US hit by $7 billion weather disasters so far this year
Washington-- The US has been hit by seven separate climate disasters, each with losses exceeding $1 billion, through the end of April, according to...
New York Congressman George Santos charged by federal prosecutors
Washington-- US federal prosecutors have reportedly filed criminal charges against Congressman George Santos.
The charges, which remain under seal, were filed in the Eastern District...
Washington state bans assault weapons
Washington-- Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington state, has signed legislation to prohibit dozens of semiautomatic rifles.
The bill bans the sale, transfer, distribution, manufacture and...
Fox News cancels Tucker Carlson; CNN cuts ties with Don Lemon after 17 years
Los Angeles-- Tucker Carlson, the now-former Fox News primetime host and also a rumoured presidential hopeful, used to deride attempts by his critics to...
US Health Secretary violates Hatch Act: Govt watchdog
Washington-- US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act -- a law passed in 1939 that prohibits federal employees...
What’s next as Biden ends Covid national emergency?
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Washington-- People across the US are wondering "what's next?" as President Joe Biden has moved to end the Covid-19 national emergency, a...
US Supreme Court poised to end affirmative action
Washington-- The US Supreme Court is set to consider in two pending cases whether the country's colleges may continue to use race as a...
Newly-Elected US Congressman Shri Thanedar Attends US-India Security Council Meeting in Boston
LEXINGTON, MA— Newly-Elected US House of Representative Shri Thanedar (D-IL) attended a Meet and Greet meeting in Boston this month. The meeting was hosted...
White House to disband Covid response team in May
Washington-- The White House will disband its Covid-19 response team led by Indian-American physician Ashish Jha, as the public health emergency over the pandemic...
US railroad company ordered to sample for dioxins at Ohio train derailment site
Washington-- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has ordered railroad company Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio,...