US & World

Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective vaccines against COVID-19, the award-giving body said on Monday.  Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman conducted their work at the University of Pennsylvania. Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman …

The accusations by Canada that India was involved in the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar have put the spotlight on India’s foreign intelligence agency — the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) — a shadowy spy agency many Canadians have probably never heard of.  The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) …

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign.  ‘Americans can breathe a sigh of relief,’ says Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The …

DHAKA, Bangladesh — September was the deadliest month for dengue fever in Bangladesh, where an average of 13 people died daily from the mosquito-borne disease. In September, dengue claimed 396 lives, including 14 new deaths reported Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health. …

The UN Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold long-delayed elections.  Resolution would authorize the force for 1 …

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – Donald Trump never misses a chance to remind voters that he was the one to appoint three justices to the US Supreme Court who voted to ditch the federal right to an abortion. But ask the 77-year-old what he thinks personally about abortion, and his position …

A rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down parts of the city’s subway system, flooding streets and highways, and delaying flights into LaGuardia Airport. New York City and other parts of the state were under a state of emergency.  ‘Never seen anything like this in my …

The high-profile killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an advocate for an independent Sikh homeland, has prompted revelations from fellow activists that they, too, were warned about threats to their lives.  Law enforcement officials advised vigilance, didn’t say where threats originated. The high-profile killing of a Canadian citizen who advocated for …

Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts.  First scenes from a long slog …

SACRAMENTO, California: A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect on April …