHINGTON — An agency of the U.S. Congress said in a report on Tuesday (June 1) that the U.S. Commerce Department failed to do its part in protecting national security and preventing sensitive technology from falling into the hands of the Chinese military. The Commerce Department has been...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize. The...

WASHINGTON — El presidente Joe Biden promulgó una ley que establece un nuevo feriado federal que conmemora el fin de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos, y dijo creer que será uno de los mayores honores que tendrá al ejercer la presidencia. El mandatario firmó la ley que hace del Juneteenth, o 19 de...

Law enforcement authorities are considering prosecutions for alleged participants in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol that go beyond such crimes as unlawful entry, theft and destruction of property, striking an officer, and homicide [“Jan. 6 defendant faces rare weapons charge,” Metro, June 18]...

It was a good day for the insurrectionists. Senate Republicans voted in lockstep on Tuesday to block the landmark voting rights bill, in effect embracing the disenfranchisement of non-White voters under the “big lie” justification that widespread voter fraud denied Donald Trump reelection...

A heatwave has hit large parts of the US Pacific Northwest and Canada, sending records tumbling. The US National Weather Service has issued heat warnings for much of Washington and Oregon states. Parts of California and Idaho are also affected. On Saturday temperatures in Seattle, Washington...