New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the largest transit operator in the US, has been attempting to keep riders safe amid the Covid-19 pandemic by applying new technologies, a media report said....
New York City officials plan to administer 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of January, as the city starts to vaccinate communities hit hard by the virus after front-line health workers and first responders, according to The Wall Street Journal....
India kicked off its two year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with the country's tricolour being installed at the indoor stakeout area during a special ceremony on a wintry afternoon at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Monday....
Veteran Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has been re-elected as Speaker of the US House of Representatives for a fourth time, but she has vowed that this will be her last term....
Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, reported 2,964 new cases and 25 additional deaths on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency....
A pastor was killed and two others were injured during a shooting at a church in the US state of Texas, police said, adding the perpetrator was arrested and charged. ...
US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris meet an early 2021 political test as two of their Democratic party colleagues seek to win knife edge special elections in Georgia on January 5 which will decide Senate control in the incoming administration....
The Pentagon said that US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz would remain in the Middle East waters due to "threats from Iran", reversing a previous decision to order the warship to return home....
US Senate Republicans were divided amid efforts to challenge the 2020 Electoral College results, which affirmed Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden's victory over sitting President Donald Trump....
ork, Jan 4 IANS) An expert has called on New York City to set up a comprehensive plan, positively respond to economic crisis together with health emergency and help communities play a bigger role in the fight against the 10-month-long Covid-19, so that the city can recover from the pandemic better and stronger, New York Daily News rep...
