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The Glass Fire begins its descent into the valley after ravaging the hills as night falls on Napa Valley, California on September 27, 2020. - The Glass fire grew to 2,500 Acres on the evening of September 27. A heat wave and dry winds create critical weather conditions and mandatory evacuations are in order. (AFP)

Record California wildfires burn over 4 million acres

The most-populous US state suffered five of its six largest wildfires in history this year

5 Oct 2020 12:18 PM IST

US President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4, 2020. (AFP)

COVID-hit Trump briefly leaves hospital to drive by supporters

The US president was moved to the military hospital on Friday, which his doctors and White House said was taken out of...

5 Oct 2020 9:46 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks as he tours an emergency operations center and meets with law enforcement officers at Mary D. Bradford High School, Tuesday, September 1, 2020, in Kenosha. (AP)

'Going well' tweets Trump as he undergoes remdesivir therapy at...

Trump, 74, and his wife First Lady Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

3 Oct 2020 6:14 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. Many who have placed their bets on Trump now are hoping for a repeat of 2016, when the Manhattan real estate mogul staged a stunning comeback against Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton to win the White House.(AP)

Donald Trump, first lady Melania test positive for coronavirus

Trump's positive report comes just hours after his senior aide Hope Hicks was tested COVID-19 positive.

2 Oct 2020 11:46 AM IST

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. AP

War of words between Trump and Biden mar Ohio presidential debate

Trump and Biden clashed over each other's personality, past record, family and their visions.

30 Sept 2020 10:42 AM IST

QAnon centres on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the deep state and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic paedophiles and cannibals. The corporate support for a QAnon-promoting politician is another example of how the conspiracy theory has penetrated mainstream politics, spreading beyond its origins on internet message boards popular with right-wing extremists. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Marc Nozell)

Amazon, Walmart fund US lawmaker supporting QAnon conspiracy theorists

Walmart did not respond to repeated requests for comment made by email and through its website. An Amazon spokeswoman...

19 Sept 2020 6:57 PM IST

A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed. (Image: Twitter/@hunter_jonathan)

Mass shooting in Rochester leaves 2 dead, 14 wounded

As many as 100 people were at the gathering when the shooting started just before 12:30 a.m.,police said

19 Sept 2020 4:07 PM IST

US President Barack Obama is greeted by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.(AFP File)

How Justice Ginsburg's death could reshape the US presidential...

Democrats and Republicans were largely unified in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women's...

19 Sept 2020 2:03 PM IST

President Martin Vizcarra (left) arriving to give a statement in Congress where he is facing an impeachment trial, in Lima on September 18, 2020. - Vizcarra remained defiant Friday as Perus congress began an impeachment debate ahead of a vote that analysts say he is expected to survive as his opponents in congress are likely to fall short of the votes needed to oust him. Vizcarra, in power since 2018, came under fire after leaked audio recordings in which he is heard telling aides to hide details from congressional investigators of his offices controversial hiring of a popular singer as a paid cultural advisor. (AFP)

Peruvian president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

The political turmoil rocking Peru has briefly distracted attention from the pandemic, which has left hundreds of...

19 Sept 2020 11:09 AM IST

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries a hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Firefighters trying to contain the massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in their own neighborhoods. (AP)

Heavy showers bring relief to fire-ravaged Oregon as death toll rises...

The blazes, described as unprecedented' in scope and ferocity, have largely incinerated several small towns, along with...

19 Sept 2020 9:23 AM IST

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP File)

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a feminist icon, dies at...

Ginsburg spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court's liberal wing and became a rock...

19 Sept 2020 8:54 AM IST

Visa, OCI card suspension prevents several Indians in US from flying back home. (PTI Photo)

US court turns down challenge to Trump's temporary ban on H-1B visa

The lawsuit was filed by 169 Indian nationals who are residing in US in lawful nonimmigrant status under temporary...

18 Sept 2020 2:07 PM IST