WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Defense Department in a press release said that it will provide 25,000 troops in Washington DC to ensure security during next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Michael Sherwin, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said Friday that there is no "direct evidence" to suggest rioters planned to capture or assassinate lawmakers during last week's deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol.
The European Union, Canada and some other countries will receive fewer doses next week of the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech due to an upgrade at Pfizer’sEuropean factory. The U.S. isn’t affected.
The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has said it is possible that members of Congress could face prosecution if found to have ‘aided and abetted’ the violent attack on the Capitol earlier this month that left five people deadNancy Pelosi says ...
Vice President Mike Pence was closer than initially known to the violent mob at the US Capitol, according to new reporting from the Washington Post. New video from that day shows an alternate angle of rioters chasing Capitol Police officerEugeneGoodman as he led them away from the ...
Higgs, 48, scheduled to be executed on Friday in IndianaPodcast: Trump, the death penalty and America’s racist historyThe 13th and last federal inmate facing execution before Donald Trump leaves office was scheduled to be executed on Friday in Terre Haute, Indiana. Related: US executes ...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his entire Cabinet resigned Friday to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters.
Authorities are investigating what caused a New York City bus to plunge off a bridge in dramatic fashion. Officials said the 55-year-old driver broke his jaw in the crash and refused a drug and alcohol test at the hospital. (Jan. 15)
President-elect Joe Biden will make his final Cabinet announcement on Saturday when he names his top science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The Biden administration will need to rebuild drug-enforcement cooperation after Mexico exonerated Gen. SalvadorCienfuegos, discounting U.S. evidence that he worked for a cartel.
Asian equity markets saw a bout of profit taking accompanied by higher volumes as South Korea and India underperformed. The US Department of Defense added Xiaomi and eight other companies to the list of companies affiliated with the Chinesemilitary. However, as of yet, the Office of Foreign...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday that it will not be pressing charges against a former temporary elections worker in Pennsylvania who threw out nine military ballots in the Keystone State before November's pres...
Irving’sforfeits salary for games missed during quarantineNets star was fined $50,000 for violating health protocolsKyrieIrving’s absence from the Brooklyn Nets has cost him nearly $1m.The NBA fined the point guard $50,000 on Friday for ...
Marc Lore, the architect of Walmart Inc.’s digital ascent, is leaving at the end of January his role as president and CEO of U. S. e-commerce at the world’s largest retailer.
President-elect Joe Biden scolded Republican members of Congress who did not wear masks during the riots on Capitol Hill last week. "What the hell's the matter with them?" Biden asked. "It's time to grow up."
The biggest takeaway from my last 24 hours with Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G is that it feels like the ‘ultra’ phone Samsung should’ve released in 2020. Find out more about Samsung's latest flagship in this early first look.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 54 percent of Americans believe President Trump should be charged with inciting a riot for the mob that stormed the Capitol last week. A majority of pe...
Globaldeaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2 million Friday as the United States continues to face a surge in new cases and deaths,according to data from Johns HopkinsUniversity.
President-elect Joe Biden has started a new transitionalTwitteraccount to build followers going into his new administration, but he will have to build the official Twitter base from scratch.
When Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner shared their decision to pick up and move their family to Washington from New York four years ago, multiple sources who know the couple said the idea was the White House years would allow easy entree to their ambitious next steps: Kushner would become a powerful player in ...
U.S. industrialproduction increased solidly in December, providing a source of strength for the U.S. economy as consumer spending and employment gains slow.
BERLIN (Sputnik) - The ruling Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) has been following the policy of protecting the interests of all German citizens, as practiced by the first post-WWII GermanChancellor Konrad Adenauer as well as Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who oversaw ...
Nancy Wilkinson knows her way around the internet. Retired from a career in IT support, the 66-year-old was unphased by the hurdles her Decatur, Georgia, neighbors and friends faced as they struggled to scheduleappointments for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A discount on HBO Max that was supposed to end today, January 15th, has been extended until March 1st, 2021. The fine print of the offer hasn’t changed: you can get six months of HBO Max for 20 percent off the normal total cost, which is usually $90 before tax. You’ll pay $70 with this deal (it’s like paying just under $12 per month instead of $15), ...
Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge In addition to revamped MacBook Pros that ditch the Touch Bar and resurrect MagSafe, Apple is also said to be planning to announce its long-awaited iMac redesign this year — and a pair of Mac Pro refreshes are on the roadmap, too. This is all according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says the iMac ...
Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games.
Media members shared a wrongly transcribed quote Friday from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., that made it seem like he wanted to delay the swearing-in of President-elect Joe Biden.
A British man who accidentally threw a hard drive loaded with bitcoin into the trash has offered the local authority where he lives more than $70 million if it allows him to excavate a landfill site.
An Uber ad featuring the left-wingactivist John Sullivan, who was arrested on federal charges Thursday in connection with last weeks’ Capitol riot, has been hidden on the ridesharing company’s YouTube channel.
Some Democratic members are calling for an investigation into allegations that certain Republicanlawmakers hosted outings at the complex for people in town for Jan. 6 protests presidential election outcome.
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a West Virginiamemorialservice as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others
County has seen 898% increase in cases since surge began in November, with 1,125% increase in deaths, official saysLos Angelescountyscientistsestimate that one in three residents in the county have been infected with Covid-19 at some point since ...
Shares of mobile-gamecompanyPlaytika Holding rose 17% in their market debut, fueled by growth in smartphone games and soaring demand for new share offerings.
An Orlandowaitressnoticedparents withholding food from a boy and asked if he needed help. Both parents were later charged with multiple child abuse counts.
Federal police arrested two-time major championship winner Angel Cabrera on Friday in Brazil after he was wanted for alleged crimes he commited in Argentina.
Basketball analyst and NBA Hall of Famer CharlesBarkley said Thursday that professional athletesshould receive preferentialtreatment when it comes to administering COVID-19 vaccines.On an episode of "Inside the...
Despite being a relatively young player in the beauty and lifestyle industry, YOPE has developed a cult following through offering a quality product at an affordable price range. The brand has remained constant in its focus on sustainability and planet conservation. Here are my top 5 YOPE picks.
Former Obama White House communications director and senioradviser for President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign Anita Dunn is joining the White House as a senioradvisor to the president.
Three-year-olds eyeing the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks get a chance to make an impression this weekend at Fair Grounds in New Orleans and Tampa Bay Downs in Florida.
Repeat visits to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure haven't been possible since the theme parks closed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. And now, the parks' annual pass program is officially coming to an end.
Cohen, who already served as the US intelligence agency'sdeputydirector under Barack Obama, is one of dozens of former Obama administration officials being brought back in by the Biden team after being ousted by Donald Trump in 2017.
