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'The Verdict of the People': Georgia Reaffirms Biden's Victory
On Friday, Georgia election officials certified that President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the state's electoral votes after a hand recount was concluded.
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Africa Surpasses 2 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, said gatherings were fueling a 'concerning uptick' in cases in some African countries.
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Officials From Israel, Bahrain and U.S. Address Normalization Deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his counterpart from Bahrain joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in celebrating a U.S.-brokered normalization deal.
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Police Break Up Protest Against Virus Restrictions in Germany
Riot police in Berlin used water canons to disperse crowds at a demonstration against coronavirus restrictions organized by coronavirus deniers, vaccine skeptics and right-wing extremists on Wednesday.
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Mummies Discovered in Egypt Necropolis
Archaeologists unearthed more than 100 painted wooden coffins up to 2,500 years old in the Saqqara burial ground, many containing mummies.
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Trump Touts Vaccine Progress and Promises Rapid Distribution
President Trump lauded progress being made on coronavirus vaccine candidates on Friday, and ignored surging virus rates across the country. At the same event, Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged the increase.
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2 Killed in Explosion at Connecticut V.A. Hospital
Officials said two men were killed in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut Friday morning while performing routine maintenance on a leaking steam pipe. Three others were injured.
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Schumer and Pelosi Call for Virus Relief Package
Top congressional Democrats renewed calls for a sweeping coronavirus relief package on Thursday, citing record-breaking coronavirus infections and the presidential election results, to justify a larger relief package.
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Trump Participates in Veterans Day Ceremony
President Trump participated in a brief, silent Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Vow to Resign
China ousted four Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers from the Legislature Wednesday, prompting the 15 others remaining in the opposition to vow to resign en masse in solidarity.
