A U.S. House committee, dominated by Republicans, has concluded that COVID-19 likely originated from a laboratory mishap. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, after a detailed two-year investigation involving more than a million documents, believes the virus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, partly funded by the U.S. ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges has dismissed the case after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon to his son. District Judge Maryellen Noreika’s decision to close the case came one week before the junior Biden was to be sentenced after being convicted by a jury o...
In a significant push for gender equality, 46 senators have urged President Joe Biden to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before the GOP-majority term. The ERA, passed by Congress in 1972 and ratified by 38 states by 2020, seeks to guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex. Despite fulfilling ratification prerequisites, its formal...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his vow to block a deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire US Steel. “I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan,” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, […]
Another 220 deaths have been discovered at the Canadian Indian Residential Schools, raising the province of Ontario’s total to 656. According to a recent coroner’s report, the exhaustive investigation, probing files and formerly sealed criminal records, identified infectious diseases as the predominant cause of death. However, some...
Houston Texans player Azeez Al-Shaair has apologized to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence after a controversial play resulted in a concussion for the latter. Al-Shaair said the tackle was not intentional, and that his aim in football is always fair competition, not to injure others. As well, the Muslim player said he was disapp...
Amnesty International has appealed to outgoing President Joe Biden to safeguard the estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to re-enter office with aggressive deportation plans, Amnesty emphasizes the critical need for Biden to act swiftly. Amnesty highlights Trump’s harsh immigration tactics, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his ambassador to the UK. “I am pleased to announce that Warren A. Stephens, one of the most successful businessmen in the Country, has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Monday that it is in “active conversations” with Türkiye, Qatar and Egypt to broker a cease-fire to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. “Without doubt, 100% of our energy and effort is being put to try to get this, and really the main stumbling block continues [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had nominated Charles Kushner, a prominent New Jersey businessman, to serve as ambassador to France. Kushner is the father of Jared Kushner, who is a son-in-law of Trump. “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to...
