World
Almost 90% Covid Cases in Russian Capital Moscow are of Delta Variant, Says Mayor
Moscow recorded a pandemic high for new daily cases.
U.S. Issues New Guidance To Ease COVID-19 Assistance To Countries Hit By Sanctions
The United States on Thursday issued guidance easing the way for delivery of products such as face masks, ventilators and vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic to heavily sanctioned countries like Iran, Venezuela and Syria.
Senate GOP Hails New Interior Deputy As 'Voice Of Reason'
The Senate easily confirmed former Obama administration official Tommy Beaudreau as deputy secretary at the Interior Department on Thursday, a rare bipartisan moment in an increasingly bitter fight over President Joe Biden's policies on energy production...
In Trade Row, UK Asks EU To Delay Post Brexit 'SauSage Ban'
The European Union said Thursday that Britain has asked for a threemonth delay in bringing in some postBrexit trade checks that are causing tension between the two sides, and instability in Northern Ireland.
Authorities Find Escaped Federal Inmate In Tennessee
Federal agents on Wednesday captured a prison inmate who escaped from a minimum security facility in Tennessee, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Takeaways From Biden-Putin Summit: Skepticism, Respect
President Joe Bidens first overseas trip put his diplomatic and negotiating philosophy on display, as he rallied traditional U.S. democratic allies to confront new and old challenges and offered an often rosy take on the possibilities of cooperation with...
Death Penalty Sought In Texas Killing Of New Hampshire Pair
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged with capital murder in the killing of a New Hampshire couple whose bodies were found in a shallow grave on a South Texas beach.
Giuliani Gets First Shot At Excluding Materials From Raids
Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a courtappointed expert reviewer to determine what should never be seen by federal prosecutors.
Couple Pleads Guilty Of Travelling To Yukon For COVID Shot
A husband and wife accused of flying to a remote Indigenous community in Yukon Territory to get vaccinated for the coronavirus in January have each pleaded guilty to two counts of violating of the territorys Civil Emergency Measures Act.
Ex-CIA Worker Seeks To Represent Himself At Espionage Trial
A former CIA software engineer accused of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks notified a judge Tuesday that he wants to represent himself at an October retrial on espionage charges.
Coroner: Jail Death Of Black Man Changed To A Homicide
A coroner has changed the death certificate of a mentally ill Black man who died in a South Carolina jail earlier this year to say he died by homicide, attorneys for the man's relatives said Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia Executes Man for Offences Rights Groups Say He Committed as Minor
Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish was arrested in May 2015 and charged with protest-related offences, many of which occurred when he was 17
Govt Unveils Plan to Combat Domestic Terrorism Plaguing US
The government also wants to thwart the recruitment of violent extremists
Herders to Hoteliers: China Lures Millions of Tourists to Tibet
Tibet is heavily restricted to foreign journalists who have little chance to visit a sensitive region that Beijing says it 'peacefully liberated' in 1951.
Joe Biden Looks to Ease EU Trade Tensions Ahead of Meeting with Vladimir Putin
White House officials think they can build more good will with Europe ahead of the Putin face-to-face meeting.
Doctors Warn Of Burns From Asphalt As Heat Wave Hits US West
Doctors who work in Arizona and Nevada burn centers are warning of injuries from contact with superheated roadways and other surfaces as the first extreme heat wave of the year extends across the U.S. West.
