News Briefs

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever etched “Trump” onto a manatee’s back in Citrus County, Florida. “The manatee does not appear to be seriously […]

MUMBAI, India — Radio producer Shirshendu Banerjee woke up to a notification on WhatsApp one day in the second week of January, informing him about changes to the messaging app’s privacy policy, and that there would […]

California, USA — A 20-year-old was nabbed for drunken driving in the city of Santa Paula in Ventura County, California, adding to cases involving minors in the United States. The accused had to be hospitalized […]

Donald J. Trump on Wednesday became the first twice-impeached President of the United States, with 10 members of his own party breaking ranks to join a 232–197 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. The […]

ASHFIELD, MA — With Democrats sewing up both of Georgia’s Senate seats and with them control of the upper chamber, the incoming Biden administration will have an easier path to passing the kind of tax, […]

The murder of an Iranian nuclear expert looms large over President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s ability to restore America’s ties with Tehran, and to save the nuclear deal he helped negotiate when he was vice […]

DETROIT — When Chris Gill served in the U.S. Marine Corps, military service was a family tradition. His future was cemented around the age of 8, when he sat with his father and his veteran […]

The woman shot dead inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday has been identified as U.S. Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, 35. A U.S. Capitol Police officer shot the San Diego native in the chest as […]

Nine hours before their political movement would begin to self-immolate amid broken windows and gunfire, supporters of President Donald J. Trump — including those who stormed and breached the U.S. Capitol building — gathered on […]

WASHINGTON — As President-elect Joe Biden continues to staff his incoming administration, health care has jumped back into Washington, D.C. policy discussions. Amid talk of a public option, or “Medicare for All,” some health policy […]