The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump’s attempt to block the release of White House records to a House of Representatives panel investigating last year’s deadly attack on the US Capitol. The high court’s 8-1 decision clears the way for the National Archives to share over 700 documents with t...
A defiant President Joe Biden acknowledged missteps Wednesday but hailed a year of “enormous progress” on the US economy as he took stock of his first year in office. In a news conference marking his first 12 months, Biden touted a period of unprecedented job creation, infrastructure improvements, and a growing economy. He said th...
Oxfam International’s latest report on global inequality shows how 21,000 people died each day of the pandemic, while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer. Using data from Forbes, the report found the 10 richest people in the world more than doubled their collective wealth since COVID-19 hit in March of 2020. Meanwhile, the inco...
The U.S. and U.S.-based Cuban organizations have sent roughly seven tonnes of powdered milk to Cuba. The island is suffering from severe shortages of food and medicine. This is the result of the tightening of a US embargo on Cuba by former president Donald Trump. President Biden has not lifted it. It is also because […]
The “largest mass assembly of poor people and low-wage workers in this nation’s history” will converge on Washington, D.C. on June 18. The event is being organized by the Poor People’s Campaign and its partners. That includes members and allies of organized labor, the civil rights movement, and religious communities from across the U.S. The [...
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden packed food boxes while volunteering Sunday ahead of the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. They joined hunger relief organization Philabundance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is a nationwide effort to transform the federal holida...
Six people were hospitalized after a shooting Friday night outside a popular concert venue in Eugene, Oregon. One of the victims was critically injured, Eugene police said. Authorities took five people to a hospital. A sixth victim went there on their own, police said. No arrests have been made at this time.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is not certain his voting rights agenda will pass the Senate after he failed to secure sufficient backing from his own Democratic party. Immediately after a last-ditch meeting to persuade party members, Biden said he hoped “we can get this done but I’m not sure.” “It’s about election [&...
Aviation regulators briefly halted flights from U.S. airports on the West Coast as a precaution Monday, after North Korea launched a high-speed missile test. The ground stop paused departures from an unspecified number of airports for less than 15 minutes. North Korea’s hypersonic missile flew at nearly 10 times the speed of sound into waters ...
Virginia state senator Amanda Chase was criticized by Muslim and Jewish groups for comments against ending mask mandates. In a Facebook post on her personal page, Chase attempted to draw parallels between masks and the niqab – a face veil worn by some Muslim women. In her post, Chase claimed that the Muslim face-covering was […]
