Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees… Continue Reading
McAuliffe has fundraising lead in Virginia governor’s race
Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a commanding lead in fundraising as he seeks another term in the governor’s mansion, according to campaign finance reports filed this week… Continue Reading
Raul Castro confirms he’s resigning, ending long era in Cuba
Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution… Continue Reading
Biden keeps Trump’s record-low cap on refugees
President Joe Biden on Friday stuck with his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year and instead moved to accelerate admissions… Continue Reading
Police ID gunman in FedEx shooting as young male in 20s
Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and interviewed scores of witnesses Friday in search of a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S.… Continue Reading
Liberty sues Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking millions in damages
Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year… Continue Reading
Kremlin to expel 10 US diplomats in response to US sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Moscow will order 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a retaliatory response to the U.S. sanctions… Continue Reading
US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave… Continue Reading
Coast Guard divers hope to reach 12 missing in capsized ship
Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized liftboat prepared to enter the overturned vessel on Friday… Continue Reading
Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport… Continue Reading
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