Trump supporters force US Senate to recess, lockdown
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The US Senate recessed an Electoral College debate Wednesday after angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building, forcing a lockdown by police.
Protestors broke glass windows to...
Pence rejects Trump's demand to interfere in vote count
WASHINGTON
US Vice President Mike Pence rejected outgoing President Donald Trump's demand Wednesday that he interfere in Congress's counting of Electoral College votes, just minutes before lawmakers were set to...
US intel disputes Trump, says Russia behind mass hack
WASHINGTON
Russia was "likely" behind a sweeping hack of federal agencies and private companies, the US intelligence and investigative community said Tuesday, breaking with President Donald Trump.
The assessment was shared...
US senators to dispute Electoral College certification
WASHINGTON
Eleven Republican senators are planning to object to the Electoral College results this week, calling for an emergency audit in disputed states.
In a statement, senators and senator-elects, led by...
US: Fauci says COVID vaccine rollout 'disappointing'
WASHINGTON
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Thursday the US effort to rollout COVID-19 vaccines to Americans has so far been lackluster.
About 12.4 million doses of...
US stocks up with hopes of increase in stimulus checks
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US stocks opened Monday with gains to kick off the last trading week of 2020 on a higher note over hopes of Democrats pushing to increase the amount of...
Who was alleged Nashville bomber Anthony Warner?
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The late suspect in the Christmas Day bombing in the US city of Nashville is described by his neighbors as a quiet, introverted person, said local press accounts.
Warner, 63,...
Cuba slams US for pardoning war criminals
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Cuba on Monday blasted the US move to issue pardons for war criminals convicted of killing civilians in Iraq.
"The pardons granted to war criminals hired by the US as...
Less than 2M Americans vaccinated against virus so far
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Almost two million people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the most recent figures from the national public health institute.
While 1,944,585 people have taken the...
US attorney: Man behind Nashville bombing 'perished'
WASHINGTON
The man behind the Christmas Day bombing in the city of Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, the US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee said Sunday.
"We've...