American

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump extends visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their nationals

11:57 am December 31, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has extended visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their citizens who violated laws in the United States. The visa sanctions on such countries were set to expire on December 31. Trump had issued a memorandum in this regard on April 10 which empowered the secretary of state and the homeland security secretary […]

US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centers

2:25 pm December 30, 2020

New York: A US court has ordered the permanent shut down of a technical-support fraud scheme, masterminded by an American citizen and operated through call centres in India, that allegedly defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable Americans. The US Justice Department said on Tuesday the District Court entered the order of permanent injunction against Michael […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump leaves mark on immigration policy, some of it lasting

12:30 pm December 30, 2020

Washington : When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreign-born US residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late. “I didn’t know what would happen if Trump got a second term,” said Victoria Abramowska, who became a citizen in Maine this fall, ”after all the crazy things he […]

Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate

12:21 pm December 30, 2020

Wilmington : President-elect Joe Biden has criticised the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines and predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic. “We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the […]

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

11:37 pm December 29, 2020

Miami: A Boeing 737 Max departed Miami International Airport with 100 passengers aboard Tuesday for the aircrafts first U.S. commercial flight since faulty sensor readings contributed to two deadly crashes in 2019. The American Airlines flight is scheduled to land at New York’s LaGuardia Airport around 1:30 p.m. Eastern, according to an airline spokeswoman. The […]