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Portland police made multiple arrests overnight as city nears 100 days of protests

Portland police made 'multiple arrests' overnight as city nears 100...

Portland, in particular, has seen over three months of daily demonstrations calling for policing and social justice...

5 Sept 2020 3:52 PM IST

Jessica Krug. The post caused an immediate furore on social media, with Black academics, writers and activists recalling their interactions with Krug. (Image: Duke University Press).

White US history professor's racial hoax claim stokes anger

In a blog post that has gained international attention Jessica Krug wrote that she is in fact a white Jewish woman from...

5 Sept 2020 10:36 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Indian people would be voting for me: Trump

The Trump campaign believes that Indian Americans can play an important role in the election, especially in the...

5 Sept 2020 9:01 AM IST

Michael Reinoehl is seen during a protest in front of Mayor Ted Wheelers residence Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland last week, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him. (AP)

Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect at arrest

Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing of right-wing supporter Aaron Danielson, who was shot in the chest...

4 Sept 2020 1:55 PM IST

Non-citizens are not eligible to register to vote or to vote in federal elections under US law. (Representaional Image: AP)

Indian national charged with voting illegally in 2016 US presidential...

Baijoo Pottakulath Thomas and 11 other foreign nationals were charged for unlawfully casting ballots in the 2016...

4 Sept 2020 11:45 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on September 3, 2020 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Donald Trump called US Marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': report

Trump slammed the report late Thursday, after his aides earlier called the allegations 'disgusting, grotesque,...

4 Sept 2020 9:43 AM IST

US President Donald Trump claps as he arrives for a campaign event at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar

The US president has repeatedly asserted that mail-in voting would increase fraud and disrupt the November election

4 Sept 2020 8:57 AM IST

Satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Nana approaching Belize. (via AP)

Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize after shaking Honduras

The 2020 hurricane season, which runs from June to November, has been more active than average

3 Sept 2020 1:22 PM IST

US President Donald Trump arrives at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. (AFP)

US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout

However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the...

3 Sept 2020 1:00 PM IST

Kanye West. (Photo: AFP)

Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot

West has already qualified to appear on the ballot in several states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee and...

3 Sept 2020 10:38 AM IST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak at a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP)

Pompeo announces fresh restrictions on senior Chinese diplomats in US

Washington cast the move as a response to Beijing's restrictions on American diplomats in China

3 Sept 2020 10:13 AM IST

President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to lawless cities, including Seattle, Portland, New York and Washington. (AP)

Trump threatens to cut federal funds to 'lawless' cities

NYC Governor Andrew Cuomo said that Trump was trying to cut off funding that states and cities must receive to recover...

3 Sept 2020 9:18 AM IST