New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet
New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning ...
Residents of Brazilian city told to stay at home amid reports of criminals running amok
Around 30 people wearing hoods participated in the assault, according to Brazil's Globo network.
Kim Jong Un received experimental COVID-19 vaccine from China, analyst says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family were recently given an experimental coronavirus vaccine from China, a US analyst sa...
Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days
President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team are preparing for an early, all-out push to pass an ambitious new stimulus bill,...
Black Lives Matter and other activists protest possible Biden appointment for Garcetti
Banging drums and chanting “Block Garcetti,” activists with Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and other groups rallied outside Mayor ...
Trump Claims World Leaders Have Backed Up His Voter Fraud Claims—Most Have Congratulated Biden
In his first television interview since Election Day, a rambling and defiant President Trump spoke uninterrupted about his false a...
Bitcoin hits an all-time high of just under $20,000
Bitcoin just hit another milestone in its impressive 2020 run. The cryptocurrency surged 9% to a new all-time high of about $19,86...
Indian farmers march on Delhi in protest against agriculture laws
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have marched upon Delhi and set up vast camps blocking entry to the city in protest at agr...
China Refuses To Apologize To Australia Over Official’s Tweet Of Doctored Image
China is deepening its spat with Australia, refusing to apologize after a government official posted an altered image of an Austra...
Four French police officers charged in brutal beating of Black music producer
PARIS — Four French police officers were charged Monday with assaulting a Black music producer more than a week ago, an episode ca...
Jared Kushner heads to Middle East amid tensions over Iranian nuclear scientist’s killing
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East this week amid heightened tensio...
Biden’s Economic Picks Suggest Focus on Workers and Income Equality
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden formally announced his top economic advisers Monday, choosing a team that is stocked with c...
Dr. Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus
Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s special adviser on the coronavirus pandemic, formally resigned from his post on Monday, Fox Ne...
Trump Closes a Dark Chapter for Flynn
President Donald Trump’s pardon of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn closes a dark chapter that few could have expected to see unfold...
Rand Paul is Listening to the Base…He Just Got On Twitter and Very Boldly Called Out “Fraud” in this Powerful Tweet
Rand Paul wants an explanation on why Trump's "defeat" happened in 4 data dumps between 1:34 am and 6:31 am
Chinese ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomat Enrages Australia With Twitter Post
Australian prime minister demands apology for official’s use of a photo, which Australia says is doctored, showing an Australian s...
Trump rages against ’60 Minutes’ for interview with Krebs
President Trump ripped CBS News's "60 Minutes" on Sunday after an interview with his former cybersecurity chief was broadcast on t...
Obama didn’t deliver for Africa. Can Biden show black lives matter everywhere?
How different is the Biden-Harris administration’s Africa policy going to be from Donald Trump’s, or even Barack Obama’s? Many Afr...
Liz Peek: Obama’s warning about Biden – this is why so many Americans are worried about the president-elect
Half the country eagerly awaits the Biden-Harris administration, hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden will “Build Back Better.” ...
Small Business Saturday more important than ever during pandemic
While many stores have suffered closures or loss of sales, business owners remain optimistic that Seattleites will continue suppor...
NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies
New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend cla...
Biden’s lead in Dane County, Wisconsin, narrows by just 45 votes after recount
President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin was reaffirmed on Sunday after a recount was complete...
Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to b...
Doctor says Biden fractured foot while playing with his dog
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovere...
Alan Dershowitz: Trump ‘Absolutely Right’ to Pardon Michael Flynn
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz praised President Donald Trump’s decision to grant a full pardon to his form...
India farmers press on with protest despite offer to talk
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of farmers in and around the Indian capital on Saturday pressed on with their protest against agricultu...
Cyber Security Chief Trump Fired Rejects Election Meddling Claims: ‘The Proof Is in the Ballots’
Atop cyber security official, who was fired by President Donald Trump after saying the 2020 U.S. election was the most secure in h...
Trump spent $3 million for a vote recount in Wisconsin’s largest county to support his baseless claim of ballot fraud but lost by even more than initially thought
President-elect Joe Biden gained votes in Wisconsin's largest county on Friday after Trump's election campaign demanded a recount ...
Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for scientist’s killing
Iran's supreme leader on Saturday called for the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist linked to Tehr...
Kamala Harris calls nurse on Thanksgiving to express gratitude in fight against COVID-19
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris called several front-line workers, including a nurse, on Thanksgiving to express her gratitude ...
Coronavirus News: New York reports highest daily COVID case count since April
NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York reported 8,176 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. It's the state's hi...
Cher helps rescue world’s ‘loneliest elephant’ from zoo in Pakistan
Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who w...
French Police Officers In Custody After Video Emerges Of Brutal Beating Of Black Man
Four French police officers have been suspended and are in custody after a video that shows them brutally beating a Black man was ...
Krebs says allegations of foreign interference in 2020 election ‘farcical’
Christopher Krebs, the top federal cybersecurity official who was fired by President Trump last week due to his efforts to dispel ...
Iran’s top nuclear scientist killed in apparent assassination, state media reports
Tehran, Iran (CNN)Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country's foreign minister l...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says SCOTUS ruling on coronavirus restrictions is essentially a statement that “it’s a different court.”
(CNN)New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that a Supreme Court ruling siding with religious organizations in a dispute over Co...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus times
NEW YORK -- The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ...
BREAKING: Sidney Powell Releases the ‘Kraken’ in Georgia with Explosive New Lawsuit
Attorney Sidney Powell along with Lin Wood and others have filed a lawsuit in Georgia demanding that illegal votes be set aside an...
Gettysburg Voter Fraud Hearing Ignored By the ‘Ruling Class’, While ‘Peasant Class’ Victorious in Lawsuits
On Wednesday the legal team of President Donald J. Trump who represents at least 73 Million voters and the interest of the United ...
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine study results clouded by manufacturing error
“You’ve taken two studies for which different doses were used and come up with a composite that doesn’t represent either of the do...
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Thailand frees Iranians ‘in swap with academic’
Thailand has freed three Iranian men jailed over a 2012 bomb plot following the release of British-Australian academic Kylie Moore...
South Korean leader of online sexual blackmail ring sentenced to 40 years
(CNN)The South Korean leader of an online sexual blackmail ring that targeted minors and young women was sentenced to 40 years in ...
Trump Brought Back Michael Flynn for the Finale, Fallon Says
“Seriously, there’s a name from the past,” Jimmy Fallon said of Flynn on Wednesday. “Even Michael Flynn was like, ‘Damn, I totally...
Amy Coney Barrett Plays Decisive Role As Supreme Court Bars New York COVID Restrictions on Religious Services
Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a decisive role as the Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain coronavirus restricti...
Biden expected to deliver Thanksgiving address ahead of holiday
Washington (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Americans to recommit to fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic in ...
Congress Pays $850,000 to Muslim Aides Targeted in Inquiry Stoked by Trump
The House of Representatives quietly paid $850,000 this year to settle wrongful termination claims by five Pakistani American tech...
Trump team says it’s won hearings in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania legislatures on voting concerns
President Trump's campaign legal team announced Tuesday that the legislatures in Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania will soon hold...
Huge court win lets Trump present ballot evidence, could overturn Nevada result
In its first court victory, a Nevada judge has agreed to let the Trump campaign present its evidence that fraud and illegalities p...
‘Experts’ Listed 27 House Races As Toss-Ups. Republicans Won All 27
On Monday, Burgess Owens, a former NFL player and vocal critic of Colin Kaepernick, was declared the winner of Utah’s 4th Congress...
Poll: 79% of Trump Voters Believe ‘Election Was Stolen Through Illegal Voting and Fraud’
Politico conducted its 2020 Voter Priorities Survey and results show that a vast majority of Trump voters believe the election res...
Election Data: President Trump’s Anti-Globalism, Pro-Police Message Wins Over Hispanics
President Trump’s message on the 2020 presidential campaign trail — focused on the defense of law enforcement and the working clas...
What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021
As soon as he becomes a private citizen, Trump will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from pending cases both ...
These 5 People Will Get the COVID Vaccine First, Dr. Fauci Says
Pfizer and Moderna recently announced their phase III COVID vaccine trial results, each declaring their candidates more than 90 pe...
Today In B2B Payments News: More Stimulus Relief For SMBs Ahead?
Today in B2B payments, more stimulus relief may be on the way for U.S. small businesses. Plus, AmTrav taps Journera for real-time ...
With nearly all votes counted, the 2020 presidential election wasn’t that close
WASHINGTON — What’s gotten lost in all of the focus on President Trump’s lawsuits, his baseless accusations of voter fraud and his...
Stimulus Check May Boost Americans’ Holiday Spending, but Is It Possible People Will Receive One Before Christmas?
With the holidays approaching, almost 40 percent of Americans are planning on spending less than last year. But if Congress signs ...
Trump legal team disavows association with lawyer Sidney Powell
The Trump campaign is disavowing its association with attorney Sidney Powell after the far-fetched Trump campaign Thursday press c...
Biden expected to announce Tony Blinken as secretary of state
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Tony Blinken, a longtime diplomat and a member of Mr. Biden's inner circle, as h...
Gov. Newsom, family quarantines after exposure to CHP officer who tested positive
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and his family will quarantine after three of his children were exposed to a California Highway Patrol o...
Biden Reportedly To Choose Antony Blinken For Secretary Of State
President-elect Joe Biden will reportedly nominate Antony Blinken for the coveted secretary of state post.
Biden won, but the election is still not over. Here are the key dates to watch
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's struggle to deny the results of the election is now up against an existential threat: a r...
Protesters demonstrate in Huntington Beach in defiance of coronavirus curfew
A couple hundred protesters, many donning bright red caps and waving American flags, gathered Saturday night at Huntington Beach P...
Official visitor center of Philadelphia announces temporary closure amid coronavirus pandemic
Wisconsin congressman says he tested positive for COVID-19 NYC mayoral wannabe Eric Adams holds in-person fundraiser inside Queens...
U.S. reports nearly 200,000 new coronavirus cases as more than 1,500 people die daily
The United States reported more than 195,500 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, a record-high spike less than a week before T...
Rapho Twp. plans to pull $120,000 from savings to avoid tax hike
When: Rapho Township supervisors meeting, Nov. 19 What happened: Supervisors approved a $4.88 million preliminary budget for 2021...
Investors should sell certain stocks including Apple into 2021, says Goldman
With 2020 quickly coming to an end, Goldman Sachs screened its stock coverage universe for names that investors should nix from th...
How Bank of America helped fuel California’s unemployment meltdown
For a brief moment this summer, Stephanie Moore thought she might finally see a glimmer of hope at the end of the coronavirus rece...
Goldman Sachs Expects A $700 Billion Stimulus Package Because Of Delays In Congress
With Congress out of session for the Thanksgiving holiday, new analysis from Goldman Sachs suggests that while it’s still likely t...
AOC Calls Out Mitch McConnell For Senate’s Thanksgiving Break Without Stimulus Deal
https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-calls-out-mitch-mcconnell-senates-thanksgiving-break-without-stimulus-deal-1549179
FDA authorises emergency use of experimental Covid drug given to Donald Trump
The US Food and Drug Administration on Saturday issued emergency use authorisation for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's Covid-19 an...
Biden, Schumer and Pelosi Agree on Need for Coronavirus Aid
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agree...
Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual sum...
Trump campaign requests Georgia recount that’s unlikely to change his loss in the state
(CNN)Georgia will conduct another recount of its presidential ballots following a Trump campaign request Saturday, but the recount...
Police: 15-year-old arrested in Mayfair Mall shooting that injured 8
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - Wauwatosa police said a 15-year-old was arrested in Friday's shooting at Mayfair Mall that injured 8. Wauwatosa ...
The 2020 election — especially in my home state of Alaska — is proof that the US needs to have national voting standards
A week after Election Day, nearly half of the mail-in and absentee ballots in my home state of Alaska had yet to be counted.
‘Not How The Constitution Works’: Trump Campaign’s Biggest Election Lawsuit Fails In Court
The Trump campaign’s lawsuit seeking to block Pennsylvania from certifying its election results was officially dismissed in federa...
Trump campaign requests Georgia recount that’s unlikely to change his loss in the state
(CNN)Georgia will conduct another recount of its presidential ballots following a Trump campaign request Saturday, but the recount...
Judge dismisses Trump campaign’s latest attempt to stop certification of Pennsylvania election results
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump campaign that sought to block the certification of Pe...
Michigan GOP legislators appear at Trump Hotel after White House meeting
Michigan’s top GOP legislators made an appearance at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Friday after attending a me...
Trump tweets about election results and skips session on pandemic during G20
(CNN)President Donald Trump participated in his final Group of 20 summit on Saturday by tweeting throughout the opening session an...
Scranton, Pennsylvania, honors famous ‘scrappy kid’ turned President-elect
(CNN)As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House, his hometown honored him Friday just steps from his child...
Republican Pa. congressman seeks court order throwing out all mail ballots in long-shot suit
In a last-ditch legal effort to halt certification of Pennsylvania’s election results next week, one of President Donald Trump’s b...
Trump tweets undermine Michigan leaders; images show Chatfield drinking at Trump hotel
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/21/michigan-gop-trump-meeting-shirkey-chatfield/6374174002/
Federal judge emphatically tosses Trump election suit in Pennsylvania after Giuliani’s embarrassing appearance
A federal judge Saturday emphatically tossed out President Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn the Pennsylvania’s presidential ele...
The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever
(CNN)November has been a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in the US.
Panic buying of toilet paper hits US stores again with new pandemic restrictions
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - Toilet paper aisles are emptying again as COVID-19 curfews and shutdowns in states from California to New Y...
Tesla Short Sellers Have Taken A $4B Hit This Week
A huge 2020 got even better this week for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors after Tesla was confirmed it will be added to the S&P...
Toronto, Peel placed under lockdown as COVID cases soar across Canada
Ontario officials announced new coronavirus lockdown measures for Toronto and Peel Region on Friday, as Canadian Prime Minister Ju...
She fled Ethiopia’s fighting. Now she warns of ‘catastrophe’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the woman decided to ge...
Trump to participate in virtual G-20 summit amid coronavirus surge
President Trump will appear at the virtual Group of 20 (G-20) summit this weekend, the White House announced, as global leaders gr...
Omar suggests Biden should ‘reverse’ Trump’s Middle East agreements, says they ‘weren’t peace deals’
The congresswoman said the deals amounted to arms sales to countries that abuse human rights and were meant to increase the chance...
Opinion: About that page of pro-Trump letters…
On Nov. 7, I walked through downtown Los Angeles to see and hear the kind of jubilation one would associate with liberation from a...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp certifies election results, calls for another hand recount
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp certified the state's presidential election results Friday in favor of President-elect Joe Biden -- but ca...
Obama Tells Kimmel That Navy SEALs Can Drag Trump Out of White House
After getting some more serious interviews out of the way over the past week, former President Barack Obama took his book tour to ...
Rudy Giuliani said someone should ‘cut the head off’ the Democrats while making a throat-slashing gesture on Fox News
Rudy Giuliani called for someone to "cut the head off" the Democratic Party, while making a throat-slashing gesture, during an int...
GOP governor, a Trump critic, calls for end to president’s ‘ridiculous challenges’ of Biden win
Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ripped President Donald Trump on Friday over his refusal to concede the election to President...
Surprise! Amazon’s Black Friday 2020 sale is here with tons of amazing deals
It’s been just over a month since Amazon hosted its epic Prime Day 2020 savings event, but already, the retailer is back with anot...
Mnuchin says he and GOP leaders will discuss plan to pass targeted stimulus with Democrats’ help
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that he and senior GOP lawmakers will attempt to draft a targeted stimulus package w...
Death toll climbs in Kampala as protests over Bobi Wine’s arrest continue
Kampala (CNN)Sixteen people have been killed in Kampala in two days of protest over the arrest of presidential opposition candidat...
Vatican investigates how Pope Francis’ Instagram account ‘liked’ bikini model’s pic
The Vatican is investigating how the official Instagram account of Pope Francis “liked” a photo of a model in a schoolgirl outfit.