The founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblower website, Julian Assange, will remain in prison. A British court refused to release him on bail pending a US appeal against the decision not to hand him over to the US authorities.more
The man who blew himself up on Christmas Eve in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, was a supporter of the September 11, 2001 conspiracy theories, believing in the existence of UFOs and reptilian people, according to local News Channel 5 reports.more
Joe Biden, the President-elect of the US, sent a letter to Andrzej Duda, Poland’s head of state, in which he expressed hope for cooperation in face of global challenges, Krzysztof Szczerski, the Chief of Staff of the Polish President announced.more
35 US states have sued the tech giant Google, accusing it of monopolistic practices. These actions are harmful to clients, state prosecutors general.more
A Connecticut nurse became the first person in the United States to be vaccinated against the coronavirus yesterday with the Moderny drug approved by the government three days ago. The vaccine was administered in front of television cameras.more
While the nation continues to see record levels of new Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, wealthy patients in Southern California - the epicenter of the state's Covid-19 crisis - are offering to pay top dollar to cut the line and be among the first to receive a vaccine.more
The U.S. poverty rate has surged over the past five months, with 7.8 million Americans falling into poverty, the latest indication of how deeply many are struggling after government aid dwindled.more
Bill Gates has an ominous prediction for 2021. The billionaire philanthropist has warned that there will likely be no respite from coronavirus globally, and that the first four to six months of next year could be the worst so far.more
A critical care nurse was the first person in New York and among the first people in the United States to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration.more
Police arrested Alejandro Carlson, 41, after the man reportedly got onto the tarmac at McCarran International Airport, ran up to an Alaska Airlines airplane and somehow climbed up one of the wings, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. more
A man has been shot dead by police after opening fire from the steps of New York City’s Cathedral Church of St John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance.more
A vehicle plowed into a crowd of about 50 people at a protest on Friday afternoon in the middle of Manhattan, injuring multiple people, the New York City police department said.more
US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2020. "The Biden-Harris ticket represents something historic," Time tweeted.more
7 out of 10 US residents now work remotely, and more than half of Americans working from home want to maintain this form of fulfilling their jobs after the pandemic, according to a Pew Research study published yesterday.more
California certified the results of the presidential election yesterday. Thus, a total of 279 electors for Democrat Joe Biden have already been approved in the US states. This is just over the 270 threshold needed to win the race for the presidential seat.more
Both houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) agreed on a joint text on the New Defense Budget Act (NDAA). The project changes, among others plans for the withdrawal of some US troops from Germany, which may have a negative impact on military cooperation with Poland.more
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes one.more
The 'invincible' woman is believed to be the oldest person to survive two bouts of the deadly virus. When she was a baby, she lived through 1918 flu. Throughout her life she survived cancer, internal bleeding and sepsismore
