Coronavirus will infect over 5 million by late July if US reopens, model shows
The coronavirus will infect more than 5 million people — and kill nearly 300,000 — across the US by late July if states fully reopen without social distancing measures in place, according to a new...
View ArticleAmerica’s roads have actually been deadlier during coronavirus pandemic
The National Safety Council has studied driving data since the novel coronavirus outbreak hit the U.S. in March and found that the streets have become deadlier, despite a decrease in the number of...
View ArticleChina allegedly pursuing law allowing citizens to sue US over COVID-19
The proposal in China's National People's Congress would be in retaliation for lawsuits brought against China and the ruling Communist Party by several US states and a number of countries around the...
View ArticleUS charges dozens of North Koreans in $2.5B sanctions-busting scheme
The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments...
View ArticleRussian nuclear-capable bombers intercepted by NORAD off of Alaska
US jets intercepted two formations of Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Alaska early Wednesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The first wave included five aircraft,...
View ArticleUS could see 200,000 coronavirus deaths by September, experts say
The US could see roughly 200,000 coronavirus deaths by September as states continue to loosen restrictions, a leading expert said as the nation surpassed 2 million confirmed cases.
View ArticleChina, North Korea boost nuclear arsenals as worldwide stockpile shrinks
While the rest of the world’s nuclear powers have shrunk their arsenals of nuclear weapons, China and North Korea are two of six countries that have boosted their stockpiles, according to a report...
View Article‘The dollar is going to fall very, very sharply,’ warns prominent Yale economist
Stephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, has a warning for US dollar bulls. The prominent economist says that the era of the US buck may be coming to an end...
View ArticleJuneteenth celebrations around the country
Juneteenth marches and rallies celebrate the ending of slavery in the United States two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
View ArticleNew Jersey ranked least patriotic state in America
Thinking about holding your Fourth of July blowout in New Jersey? Better think again. The Garden State is the least patriotic state in the US, according to a new ranking released Monday by financial...
View ArticleUS records largest daily increase in new coronavirus cases
The United States recorded the largest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the nationwide death toll approaches 125,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
View ArticleHouse votes to make DC the 51st state
House Democrats riled by President Trump’s handling of anti-police brutality protests voted Friday to make Washington, DC, the 51st state. The bill passed 232-180 along party lines. One Democrat and...
View ArticleIran vows revenge if nuclear enrichment facility suffers cyber attack
“Responding to cyber attacks is part of the country’s defense might. If it is proven that our country has been targeted by a cyber attack, we will respond,” civil defense chief Gholamreza Jalali said.
View ArticleUS, Vietnam rip China for military drills in disputed waters
The US, Vietnam and the Philippines have ripped China for provocative military drills in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. China is in the midst of five days of drills that began Wednesday...
View ArticleIran admits fire at nuke site will slow centrifuge manufacturing
Iran has confirmed that fire damage to a building — possibly by sabotage — at the underground Natanz nuclear site would slow production of advanced nuclear centrifuges that were to be manufactured...
View ArticleFixing Uncle Sam’s global broadcasting arm is more important than ever
Now more than ever, our nation must engage the the global war of ideas. America’s adversaries — especially China, Russia, and Iran — have aggressively ramped up their disinformation and propaganda...
View ArticleCoronavirus cases pass 13 million worldwide
More than 13 million people worldwide have now contracted the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The milestone came Monday, with more than 570,000 people dead from the virus worldwide,...
View ArticleChina buys more American corn to comply with US trade deal
China made its largest one-day purchase of US corn on record on Tuesday, its second massive purchase for the agricultural staple in less than a week as it tries to comply with its deal with America.
View ArticleVladimir Putin’s latest slimy outrage: Trying to steal COVID-19 research
Vladimir Putin’s hackers are at it again — this time trying to steal Western coronavirus research. Russian group APT29, aka The Dukes and Cozy Bear, has been hacking medical researchers in the United...
View ArticleWhat ‘Arrested Development’ Got Right About Donald Trump’s Border Wall
Trump was not the first to conceptualize a border wall that can be scaled with a rope ladder.
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