US House passes historic gun legislation expanding background checks
Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, the U.S. Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two…
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‘For what?’ Alan Dershowitz’s nomination of Jared Kushner for Nobel Peace Prize leaves critics bemused
News that Jared Kushner – former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and ex-senior adviser – has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize provoked outrage and bemusement on social media. Kushner…
US Supreme Court rejects Republican challenge to Biden’s Pennsylvania win
The US Supreme Court has handed a defeat to Republicans seeking to throw out up to 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as they try to undo President Donald Trump’s…
Rejecting Trump’s foreign policy approach, Biden says ‘America is back’
President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States will be “ready to lead” again on the global stage, turning the page on Republican President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies…
Republicans back Trump’s right to challenge Biden victory
President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with longshot legal challenges to his election loss, as Republican lawmakers and state officials defended his right to do so. Pennsylvania Republican…
Defiant Trump claims premature win in US election
President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that he has won the US election with millions of votes still uncounted after his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, said he was confident of…
US Election 2020: Results show tight Trump-Biden race in key states
Early results from the US presidential election, pitting Donald Trump against Joe Biden, show a tight race in the potentially pivotal race for Florida. With more than 90 percent of…
US protests: Over 9 thousand people detained
The biggest city in the US has struggled to contain ongoing protests as thousands marched through New York City’s streets to continue demonstrations more than a week after the killing…
Where’s the pot? California tracking system unlikely to know
By Michael R Blood, Associated Press When California voters broadly legalised marijuana, they were promised that a vast computer platform would closely monitor products moving through the new market. But…
Red Panda dies at Pennsylvania Zoo a year after brother’s death
A two-year-old red panda has died at Elmwood Park Zoo, located in Norristown in the US state of Pennsylvania, the zoo’s veterinarian said. According to the zoo, the male red…