WASHINGTON – Nearly three in four US counties saw population declines in 2021 as the nation grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Census Bureau data. The figures depict a dramatic increase in declines from the two previous years. Over 73% of counties recorded more deaths than births — what is referred to as a […]
Over 400 Russian elites, including members of the government and defense companies, face sanctions from the U.S., the European Union and G7 countries. So far, 600 Russian targets have been sanctioned by the U.S. due to Moscow’s war on Ukraine, according to a White House statement. These economic sanctions on Russia are unprecedented. In no [&...
On Thursday, a progressive coalition urged the Biden administration to exercise its power to make lifesaving medicines affordable. Advocates for The Make Meds Affordable campaign unveiled a roadmap for lowering drug prices. It outlines two executive authorities the federal government can invoke to end patent monopolies and lower drug prices. ...
On Wednesday, a group of Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden to boost production of fossil fuel-reducing technologies like heat pumps. The move would also slash “dependence on Russia and other authoritarian petrostates” while addressing the climate emergency, they said. The demand was delivered in a letter to Biden signed by Senate Demo...
A man suspected of killing a maintenance worker at the Husseini Islamic Center in Sanford, Florida on Thursday is in the hospital, after being shot several times by deputies. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma initially said the suspect, 38-year-old Ahmed Raslan, and the victim, an unnamed 59-year-old man, were coworkers at the center. Inves...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US expressed discontent Thursday over the presence of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers at the Doha Defense Show in Qatar. The US is “deeply disappointed and troubled” by the presence of Iranian military officials and IRGC officers, said US State Department spokesman Ned Price in a statement....
ISTANBUL (AA) – China on Thursday urged the US and NATO to hold dialogue with Russia to “solve the root cause of the Ukraine crisis.” The NATO leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine which began on Feb. 24. On Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had alleged that […]
WASHINGTON – The US will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and others fleeing the Russian war, the Biden administration has announced. “While we expect many Ukrainians will choose to remain in Europe close to family and their homes in Ukraine, today, the United States is announcing plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and othe...
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden called for Russia to be expelled from the G20 group of nations due to its ongoing war against Ukraine. Biden, however, acknowledged that any action “depends on the G20,” but said it was discussed during his meetings with NATO and allied nations in Brussels. Biden said he proposed an [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart for a five-day tour of the Middle East and North Africa beginning this weekend, the State Department said Thursday. During his travels to Israel, Palestine, Morocco and Algeria, Blinken will “consult with partners on a range of regional and global priorities, includ...
