US to lift restrictions Nov 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers
he White House on Friday will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that had barred much...
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US to resume Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy in November
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to restart by mid-November a program begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced asylum seekers to wait...
US to lift Canada, Mexico land border restrictions in Nov for vaccinated visitors
The United States will lift restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in early November, ending historic curbs on...
Biden, Xi plan U.S.-China virtual summit before year’s end, U.S. says
The United States and China have agreed in principle for their presidents to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, a senior U.S. administration official...
US Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida after Cuba takes hit
Hurricane Ida churned toward the U.S. Gulf coast on Saturday, forecast to gather strength in coming hours and prompting evacuations of flood-prone New Orleans neighborhoods...
UK, U.S. impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning
Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning one year ago of...
FDA authorizes Covid-19 vaccine boosters for the immunocompromised
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc for people with compromised immune systems....
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...
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...