Donald Trump acquittal: Mitch McConnell says ex-POTUS still bears responsibility for Capitol riots
Feb 16, 2021 09:33 am UTC| Politics
Former President Donald Trumps second Senate impeachment trial resulted in his acquittal due to the number of votes to convict falling 10 short to 43 votes of acquittal. However, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says...
Feb 16, 2021 09:04 am UTC| Politics
This weekend saw former President Donald Trump get acquitted by Republicans in his second Senate impeachment trial. Shortly after the trials, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped into Republican Senators for voting to acquit...
Kamala Harris condemns increasing attacks on Asian-Americans
Feb 16, 2021 07:06 am UTC| Politics
Even having just celebrated Lunar New Year among Asian-American communities, there have been attacks on Asian-Americans due to anti-Asian sentiments. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out against the increasing...
Joe Biden calls on Congress to strengthen gun reform laws on anniversary of Parkland shooting
Feb 16, 2021 06:34 am UTC| Politics
17 people in a school in Parkland, Florida were killed when a former student of the school returned with a gun. On Valentines Day, Joe Biden also remembered the victims of the massacre while also calling for Congress to...
Joe Biden approves emergency declaration in Texas due to winter storm
Feb 16, 2021 06:01 am UTC| Politics
Aside from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that is severely affecting the country, a winter storm has since hit southern states leading to casualties. In response, Joe Biden has approved of the federal declaration of...
Feb 16, 2021 05:55 am UTC| Politics
Even as the Trumps are no longer at the White House, more details about them begin to emerge such as the supposed rift between now-former first lady Melania Trump and her stepdaughter Ivanka Trump. Melanias former aide...
Donald Trump impeachment: Senate votes acquittal for ex-POTUS
Feb 15, 2021 09:27 am UTC| Politics
It has been over a month since the deadly Capitol riots last January 6 and a week since the impeachment trials against former President Donald Trump by the Senate occurred. In another repeat result from his first...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects