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United Airlines will pay $49 million to settle air mail fraud case

US Justice Department says former employees of United’s cargo division falsified parcel-delivery information allowing the airlines to collect millions of dollars in payments.

US intel: Saudi crown prince approved op to capture or kill Khashoggi

The Director of National Intelligence has declassified the report that says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved action against Jamal Khashoggi at a time Biden's administration is trying to rewrite the balance of its ties with the kingdom.

US review of third vaccine raises question: Which one is best?

Independent advisers to the FDA began daylong discussions on whether to allow widespread use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, setting the stage for a final decision within days.

US bombs Iranian militia facilities in Syria

President Joe Biden okays air strike against a structure belonging to what the US says were Iran-backed militia.

Biden stresses human rights in talks with Saudi king

US President Biden reaffirms commitment to Saudi defence but pushes for human rights in talks by phone with Saudi King Salman, White House says.

Ex-US Olympic gymnastics coach dies by suicide after trafficking charges

John Geddert, with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar, was charged with two dozen crimes, including forms of human trafficking, a step that prosecutors acknowledged was an uncommon use of Michigan law.

An artistic ode to Syria, ten years after the war

The Middle East Institute’s latest exhibition features 14 Syrian artists who now live elsewhere and are trying to tackle the fallout of the decade-long civil war through their art.

‘We, As Ourselves’ initiative to focus on Black sexual violence survivors

Tarana Burke, the activist who coined the term #MeToo, says concrete change has been incremental at best for Black survivors. The new movement is a collaboration between “me too.“, National Women’s Law Center, and TIME’S UP Foundation.

Student becomes 12th man to accuse Alexander Wang of sexual assault

Keaton Bullen, a student, says the US designer abused him at a nightclub in August 2019.

New coronavirus variant found in New York City

Researchers at Columbia University say the New York City variant represents 12 percent of total cases and is fast spreading.

Tiger Woods' accident casts shadow over World Golf Championships event

The horrific accident in Los Angeles stunned the world of professional sport, with some commentators speculating as to whether it could end the career of the greatest golfer of his generation.

Official: Police were unsure about using force against Capitol rioters

In a statement submitted for a House hearing on Thursday, acting police chief Yogananda Pittman provides new details about the law enforcement response to the Capitol riot and the problems that hobbled the police's response.