Biden to visit Selma while defending his own right to vote
President Joe Biden will visit Alabama this Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the historic Bloody Sunday march that launched the civil rights movement and helped expand voting rights. Biden’s stop in Selma comes as he and his fellow Democrats struggle to pass their own sweeping voting rights measures, with slim prospects for passage […]
US transfers two brothers detained in Guantánamo to Pakistan
The United States transferred two brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to Pakistan, the Defense Department announced Thursday, as part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to close the prison. Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani were detained during the decades-long US war on terror for operating safe houses used by members of the al […]
Pentagon Investigates How Internal Emails Were Leaked For Two Weeks Without His Knowledge
The Pentagon is investigating how a set of internal emails from the US Special Operations Command appeared to have been publicly exposed online and leaked unclassified data for nearly two weeks without the knowledge of the military, a spokesperson told CNN. The chief of information for the Department of Defense and the US Army Cyber […]
US grants political asylum to pilot who fled Cuba in a Soviet-era crop duster plane
The United States Justice granted political asylum to a Cuban pilot who fled the island four months ago in a Soviet-made crop duster plane and landed at an airport in South Florida, his lawyer Eduardo Soto reported on Friday. Martínez Machado was at a Pompano Beach immigration center while immigration authorities were reviewing his case, […]
Woman dies after falling from Disneyland parking structure, police say
Police in Anaheim, California, said they are investigating the circumstances of the death of a woman who fell from a Disneyland parking structure Saturday night. Anaheim police and the Anaheim Fire and Rescue Department responded to the Mickey and Friends parking structure at the Disneyland Resort around 6:50 p.m. for reports that someone had “jumped […]
Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin hospice care
Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving palliative care, according to a statement from the Carter Center released this Saturday. “After a series of brief hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter decided today to spend whatever time he has left at home with his family and receive palliative care rather than further medical […]
Supreme Court withdraws oral arguments on Title 42 immigration policy from its calendar
The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has withdrawn from its calendar a case related to the controversial application of Title 42 immigration policy in the Trump era. The court gave no explanation for its action, but the Biden administration earlier announced that the Covid-19 public health emergency, which serves as the legal underpinning of […]
A United 777 plunged into the ocean shortly after takeoff
A United Airlines 777 that departed from Hawaii in December plunged into the ocean for 21 seconds shortly after takeoff and came within 800 feet of sea level, flight tracking data shows. Neither United nor the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that there were any injuries on United Flight 1722 on December 18. According to […]
Chaos in the US: there are already thousands of canceled and delayed flights
More and more canceled flights are piling up for Christmas Eve in the United States. Snow, rain, ice, wind, and freezing temperatures are disrupting air travel plans across the United States. Airlines have canceled more than 2,200 flights scheduled for Thursday through 4:30 p.m. Miami time and proactively canceled more than 1,660 flights for Friday, […]
US Army shoots down China’s alleged spy balloon over the Atlantic
The US military shot down China’s suspected spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean, a US official said. The specific method by which the balloon was shot down is still unknown, but the order was given by President Joe Biden and was introduced and supported by the military leadership, according to the US official who spoke […]
