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English health official warns pandemic entering worst weeks
LONDON - England's chief medical officer warned Monday that the coming weeks would be the worst of the pandemic for the National Health Service as he appealed to the public to strictly follow guidelin...
Jan 11, 2021

Yemen's rebels defiant as aid agencies fear US terror label
CAIRO - Yemen's Iran-backed rebels on Monday dismissed the U.S. move to designate them a terrorist organization in the final days of the Trump administration while a leading aid agency warned such a d...
Jan 11, 2021

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid tight security
ISLAMABAD - Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight security, hoping to eradicate the crippling children's dise...
Jan 11, 2021

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared
WASHINGTON - Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump's name, the Capitol's attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured on video. They mortally wounde...
Jan 11, 2021

Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone
President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters' siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where - if anywhere - on...
Jan 11, 2021

Biden faces challenge in guiding America past Trump era
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden appeared on television last week as a bipartisan group of lawmakers huddled in an undisclosed location to protect them from a violent mob that was ransacking the...
Jan 11, 2021

N. Korea's Kim adds title: General secretary of ruling party
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given the title of general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported...
Jan 11, 2021

Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorist group
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a "foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. ...
Jan 11, 2021

Mad Hatter & Happy Hatter - January 11
Mad HatterI don't care what political party you are affiliated with.. these out of Canada trips probably would of paid my $20,000 salary and others who lost their jobs.Mad HatterThe CMO, the CPHO and ...
Jan 11, 2021

Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd., with vaccinations of high-risk grou...
Jan 11, 2021