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A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report. Colorado City Mayor Tom Boyd announced his resignation Tuesda...

The driver, Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, is accused by the authorities of dumping a burning load of trash that sparked a deadly fire in 2019 that also destroyed more than 70 structures.

Exclusive: Ban on plants being moved across Irish Sea is major setback for tree-planting programmes in region Orders for almost 100,000 trees have been cancelled by Northern Ireland buyers because of a post-Brexit ban on...

South Africa to administer 80,000 doses in large-scale trial; Brazil environment minister tests positive for Covid; snow storm halts Greek vaccination drive Dutch court orders government to lift Covid curfew France head ...

Mexico tops 2M cases, 175K deaths. AP investigation turns up shortage of N95 masks. U.S. death toll nears 490K. Latest COVID-19 news.       

In addition to the Lone Star state, the brutal storm claimed lives in Louisiana, Kentucky and Missouri, shuttered COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindered vaccine supplies.

President Biden on Tuesday night told a socially distanced CNN town hall audience in Milwaukee that by the end of July, every American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one. The United States will have mor...

President Biden is "tired of talking about Donald Trump," he said, even as his predecessor has continued to make headlines. Here's the latest politics news.

A new study suggests two shots of the Pfizer vaccine helps to significantly slow the spread of COVID-19. The new information is coming from Israel, where more than 40% of the population has received at least one shot. El...

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday said his White House press secretary Jen Psaki was wrong when she said his school reopening plan would only see half of the children back in classrooms for as little as one day p...

The president made the remarks during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.

Migrant communities along the United States-Mexico border are enduring freezing temperatures with scarce resources.

The Utah Republican Party is standing by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and his vote to convict former President Donald Trump. Utah's other Republican senator, Mike Lee, voted not guilty, and the party said in a statement tha...

Wednesday: A conversation with the constitutional law expert Erwin Chemerinsky about what Californians can expect from a conservative court.

Exclusive: Ángel Gurría says action on environmental crises must be defining focus of wealthy countries after Covid Finance ministers have to be green, says head of OECD The environment, climate change and the protecti...

At least 17 deaths have been attributed to the winter blast blanketing much of the country - and more freezing temperatures are on the way. Meanwhile, Texas continues to experience deep freeze conditions as residents are...

Commission finds Jamaican government responsible for violating the rights of two gay people The Jamaican government is responsible for violating the rights of two gay people and the country's homophobic laws should be re...

Pilot scheme will operate from end of May to mid-September as part of city's ongoing clean air drive Barcelona is banning smoking on four of the city's most popular beaches as part of its ongoing clean air policy. The ba...

A Florida man who once appeared on the Lifetime reality series "Dance Moms" has been arrested for engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior with at least two students.

Power outages resulting from unusually heavy snow and ice temporarily threatened vaccine supplies in the Lone Star State.

The strict 14-day hotel quarantine system has been key to keeping the nation's coronavirus cases low, but major leaks and controversies have forced constant rethinks Australia's strict 14-day hotel quarantine system, and...

The military regime has imposed five information blackouts and plans a new law to outlaw sites promoting 'false news' Since a military coup earlier this month, Myanmar has endured five internet blackouts. There have also...