Sidney Powell, the lawyer who spearheaded outgoing US President Donald Trump's failed attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, has been sued for $1.3 billion by the American corporation that makes voting machines. In the defamation suit filed on Friday, the Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems...
Washington Governor Jay Inslee said that the US state was tightening measures to ensure the safety and security of "Washingtonians, legislators, state employees and the buildings of the Capitol Campus" as the Legislature is set to convene the 2021 session on January 11....
New York is encouraging eligible residents to take the required training to become vaccinators and support the state's Covid-19 inoculation program, according to an official statement. The statement issued on Friday said that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an ...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced new initiatives to combat and prevent human trafficking in the US city. Starting this month, the Department of Public Health's Environmental Health Inspectors will begin incorporating new anti-human trafficking training int...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he had met with President-Elect Joe Biden's Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken to facilitate an orderly transition. ...
The US has announced sanctions against an Iraqi militia leader over "serious human rights abuse". ...
US employers slashed 140,000 jobs in December 2020, the first monthly decline in employment since April 2020, as recent Covid-19 spikes have stalled the recovery of the labour market, an official report said....
US President-elect Joe Biden, continuing to fill out top posts to align with a diverse country's shifting demographics, on Friday appointed to his national security council "incredibly accomplished" Indian Americans who will serve under National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan....
Social media giant Twitter announced that it is banning US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence". The Twitter ban comes two days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol, hoping to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election victory....
In an unprecedented action, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that she has asked the Pentagon about steps to prevent an "unhinged" President Donald Trump from accessing nuclear weapons launch codes or starting wars amid growing call for him to quit or be removed from office....
