A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. At least 10 people were confirmed … Read More
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and … Read More
Airlines and airports say they are stepping up security before next week’s presidential inauguration, with Delta, American, United and Alaska airlines saying they will prohibit passengers flying to the Washington area … Read More
Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed … Read More
A retired firefighter who is suspected of throwing a fire extinguisher at police during last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol has been arrested, a U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman … Read More
Both Pope Francis and former pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old Pope and the 93-year-old former pope … Read More
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s ban of U.S. President Donald Trump in a philosophical Twitter thread that is his first public statement on the subject. When Trump incited … Read More
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization arrived on Thursday in China’s central city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. … Read More
Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city, media reported. The fresh wave of … Read More
Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left the city of Flint with lead-contaminated water and a … Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump a second time on Wednesday. The House voted 232-197 in favour of an unprecedented second impeachment just one week … Read More
Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies across the U.S. after the insurrection at the Capitol last week. The challenge is now figuring out what’s real and … Read More
