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Donald Trump hints he might not sign $900-bn coronavirus relief bill

President Donald Trump is blasting the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it

China opposes US list of black listed firms with alleged military ties

China urged the US to stop unilateral and bullying behaviours and said it would take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.

Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite US sanctions

The imposition of the sanctions was part of a push by the Trump administration to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

US sanctions Syria's Central Bank, 9 other entities, 7 individuals

The United States has added Syria's Central Bank, seven Syrians including a high-ranking official and nine Syrian entities to its Specially Designated and Nationals and Blocked Persons List

Cyberattack constitutes risk to US security, was carefully planned: Biden

US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the recent massive cyberattack on US companies and federal agencies represents a grave threat to national security and was well planned and carried out

USA coronavirus update: President-elect Biden promises more relief efforts

Joe Biden says the coronavirus relief package passed by Congress is "just the first step" and a "down payment" in addressing multiple crises facing America

US adds Chinese drone company DJI, dozen others to economic blacklist

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday criticized what he called China's "ubiquitous surveillance to repress its citizens in Xinjiang and elsewhere"

Covid-19 isn't relatively harmless for younger adults as thought earlier

New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history

4 stabbed, 2 injured during clashes between Trump supporters, opponents

At least four people were stabbed near a gathering point for the Proud Boys, a male-chauvinist organization with ties to white nationalism, as pro-Trump demonstrators clashed with police and counter-protesters during a demonstration in Washington by supporters of US President Donald Trump, demanding that the results of the presidential elections be overturned.The victims were hospitalised and probably suffered life-threatening injuries, said Washington fire spokesman Doug Buchanan, while it was not immediately clear with which groups were the attackers or the injured might have been affiliated, reported Washington Post.The violence escalated after an evening of face-offs with counter-protesters that took place near Harry's Bar, Black Lives Matter Plaza, Franklin Square, and other spots around downtown.The Washington DC police also said that as of 9 pm, 23 people were arrested on Saturday, including 10 who were charged with misdemeanour assaults, while six were charged with assaulting .

US looks to turn tide as Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine reaches public today

Expects to immunise 100 million people in the first three months of 2021

US ends 5 cultural exchange programs with China in further escalation

The departing Trump administration has ended five cultural-exchange programmes with China that it says were being used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the United States

Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite US sanctions

A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson said on Wednesday that "those engaged in activity in the Venezuelan oil sector risk exposure to sanctions"

USA coronavirus deaths top 260,000, says Johns Hopkins University

US Covid-19 deaths surpassed 2,60,000 on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University

Many Americans 'not living in fear' ahead of Thanksgiving despite warnings

For Americans, the long holiday weekend, which begins on Thursday, is traditionally the busiest travel period of the year, and 2020 may prove to be no exception

State Dept looking at GSA decision to start Presidential transition: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his department began the process of looking into the General Service Administration's (GSA) decision to initiate the presidential transition process

Joe Biden seeks swift Cabinet votes, but GOP Senate stays silent

As President-elect Joe Biden started rolling out his administrative team, one voice has been notably silent: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Child Covid cases in US approach 1.2 mn: American Academy of Pediatrics

Nearly 1.2 million children in the US have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the AAP and the Children's Hospital Association

Barack Obama memoir sells record 1.7 million copies in first week

Barack Obama's A Promised Land sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors

US should proceed with both humility and confidence: Antony Blinken

The United States has to proceed with equal measures of humility and confidence, said Blinken, signalling a change in tone and tenor of American foreign policy for the next four years

NSA appointee Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect: Joe Biden

Joe Biden said his national security advisor Jake Sullivan is a once in a generation intellect with the experience and temperament for one of the toughest jobs in the world