3 dead in gun store shooting in New Orleans suburb

A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said. The shooter also died.
21 February 2021, 05:30 AM

Trump seeks return to spotlight with address to conservative meeting

Former US President Donald Trump will seek to return to the political spotlight in an address to a major meeting of conservatives, a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday, as the Republican plots his post-White House moves.
21 February 2021, 04:02 AM

Woman, 90, treks miles in snow to get vaccinated

A 90-year-old American woman trudged six miles in a foot of snow with two walking sticks to get her coronavirus vaccination.
20 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden for deepening ties with Bangladesh

US President Joe Biden has welcomed the new Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States, and expressed his government’s desire to deepen the strong and abiding friendship between the two countries by advancing common goals.
20 February 2021, 09:39 AM

US consults Japan, S Korea on N Korea review

The United States Thursday consulted jointly with South Korea and Japan, allies often at odds with each other, as President Joe Biden reviews how to move forward on North Korea.
19 February 2021, 18:00 PM

It is official: US back in the Paris climate club

The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades.
19 February 2021, 15:33 PM

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country starting Friday as they wait for courts to decide on their cases, unwinding one of the Trump administration’s signature immigration policies that President Joe Biden vowed to end.
19 February 2021, 08:37 AM

Three Bangladeshi students die in Canada road crash

Three students from Bangladesh died yesterday morning in a car crash south of Arborg, Manitoba in Canada, reports CBC News Canada.
19 February 2021, 06:59 AM

US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

Life expectancy in the United States dropped a staggering one year during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused its first wave of deaths, health officials are reporting.
18 February 2021, 11:41 AM

Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights

China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, US President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation’s handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang.
17 February 2021, 08:13 AM

20 dead, millions endure record cold, power cut in US

A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm.
17 February 2021, 04:55 AM

Trump urges Senate Republicans to dump McConnell

Donald Trump urged Republican senators Tuesday to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader in the Senate following his withering criticism of the former US president after his impeachment trial.
17 February 2021, 03:53 AM

Biden plans to 'recalibrate' Saudi relations, will call Netanyahu soon - White House

US President Joe Biden plans to recalibrate US relations with Saudi Arabia and will communicate through Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz rather than Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday.
16 February 2021, 19:08 PM

‘Democracy is fragile’

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Senate’s acquittal of former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection was a reminder that democracy was fragile, and every American had a duty to defend the truth.
14 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

It is still Donald Trump’s Republican Party - at least for now.
14 February 2021, 11:39 AM

White House aide resigns after threatening reporter

White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned, the day after he was suspended for issuing a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter.
14 February 2021, 05:26 AM

US Senate acquits Trump as Republicans save him in impeachment again

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday in his second impeachment trial in a year, with fellow Republicans blocking conviction over the former president’s role in the deadly assault by his supporters on the US Capitol.
14 February 2021, 03:15 AM

Republican enthusiasm for second Trump term ebbs

Senate Republicans, while likely to acquit former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, showed little enthusiasm this week for a possible second White House bid in 2024 after reliving his supporters’ deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.
13 February 2021, 18:00 PM

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

US top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
13 February 2021, 05:12 AM

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of his term, the White House said Friday, echoing an unfulfilled campaign promise from Barack Obama's administration.
13 February 2021, 04:49 AM