U.S. intelligence agencies say Russia likely behind hacking of government agencies

posted in: News, Russia

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday said Russia was “likely” behind a string of hacks identified last month that gained access to several federal agencies. The office, along with the FBI, the … Read More

Trump says he ‘will not be going’ to Biden’s inauguration

It will the first time since 1869 that a sitting president skips Inauguration Day. President Trump said Friday he “will not be going to the Inauguration” of President-elect Joe Biden — an extraordinary move that will make him the first … Read More

Iran reveals new missile base on the Persian Gulf

posted in: Middle East, News

Iranian military forces have shown off their Naval Missile Facility on the coast of the Persian Gulf and boasted of their extended defensive capabilities. The new facility was built on the Persian Gulf, a hotly contested maritime region that plays … Read More

South Korea presses Iran over seized oil tanker as Gulf tensions rise

posted in: Far East, News

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps troops on Monday seized the South Korean-flagged MT Hankuk Chemi A South Korean delegation left for Iran on Thursday to negotiate the early release of an oil tanker and its crew seized in strategic Gulf waters … Read More

Biden’s Electoral College victory certified — hours after Capitol chaos

The U.S. Congress early Thursday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Democrat Joe Biden his presidential victory — after a day in Washington that was marred by pro-Trump protesters storming the U.S. Capitol. Vice President Mike Pence, who had announced he would … Read More

Fox News projects Ossoff as winner of Georgia runoff elections over Purdue

Democrats gain slim Senate majority with sweep of Georgia runnoff elections. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Republican former Sen. David Perdue in a bitterly contentious Senate race in Georgia, a win that along with Rev. Raphael Warnock’s defeat of GOP Sen. Kelly … Read More

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