In a first under Biden, detainee transferred out of Guantanamo Bay
President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday that it had transferred its first detainee from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, a Moroccan man...
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Biden’s $6 trillion budget plan draws partisan scorn and praise
U.S. President Joe Biden released his 2022 budget on Friday, calling for $6 trillion in spending by stitching together his most ambitious spending proposals. Republicans criticized the...
Republicans in US Senate block probe of Capitol riot
Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters, despite...
Family of Black man shot and killed by Delaware police sues the force
The sister of a Black man shot to death by Delaware police in January sued the officers on Wednesday, saying her brother’s death was not...
Biden to push trillions in investment, plead for police reform in Congress speech
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping $1.8 trillion package for families and education in his first joint speech to Congress on Wednesday,...
Biden calls U.S. gun deaths a ‘national embarrassment’ after Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he faces an uphill...
Two Capitol Police officers sue Trump over Jan. 6 riots
Two U.S. Capitol Police officers have filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, saying he incited the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection and was responsible...
No early indication of racial motive in Atlanta-area spa shootings, authorities say
The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta on Tuesday indicated he had issues with sexual addiction...
Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Wu
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice, the economy...
US says more than 300 people charged to date over Capitol riots
The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the deadly storming of the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s...
Saudi crown prince approved operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, US intelligence says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to...
US begins processing asylum seekers as Biden unwinds Trump program
The United States began rolling back one of former President Donald Trump’s most restrictive immigration policies on Friday, allowing in the first of thousands of...
US storms delay COVID-19 vaccines in all 50 states
The United States has a backlog of six million COVID-19 vaccine doses due to winter storms and power outages weather, White House officials said at...
US CDC recommends schools reopen with masks and rigid health protocols
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance for U.S. schools to reopen, recommending universal mask-wearing and physical distancing as...
Vaccinations under way, US turns to educating skeptics, economic aid
The United States extended its rollout of the first authorized COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, inoculating healthcare workers with an eye toward convincing skeptical Americans to...
White House considers lifting European travel restrictions
The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five...
With US hospitals overrun, surgeon general urges Americans to ‘hold on’
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Tuesday pleaded with Americans to grasp “the severity of the moment” and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemic, as...
Russia chases off US warship in row over waters in Sea of Japan
Russia said on Tuesday one of its warships caught and chased off a U.S. destroyer operating illegally in its territorial waters in the Sea of...
Cyprus and US sign agreement on technological and scientific cooperation
A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of science and technology was signed on Tuesday between Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and US Undersecretary...
Foreign minister meets US assistant secretary of state (Updated)
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides met US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Rene Clarke Cooper on Monday to discuss the current eastern Mediterranean situation...