China1 hour agoUS worried hundreds of federally funded scientists could be compromised by ChinaU.S. officials on Thursday shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists dispersed at institutions across the country.
POLITICS1 day agoBiden administration cozies up to controversial UN agency for Palestinian refugeesIt wasn’t what was stated during a virtual meeting between the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the head of a controversial U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees that riled critics — it was what was missing from the conversation.
UNITED NATIONSApril 15Nikki Haley calls Biden UN ambassador's US criticism 'a win for our enemies'Nikki Haley on Thursday tore into the claim by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield that White supremacy was "weaved" into U.S. founding documents and principles – with Haley saying the criticism was a "win for our enemies."
POLITICSApril 14Biden UN ambassador says White supremacy 'weaved' into America's 'founding documents'U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield pledged Wednesday to prioritize efforts to combat racism at home and abroad, arguing at an event that America’s history of slavery "weaved White supremacy into our founding documents and principles."
UNITED NATIONSApril 13UN food chief on border, pandemic: 'When you don't have food, you pack up and go find it somewhere'David Beasley, the American chief of the U.N.'s food agency, points to food insecurity in parts of Latin America as a key factor in surging immigration numbers at the southern U.S. border.
CrimeMarch 30Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug caseThe brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug charges.
OlympicsMarch 15'Miracle on Ice' star urges US to beat China in 2022 Beijing Olympics rather than boycottMike Eruzione, one of the stars of the U.S. Olympic “Miracle on Ice” team that upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Games, came out Monday against boycotting the 2022 event in Beijing.
Middle EastMarch 13Fighting continues in Yemen as US seeks ceasefire in world's worst humanitarian crisisThe Biden administration canceled Trump-era Saudi policies last month.
CoronavirusMarch 11COVID-19 origins remain shrouded in mystery, one year laterOne year ago today, the World Health Organization finally declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
OlympicsMarch 5World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of BeijingThe World Uyghur Congress accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring an ethics complaint it filed last year to move the 2022 Winter Games out of Beijing due to China's alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minorities.