Joe Biden officially was elected 46th President of the United States as the Electoral College tallied its votes on Monday. As expected, the 78-year-old former vice president received 306 votes to incumbent […]
It’s official: Biden, Harris elected
Court snubs election challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned thumbs down on a lawsuit seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 election. It was perhaps the last of many rejections […]
First COVID vaccination done
In what’s being called “the shot watched around the world,” a 90-year-old retired shop clerk from Northern Ireland was vaccinated from the coronavirus with a treatment jointly developed by Pfizer of the […]
Stop “War on Nature”: UN chief
The secretary-general of the United Nations has called for an end of what he called “a war on nature,” demanding an urgent shift away energy uses which create carbon pollution. Antonio Guterres […]
Barr: No “widespread” vote fraud
Attorney General William Barr declared in an interview published Tuesday that there was no widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election, contradicting claims made by President Donald Trump. According to the […]
“Bleak Friday” for many retailers
The historically profitable “Black Friday” has turned into a “bleak Friday” as coronavirus pandemic fears and restrictions have turned the usual flood of shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving into more […]
Disney layoffs to reach 32,000
The Walt Disney Company will be laying off 32,000 workers in the first half of the 2020-21 fiscal year, the firm announced Wednesday evening. Of that number, 28,000 will come from the […]
Joe Biden’s victory is recognized
UPDATE: The General Services Administration officially has accepted Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. The move came after President Donald Trump – without conceding defeat – agreed […]
Georgia certifies Biden win
Efforts to challenge or reverse the results of the Nov. 3 election took another setback on Friday, as the State of Georgia formally certified Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in that […]
Joe Biden wins Georgia recount
The manual recount of the Georgia balloting for president turned out the way it was expected: Joe Biden prevailed over Donald Trump, giving the Democrat 16 Electoral College votes to bring his […]
