Section: US & Canada
Trump, Biden Clash in Chaotic Debate
Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, clashed in a contentious, chaotic presidential election debate Tuesday night, trying for 90 minutes to convince American voters that the other one was unfit to lead the United States for the next four years. They argued over the world-leading...
Joe Biden: Son Hunter Biden ‘did nothing wrong’ in Ukraine
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden insisted that his son Hunter “did nothing wrong” in his sweetheart deal with a Ukrainian energy company, while President Trump hounded the Democrat repeatedly about his son’s alleged payments from Russia. “My son did nothing wrong at Burisma,” Mr. Biden said as the president...
Meet Hunter Biden, the often scandal-plagued middle child of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who was a major topic at the first Trump-Biden debate
Hunter Biden. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s middle child, was a major topic amid chaotic discourse during the first Trump-Biden debate on Tuesday. Biden’s son was mentioned by President Donald Trump in the debate for his business dealings, including his...
Trump attacks Biden over son’s business dealings in first debate
President Trump attacked Democratic rival Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday night by going after his son Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine, leaning into an issue that led to Trump’s impeachment in an att… …read more Source:: The...
Trump’s biggest accomplishments and failures as president as he fights for reelection
FILE – In this Dec. 24, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a Christmas Eve video teleconference with members of the military at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack...
Uber’s push to expand its food delivery empire just hit another roadblock as the DOJ scrutinizes its plan to buy Postmates
Uber has become increasingly reliant on food delivery during the pandemic. Reuters The DOJ is taking a closer look at Uber’s plans to buy Postmates, Uber disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday. The “second request,” as it’s called, puts the deal on hold indefinitely until both companies “substantially comply”...
Armenia Says Warplane Downed, Azerbaijan and Turkey Deny Responsibility
(YEREVAN, Armenia) — Armenia said one of its warplanes was shot down Tuesday by a fighter jet from Azerbaijan’s ally Turkey, killing the pilot, in fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Both Turkey and Azerbaijan denied it. The move would represent a major escalation in the decades-old conflict between Armenia and...
A comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 9 months, from China’s first case to the present
Medical staff wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus from an ambulance to a hospital on March 9, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images The first case of the novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China, in December. In the nine months since, the virus has infected more than 33 million people and...
Ukraine marks 79th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre
Ukraine is marking the 79th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine marks 79th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 79th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II. Babi Yar, a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, is where nearly 34,000 Jews were killed within 48 hours in 1941 when the city was under Nazi occupation. The killing was carried out by SS...
