After Pardon, Blackwater Guard Defiant: ‘I Acted Correctly’
Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hope...
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Armed Protests Feared Ahead of Inauguration
The FBI is issuing new security warnings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, citing potential armed protests in state...
Beijing Warns US Will Pay ‘Heavy Price’ if UN Ambassador Goes to Taiwan
China on Thursday threatened that the United States would pay a “heavy price” if its United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft kept plan...
Biden Announces $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a coronavirus response plan Thursday evening, emphasizing the urgency of passing legislation...
Biden Expected to Nominate Boston Mayor Walsh for Labor Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, U.S. news agencies report. Rhode Is...
Biden Names Geneticist for New Cabinet-level Post on Science
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named pioneering geneticist Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Polic...
Biden Picks Samantha Power for USAID Post
President-elect Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has picked Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Pre...
Biden’s Inauguration Will Look Like No Other
Except for rare cases, the inauguration of a new president symbolizes the American tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. VOA�...
Black Leaders Cheer Georgia Success, Push for More Progress
What started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff...
DC Mayor Calls in National Guard Ahead of Pro-Trump Protests
Bracing for possible violence, the nation's capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Don...
Democrats Win Key US Senate Runoff With Second Georgia Race Too Close to Call
Control of the U.S. Senate hung in the balance Wednesday with the result of one of two runoff elections in the southern state of Geo...
