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A member of a California Dept. of Corrections fire crew runs along a containment line with a chainsaw while fighting the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire. (AP)

California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes

Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes, nearly 12,000 of them caused by brief thunderstorms since last...

22 Aug 2020 11:47 AM IST

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, gestures to journalists as they arrive at the White House from a weekend trip to Bedminster, N.J. (AP)

Trump's convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war

Rather than go online or seek an alternate venue, Trump will give his speech from the White House itself

22 Aug 2020 10:43 AM IST

Joseph James DeAngelo, sitting in a wheelchair, is brought out of the courtroom for a break in the schedule for the third day of victim impact statements at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse. (AP)

Apology at sentencing deepens mystery of Golden State Killer

The former California cop who led a double life as a murderous sociopath has victimized at least 87 people at 53...

22 Aug 2020 10:11 AM IST

Former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg speaking during the last day of the convention. (AFP)

Bloomberg asks voters to review Trump as a coworker before giving him...

Bloomberg's addition to the convention lineup is another example of Biden trying to appeal to moderate and even...

21 Aug 2020 12:29 PM IST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council. (AP)

US moves to restore all UN sanctions on Iran in dispute over nuclear...

Iran's UN Ambassador said Tehran was confident that the Security Council would reject the US move

21 Aug 2020 11:50 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris, watch fireworks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention. (AP)

Biden vows to unite America, end season of darkness'

The night's keynote address was the speech of a lifetime for Biden, who would be the oldest president ever elected if he...

21 Aug 2020 9:51 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump wants #SCOTUS OK to block critics on @realdonaldtrump

A federal appeals court ruled last year that Trump uses the account to make daily pronouncements that are...

21 Aug 2020 9:25 AM IST

Former US President Barack Obama speaking from Philadelphia during an online broadcast of the Democratic National Convention, being held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (AP)

Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line

Trump, who appeared to be watching in real time, responded to Obama's speech with all-caps tweets

20 Aug 2020 4:15 PM IST

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center August 19, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.(AFP)

Kamala Harris remembers her 'chithis' in VP acceptance speech

Harris opened her speech by remembering her mother, lamenting the fact that she could not be there to see her daughter's...

20 Aug 2020 2:41 PM IST

Senator from California and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, being held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. (AFP)

Indian-Americans could play key role in November election, says Kamala...

Harris was nominated as the first-ever American of Indian and African descent to be picked by a major party for the top...

20 Aug 2020 2:12 PM IST

Conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators protest during a rally to re-open California and against Stay-At-Home directives. (AFP)

Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, appreciates support

Facebook announced just hours before Trump's statements that it was banning some QAnon Facebook groups and accounts

20 Aug 2020 11:30 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Senaor Kamala Harris. (AP)

US convention season set to begin with (virtual) spotlight on Biden

Apart from the pandemic, another event that threatens to steal the show is a last-minute Trump campaign tour

20 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST