White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has said that the decision on whether or not former US President Donald Trump should have access to intelligence breifings will be determined by intel officials, according to media reports....
When award-winning actor Tom Hanks announced his Covid-19 diagnosis last year, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. However, Hanks' social media posts shaped people's behaviour toward the virus, a new study suggests....
More than 100,000 people in the US have died due to the novel coronavirus since January 1, 2021, as the country is ramping up the rollout of a vaccine against the disease, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
Inmates at the City Justice Centre located in the US city of St. Louis took over a section of the jail, staging a riot during which they set a small fire and broke windows....
An avalanche at the Millcreek Canyon in the US state of Utah killed four people and injured four others, authorities have confirmed....
The gap between the "haves" and "have nots" has been widened by the Covid-19 pandemic while women, younger individuals, those with lower levels of formal education, and people of colour were hit hardest by the crisis, a new study has found. ...
The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 105.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.30 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
The overall US trade deficit surged to a 12-year high in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic weighed on both exports and imports, the Commerce Department said. ...
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the federal health agency will release a guidance on school reopening in the coming week....
The US state of Virginia is poised to abolish the death penalty as its legislature passed a landmark bill that would end capital punishment. ...
