President Joe Biden at a Black History Month celebration event at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 28, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President Biden on Monday claimed Republicans are trying to figure out how to keep black Americans’ votes “from
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Americans with Loved Ones in Ukraine Remain Terrified: ‘He’s a Sitting Duck’
Robert Viau’s plan this week was to load his fiancée’s car and to drive west with her and her son to the Poland border, to get out of southeast Ukraine before the Russian army invaded. Instead, the 53-year-old Wisconsin man
CDC eases mask recommendations, other restrictions, for most Americans – The Washington Post
The new guidelines, which took effect Friday, reflect the administration’s view that the United States has entered a different, potentially less dangerous phase of the pandemic. The change follows a relaxation of restrictions by most Democratic governors responding to nosediving
Psaki Says Americans Should Expect Higher Gas Prices following Sanctions
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 22, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Following President Biden’s announcement of a punitive sanctions package against Russia as retaliation for its creeping incursion
Biden to bar Americans from business with Ukraine rebels after Putin backing
The White House announced Monday that Americans will soon be barred from doing business in two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine recognized as independent by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin bemoaned the collapse of the Soviet Union as he recognized
‘You Have to Give Us Respect’: How Asian Americans Fueled the San Francisco Recall
But she saw in the board’s decisions a deep sense that the aspirations of Asian American residents were being ignored. The debate over admission to elite public high schools has galvanized Asian parents in other cities, notably New York. In
Poll: Over 30% of Americans want binding nuclear deal with Iran
Thirty-six percent of voters want a binding deal and 18% favor a nonbinding accord, while 20% don’t want any deal with Tehran. Democrats are more inclined to support a binding deal with the Islamic republic (49%) than Republicans (24%). Supporters
U.S. Warns Americans Abroad Not to Count on a Rescue
Ronald E. Neumann, a former U.S. ambassador to three nations, including Afghanistan, said it could be difficult to convince Americans that they were on their own. “They don’t get out, and then they think the military’s going to come and
Biden Pledges to ‘Respond Forcefully’ if Russia Targets Americans in Ukraine
President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Russia and Ukraine from the White House in Washington, D.C., February 15, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) In a White House address Tuesday, President Biden pledged to to “respond forcefully” if Russia targets Americans
Consumer sentiment at lowest level in decade, Americans unhappy with Biden: polls
Americans aren’t happy with the state of the economy — or the man in charge. A new survey out Friday found consumer sentiment at its lowest level in more than a decade amid the highest annual inflation increase in four
Omicron Is Just Beginning and Americans Are Already Tired
MIAMI — The Omicron variant has turned a season of joy into one of weariness and resentment amid a new coronavirus surge. With days to go before Christmas, Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Of reworking
Americans evacuated from Afghanistan by vets group land at JFK
Setting foot in the US was a joyful but fraught moment for Mujtaba Ebadi, one of 50 US citizens and legal residents evacuated from Afghanistan who arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport Saturday morning. “I’m excited, but despite excitement, I
More adult Americans now identify themselves as religious nones: Study
The coronavirus pandemic pushed Americans out of the pews and into their homes. But for much longer, U.S. adults have increasingly made the conscious decision to leave or forgo organized religion, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing down.
Opinion: Omicron and Delta be damned: Americans won’t stop flying
Despite the newest variant’s detection in at least 32 states so far, airlines and airports in the US are likely to see lots of full planes and crowds as we approach Christmas and the end of 2021. Were it not
Majority of Americans Don’t Want Biden to Run Again in 2024, New Poll Finds
President Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 6, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Nearly two-third of Americans don’t want President Biden to run for a second term in 2024, according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll. The