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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed President Biden for the chaos in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, calling it an “embarrassing failure” of the U.S. government. “They’re not negotiating with the Taliban, they’ve completely surrendered to the Taliban. They surrendered Bagram Air Force …

The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Tropical Storm Henri to a hurricane. With wind speeds currently around 75mph, Henri is expected to batter Long Island or southern New England on Sunday. Severe weather warnings have been issued across the northeastern US, as Hurricane Henri tracks northwest across the Atlantic. Henri …

A slight majority of American voters say they are not confident Joe Biden is physically or mentally “up to the job of being president of the United States,” according to a new survey. Not only has Biden’s average approval rating fallen below 50 percent, the lowest of his presidency, but …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has told congressional lawmakers that Americans who are trying to leave Afghanistan have been beaten by Taliban fighters, according to several people who participated in the meeting. During the briefing call on Friday, Austin described the reports of Taliban beatings as “unacceptable,” but he did …

The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced to impose sanctions on a Russian vessel and two Russian individuals involved in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, a sprawling undersea pipeline that will carry Russian gas directly into Germany. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that …

A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation in the US Congress aimed at blocking the Taliban in Afghanistan from accessing the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has frozen $450 of funds that were scheduled to be dispersed to the country next week. Afghanistan is believed to have over $9 billion in …

The U.S. State Department is expected to announce that its evacuation flights out of Kabul will now be able to land in Europe, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, because of an overflow of people in Qatar. The United States is desperately trying to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan …

There are currently about 5,800 US troops at the airport in Kabul to help with evacuation efforts, a US official said on Friday. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered about 6,000 troops to Kabul, a number that is expected to be reached in the coming days. NATO on Friday …

US Vice president’s trip, set to focus on China, comes as some allies question US credibility in light of Afghanistan’s chaos. United States Vice President Kamala Harris will embark on Friday on a trip to Asia, with the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Washington’s desperate scramble to evacuate …

Several governmental buildings in Washington, D.C., were evacuated Thursday morning due to what Capitol Police call “an active bomb threat investigation” after a man drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk. Law enforcement negotiators are working to make contact with the person in the vehicle, law enforcement sources told ABC …

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there was about 4,500 U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and there “have been no hostile interactions with the Taliban and our lines of communication with Taliban commanders remain open.”

At least two US officials stationed in Germany began to seek medical treatment after developing symptoms of the mysterious health ailment known as Havana Syndrome, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US diplomats. No further details were provided.

Five states have intensive care units over 90% full. The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 622,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled …

US authorities arrested a Chicago pharmacist Tuesday for selling dozens of official cards showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination on eBay, the Justice Department said. The department said Tangtang Zhao sold 125 official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards for $10 each. Zhao worked at an unidentified chain of …

Voting tech firm Smartmatic Corp has accused Fox News of executing a coordinated disinformation campaign, saying that the network perpetrated the narrative that the firm conspired against Donald Trump in last year’s United States presidential election. A Fox News lawyer was grilled by a judge about the network’s extensive coverage …

Amid the chaotic scramble at Kabul’s airport to evacuate the remaining Americans and U.S. allies out of Afghanistan following the swift collapse of the Afghan government and military at the hands of the repressive Taliban forces, a blame game of sorts has broken out among President Biden and his predecessor …

US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called for an investigation into President Joe Biden’s policy towards Afghanistan, where the state – weakened by 20 years of occupation – collapsed before a resurgent Taliban, days after the withdrawal of most American troops from the country. McCarthy said in an …

US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will increase by more than 25 percent beginning in October. United States President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Monday that it has approved the largest permanent increase to food stamp benefits – a boost that the White House and proponents of the move hope …

President Joe Biden will break his silence Monday on the US fiasco in Afghanistan with an address to the nation from the White House, as a lightning Taliban victory sent the Democrat’s domestic political fortunes reeling. Cutting short his planned vacation, Biden helicoptered back to Washington from the Camp David …

U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018 it had identified 11 crashes in which Tesla models …