Tel Aviv Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard arrived in Israel from the United States on Wednesday, more than three decades after he was jailed for passing secrets to the state.
Pompeo will leave State Department as a Trump loyalist to the very end
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs his Foggy Bottom post on Wednesday a loyal Trump footman to the very end. His nearly three-year term as the top US diplomat was marked by an "America First" approach ...
Muslim advocacy group warns American Muslims and Black communities to avoid state capitol buildings ahead of inauguration
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued an advisory warning American Muslims and other minority groups to avoid state capitol buildings and surrounding areas ahead of Inauguration Day. CAIR also ...
Massachusetts might soon have an official state dinosaur. A bunch of other states already do
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We've all heard of state flowers and state birds, but Massachusetts is stepping it up by proposing a state dinosaur. There's already a state fossil (surprisingly enough, dinosaur tracks), but now state Rep. Jack Pat...
Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge
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Hospitals in Brazil's largest state, Amazonas, are facing a crisis situation amid surging coronavirus infections, as oxygen supplies run short and hundreds of people wait in line for a hospital bed. Brazilian Health...
Coronavirus will knock more than a year off average US life expectancy, study finds
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The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it's also taking more than a year off the average US life expectancy. A new study published in the P...
Malaysia’s king declares state of emergency to curb spread of Covid-19
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Malaysia's king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to curb the spread of Covid-19, a move that bolsters Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's precarious hold on power, and forestalls any attempt by oppon...
FBI warns ‘armed protests’ being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC
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The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Janu...
Ten newborn babies have died in a fire at a hospital in India’s Maharashtra state
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Ten newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, according to the country's state-run broadcaster Doordarshan. The fire broke out in a local hospital's Sick Newborn Ca...
West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who stormed US Capitol faces criminal charge
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Washington A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker who recorded himself storming the US Capitol during a deadly riot there earlier this week is facing a criminal charge, US officials announced Friday. Derrick Ev...
Pompeo meeting with Biden’s secretary of state pick for first time
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be his successor, for the first time on Friday. Blinken and Pompeo were originally slated to meet in mi...
Officials claim Oregon legislator allowed protesters into state Capitol building during closed session
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A Republican state legislator may have let protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month during a closed session, according to state police and officials, resulting in a showdown that left two people arrested. "Oreg...
Iran unveils underground missile base on Gulf coast, state media says
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Iran has unveiled an underground base for "strategic missiles" on its Gulf coastline, according to state media. Video broadcast by state media Friday showed the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, Major Gen...