Trump to face judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Donald Trump is due in federal court today to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, facing a

New treatment studies bring hope for millions suffering from brain fog and other long COVID symptoms

The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious

Gov’t accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales

China's Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg yesterday with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island

Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says

The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there’s been local spread in

In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present; outside, he campaigned

Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a thumbs-up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal

The Great Grift: How billions in Covid-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted

Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. But so did a U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and a roofing contractor in Montana.

Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with Russia; campaign says she misspoke

  Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign

Biden consults with Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima

President Joe Biden arrived in Japan yesterday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a

Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

President Joe Biden said yesterday he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea

Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event

During a contentious CNN town hall yesterday , former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6,

Cyberwarriors thwarted 2020 Iran election hacking attempt

Iranian hackers broke into to a system used by a U.S. municipal government to publish election results in 2020 but were discovered by cyber soldiers operating abroad and kicked

Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims

Fox News agreed yesterday to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit that would have exposed

Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed

A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court today for a hearing to decide whether he should

US, allies conduct more drills in face of North threat

The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise yesterday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military training to counter

US guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested today [Macau time] in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues, an alarming breach that has raised fresh questions about America’s ability to safeguard its most sensitive secrets.

South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months yesterday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats,

Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service: What to know

Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no option to pay with a

Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school

A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school yesterday and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by

DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy

Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. He

Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah

China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties to the

Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest

Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college

America’s college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Rates fell despite economic upheaval, which typically drives more people into higher education.

How passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight

A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said yesterday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds

Cartoonists criticize ‘Dilbert’ creator over racist remarks

Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the disgraced

Coronavirus origins still a mystery three years into pandemic

A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese

Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S.

Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at home

Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The

Biden’s State of the Union to tout policy wins on economy

U.S. President  Rather than laying out major new policy proposals, Biden was expected to devote much of his speech to highlighting his efforts over the past two

Ex-student gets 8 years for spying for Chinese government

A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists and

Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting

For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity — and a culinary heaven worth visiting for anybody near

In Washington, ‘classified’ is synonymous with ‘controversy’

Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server that included classified information. Donald Trump has risked criminal charges by refusing

Having elected House speaker, Republicans try governing

Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will try to govern. Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first tests yesterday as the

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the

Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’

A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered

Red, white, blue theme for French White House state dinner

Butter-poached Maine lobster, beef with shallot marmalade and an American cheese trio will be served when French President Emmanuel Macron takes his seat Thursday as the

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