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Capitol police chief defends response to 'criminal' rioters
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Capitol Police defended his department's response to the storming of the Capitol, saying Thursday that officers “acted valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions.
Jan 7, 2021 9:29 AM
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South Africa buys 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country's health workers. This is South Africa’s first announcement of the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine as its cases soar.
Jan 7, 2021 9:28 AM
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Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol
WASHINGTON — Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S.
Jan 7, 2021 9:03 AM
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Wong questioned, US lawyer released in Hong Kong crackdown
HONG KONG — Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on a new charge under the national security law on Thursday while an American rights lawyer who was detained in a sweeping crackdown was granted bail.
Jan 7, 2021 8:58 AM
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Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol
NEW YORK — The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns drawn in the House of Representatives and hand-to-hand combat with police.
Jan 7, 2021 8:50 AM
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US services sector grows for seventh consecutive month
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, grew for the seventh consecutive month in December even as coronavirus cases surged through the holidays.
Jan 7, 2021 8:42 AM
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US trade deficit jumps to $68.1 billion in November
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit jumped to $68.1 billion in November, the highest monthly deficit in 14 years, as a surge in imports overwhelmed a smaller increase in exports.
Jan 7, 2021 6:32 AM
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Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for Republicans
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive behaviour .
Jan 7, 2021 5:54 AM
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US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly to 787,000, evidence of a job market stumbling in the face of the viral pandemic and the damage it has inflicted on the economy for nearly 10 months.
Jan 7, 2021 5:41 AM
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In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
BELLOW, India — On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shovelled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowered inside.
Jan 7, 2021 5:01 AM
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