Israeli senior citizens receive Covid-19 vaccine shots at an assisted living facility in Ganei Tikva, Dec. 22, 2020. (Flash90) Surging coronavirus infections force the country into its third lockdown this year, to last at least 25 days. Israel’s government on … Read More
Wilmington, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing … Read More
The United Kingdom on Friday reported more than 28,500 new COVID-19 cases, with nearly 500 deaths. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday imposed a new round of restrictions for London and much of southern England after officials said they have identified a new COVID-19 strain … Read More
Our lawmakers seek to change centuries-old societies while their constituents fight to survive. After tense negotiations and multiple rounds of televised theatrics, Congress has passed a spending bill. It’s 5,593 pages long and allocates $2.3 trillion, including more than $900 billion in COVID … Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds passed by Congress to avoid a midnight government shutdown, as lawmakers negotiate a $900 billion pandemic aid bill and as part … Read More
Journalists protest the murder of their colleague Maria Helena Ferral at Lerdo square in Xalapa, Veracruz state, Mexico, on April 1, 2020. (AFP/Hector Quintanar) Retaliatory killings of journalists worldwide rose significantly in 2020 from the previous year, but deaths covering … Read More
In the city of Yiwu in eastern China, authorities turned off streetlights for several days and ordered factories to open only part-time. In coastal Wenzhou, the government ordered some companies not to heat their offices unless temperatures are close to … Read More
A person enters the European Medicines Agency in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dec. 21, 2020, where the EMA’s human medicines committee is holding an exceptional meeting to conclude the evaluation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. -AP (AMSTERDAM) — The European Union on … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Has the United States not gone to WAR, sent battle groups, ships and airplanes, not to mention America’s sons and daughters, to keep foreign nations from falling under the communistic or murderous intentions of their tormentors? Ever … Read More
The troubling new coronavirus strain has also been found in South Africa. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has summoned ministers after the emergence of the new strain. Reuters. Boris Johnson called senior ministers to an unscheduled meeting on Friday evening … Read More