Carrie Johnson steps onto global stage with G7 role
• ‘Jill from Philly’ to meet the Queen • Biden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19 • Analysis:...
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U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge
The judge, Zahid N. Quraishi of New Jersey, said after his selection by President Biden, “Candidly, I would prefer to be the hundredth, if not the...
Elephant migration may reveal serious problem for China
A herd of 15 wild Asian elephants has been wandering across Yunnan province in southern China since March last year. They have trekked more than 300...
Boris Johnson Is a Terrible Leader. It Doesn’t Matter.
Britain’s prime minister is slapdash, venal, incompetent — and unassailably popular.
Indonesia’s coronavirus spike has health experts worried the worst is yet to come
A jump in coronavirus cases on Indonesia’s two most populous islands has health experts worried the worst could be yet to come, with few curbs on...
Oregon House Ejects Mike Nearman for Aiding State Capitol Breach
The Oregon House voted 59 to 1 to remove Representative Mike Nearman, a Republican, for his actions in December.
Perceived Grievances Drove Virginia Beach Gunman to Kill 12, F.B.I. Finds
DeWayne Craddock, a city engineer who went on a shooting rampage in 2019, had been “fixated for years” on criticism at work, the F.B.I. said.
Chinese researchers find batch of new coronaviruses in bats
Chinese researchers said Thursday they had found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats including one that may be the second-closest yet, genetically, to the Covid-19...
Trump Justice Department subpoenaed Apple for data from House Intelligence Committee Democrats, sources say
Prosecutors in the Trump administration Justice Department subpoenaed Apple for data from the accounts of House Intelligence Committee Democrats — including Chairman Adam Schiff — along...
An electrical substation fire in Puerto Rico has knocked out power throughout the island
A fire at an electrical substation in Puerto Rico has knocked out power throughout the island, utility company LUMA Energy said Thursday.
