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White House says US Covid emergency status to end May 11
The end to both federal emergency declarations, which took effect in January 2020 under then-president Donald Trump, will see funds used to subsidize Covid medicines, medical insurance and other types of government aid related to the pandemic come to an end.
Sameer Singh becomes TikTok's Head of global business solutions, North America
After TikTok withdrew from India in 2020, Singh has been leading business solutions for the platform in Southeast Asia.
Joe Biden rejects F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims advances
Over in South America, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil "has no interest in sending ammunition to Ukraine" during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz -- the first Western leader to meet the leftist premier since he took office. "Brazil is a country of peace... My suggestion is that we create a group of countries to sit at the table with Ukraine and Russia to try to reach peace," Lula said.
Boeing to deliver last 747, the plane that democratized flying
The existing fleet of planes are expected to fly for decades more, but in ceasing 747 production more than 50 years after aircraft's first flight, Boeing is closing a chapter in the history of civil aviation.
The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies' normal authorities.
Donald Trump opens 2024 run, says he's 'more committed' than ever
Trump and his allies hope the events in states with enormous power in selecting the nominee will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign that left many questioning his commitment to running again.
Donald Trump opens 2024 US presidential run, says he's 'more committed' than ever
While Trump remains the only declared 2024 presidential candidate, potential challengers, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, are expected to get their campaigns underway in the coming months.
Donald Trump kicking off 2024 run with stops in early-voting states
Trump will be the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire GOP's annual meeting before traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, where he is set to introduce his state leadership team. New Hampshire and South Carolina hold two of the party's first three nominating contests, giving them enormous power in selecting the nominee.
US: Memphis releases deadly police beating video
Five Memphis officers, also all Black, were charged with second-degree murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols, who died in hospital on January 10 three days after being stopped on suspicion of reckless driving.
The move, which comes as Trump is ramping up his third run for the White House, will not only allow Trump to communicate directly with his 34 million followers - dramatically more than the 4.8 million who currently follow him on his own site, Truth Social - but will also allow him to resume direct fundraising.
Details of Donald Trump's attempt to overturn defeat in Georgia could be released
The special grand jury's findings remain sealed, and it is unclear whether Trump - who launched another presidential campaign in November - or anyone else will face criminal charges for election interference, conspiracy or other crimes.
Bob Bauer, the president's personal lawyer, said the search of the entire premises lasted nearly 13 hours. The documents with classification markings spanned Biden's time in the Senate and the vice presidency, while the notes dated to his time as vice president.
Elon Musk said Davos isn't fun. Well, is it?
Last month, Elon Musk, the Tesla and Twitter CEO, said that he had declined an invitation to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, because, he wrote in a tweet, "it sounded boring af": Not fun at all.
Prez Biden fully cooperating after discovery of secret documents: Ro Khanna
US President Joe Biden is fully cooperating and has done everything that the procedures required after classified documents were found at his private office in Washington DC and his Delaware homes, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said on Sunday.
Lawyers found more classified documents at Joe Biden's home
The latest disclosure is in addition to the discovery of documents found in December in Biden's garage and in November at his former offices at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, from his time as vice president.
Trump Organisation fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
Donald Trump's company was fined $1.6 million Friday as punishment for a scheme in which the former president's top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks - a symbolic, hardly crippling blow for an enterprise boasting billions of dollars in assets.
US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
But the most useful early warnings came not from spies or intercepts, according to a recent congressional review of classified reports from December 2019 and January 2020. Officials were instead relying on public reporting, diplomatic cables and analysis from medical experts - some examples of so-called open source intelligence, or OSINT.
White House: Jill Biden has two cancerous lesions removed
Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the physician to President Joe Biden, said examinations showed that the lesion over Jill Biden's right eye and one newly discovered on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma. The lesion on her left eyelid was "fully excised, with margins, and was sent for standard microscopic examination," according to O'Connor's report.
White House says no evidence of cyber attack in FAA outage, Biden briefed
​​"There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point, but the President directed DOT (Department of Transportation) to conduct a full investigation into the causes. The FAA will provide regular updates," Jean-Pierre said in a Twitter post.
Kevin McCarthy elected Republican U.S. House speaker, but at a cost
McCarthy agreed to a demand by hardliners that any lawmaker be able call for his removal at any time. That will sharply cut the power he will hold when trying to pass legislation on critical issues including funding the government, addressing the nation's looming debt ceiling and other crises that may arise.
War in Ukraine at a critical point right now: President Joe Biden
Earlier during a call, Biden and Scholz exchanged views on the ongoing war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine and reiterated their support for Ukraine's sovereignty and independence. "They reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people in the face of Russia's aggression," the White House said in a readout of the call.
Biden slams Republicans as they fail to elect Speaker, calls 'embarrassing'
While talking with the reporters, Biden said, "That's not my problem. I just think it's a little embarrassing it's taking so long and the way they're dealing with one another,"
Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida to discuss free and open Indo-Pacific
Biden and Kishida will build on expanding cooperation on key issues from climate change to critical technologies including through the Quad, and advance a free and open Indo-Pacific, read the statement. They will also discuss a range of regional and global issues including North Korea's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, Russia's brutal war against Ukraine, and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, added the statement.
Joe Biden re-nominates Eric Garcetti as US ambassador to India
For more than a year, Garcetti's nomination to be US ambassador to India - announced in July 2021 - is still in limbo. His nomination has been held up for months because of concerns among senators on both sides about allegations that he ignored alleged sexual harassment and bullying by one of his former senior political aides. Garcetti has repeatedly denied that he ignored those allegations, according to CNN.
China media plays down Covid severity as WHO seeks detail on variants
China's abrupt U-turn on COVID controls on Dec. 7, as well as the accuracy of its case and mortality data, have come under increasing scrutiny at home and abroad. China's foreign ministry labelled travel entry curbs imposed by some countries as "simply unreasonable", saying they "lacked scientific basis". The WHO has urged Chinese health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the outbreak.
Donald Trump's tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Trump had refused to release his returns when he ran for president and had waged a legal battle to keep them secret while he was in the White House. But the Supreme Court ruled last month that he had to turn them over to the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
US Supreme Court keeps Covid-era immigration limits in place indefinitely
The limits, often referred to as Title 42 in reference to a 1944 public health law, were put in place under ten-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic. Under the restrictions, officials have expelled asylum-seekers inside the United States 2.5 million times and turned away most people who requested asylum at the border on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
'Blizzard of the century' leaves nearly 50 dead across US
Blizzard conditions persist in parts of the US Northeast, the stubborn remnants of a massive sprawl of extreme weather that gripped the country over several days, causing widespread power outages, travel delays and at least 49 deaths across nine states, according to official figures.
Zelensky arrives at White House for Biden talks
Zelensky, wearing brown military fatigues rather than a suit, was driven to the White House where Biden, joined by his wife Jill, put his arm around his shoulder before escorting him past doors where guards held the US and Ukrainian flags.