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It took only 10 days from start to finish, from the time 28-year-old Graciane da Silva got sick to the time she died.She was alone when she passed away in a Rio de Janeiro Hospital -- her mom, Maria da…
The devastating storms struck more than 1,000 miles away from the US-Mexico border, wiping out homes, crops and jobs.Now, months later, some migrants hoping to start over in the United States say the hurricanes are a big reason behind their…
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono on Tuesday backed off their threat to vote against any of President Joe Biden's nominees who aren't minorities, after going public with their anger that the Cabinet lacks Asian Americans, and Duckworth earlier saying…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday used the latest mass shooting to offer his most vocal push for gun control since taking office, saying the deaths of 10 people at a grocery store in Colorado should jolt Washington and the nation…
Right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn't have believed as fact her assertions of fraud after the 2020 presidential election.The election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems sued Powell for defamation after she…
The outer fencing erected around the Capitol shortly after rioters stormed the building on January 6 will be removed this weekend, earlier than expected, according to the acting House sergeant-at-arms.In a memo to members of Congress and congressional staff Friday…
Europe has missed its chance to stop the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic before it got out of control. Now it's paying a high price for it, with new lockdowns being imposed across the continent.On Thursday night, France announced…
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage approval in the US over the border to Mexico and Canada, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki."I can…
Domestic violent extremism is the "greatest threat" to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers Wednesday during his first congressional hearing since taking office.The threat comes from so-called lone wolves and individuals with loose associations following ideologies…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Tuesday's lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, expressing concerns about any violence against Asian Americans.Biden said on Wednesday that brutality against Asian Americans is "very troubling."In…
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers Wednesday that the US-Mexico border is secure and repeated that it is "not open," as the administration faces an ongoing influx of migrants.His appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee comes as the…
Experts say there's a tough race between Covid-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that's rapidly spreading across the US, threatening another dangerous surge -- and the eased restrictions only further complicate things."It's going to be a close call," Dr. Ashish…
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to sign something else."Anything else we can be doing?" he asked the business owners, who seemed grateful…
A 16-year-old testified against her father in court on Monday, as prosecutors used against him what they had learned from his children about his resolve to take part in the US Capitol riot."My heart is broken. I see people in…
Billie Eilish had a bit of an 'Adele 2017' moment at Sunday night's Grammys.That's the year Adele insisted that she didn't deserve her album of the year win because it should have gone to Beyoncé for "Lemonade."This time around, Eilish…
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a man who allegedly participated in the brutal assault of DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who spoke out after the attack about how he had pleaded with the pro-Trump mob to spare his…
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday includes close to $50 billion in housing assistance to struggling renters, homeowners and people experiencing homelessness.The aid included in the American Rescue Plan Act -- the third…
The White House's coronavirus response team on Friday outlined the different ways the federal government will be working to implement President Joe Biden's ambitious goals unveiled during his prime-time address to the nation Thursday night.During a speech marking the one-year…
The Democratic National Committee, in cooperation with the Biden White House, will kick off a sweeping effort to sell the newly signed Covid-19 relief package to a politically divided American people on Friday, releasing a new national ad bragging about…
The United States continues to see a massive influx of migrants along the southern border, including many children. And while Border Patrol continues to detain a growing number of children, there are some fresh signs some of those children are…
