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Haitian President shot dead at home overnight: PM 07 Jul 2021 - 01:24 pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A group of unidentified individuals attacked the private resident of Haitian President Jovenel Moise overnight and shot him dead, Interim Prime Minister...

Elsa weakens to tropical storm, heads towards Florida Gulf coast 07 Jul 2021 - 11:14 am

Elsa weakened to a tropical storm early on Wednesday and is expected to hit the north Florida Gulf coast later in the morning,...

Miami mourners remember tight-knit family at first funeral for victims of condo collapse 07 Jul 2021 - 12:20 am

SURFSIDE, Fla - A few hundred mourners filled a Miami Beach church on Tuesday to memorialize two young girls and their parents in...

Pentagon's $10 billion cloud deal latest Trump move reversed by Biden 07 Jul 2021 - 12:14 am

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Defense Department canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing project on Tuesday, reversing the Trump-era award to Microsoft Corp and...

Tropical Storm Elsa skirts Key West, aims for Florida Gulf Coast 06 Jul 2021 - 08:55 pm

Tropical Storm Elsa was drenching the Florida Keys on Tuesday on its northward trudge toward the west coast of the state, where it...

Mexico allows vaccinations for all residents older than 18 06 Jul 2021 - 08:32 pm

Mexico opened registrations for Covid-19 vaccines to the entire population over 18, an attempt to fulfill the government’s promise that all adults would...

Biden to zero in on Delta variant as US approaches 160 mln COVID-19 vaccinations 06 Jul 2021 - 07:28 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday encouraged Americans who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots to protect themselves...

Liability from Florida condo collapse: everyone will 'blame everybody else' 06 Jul 2021 - 01:05 pm

The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look to find fault...

Tropical Storm Elsa over Florida Straits, exits Cuba dumping heavy rain 06 Jul 2021 - 10:50 am

Tropical Storm Elsa was over the Florida Straits early on Tuesday and is expected to moved towards the west coast of the state...

Canada, US are easing pandemic border-crossing restrictions 06 Jul 2021 - 12:41 am

TORONTO - Pandemic restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. began to loosen Monday for some Canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Tropical storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba, on track to Florida 05 Jul 2021 - 11:07 pm

HAVANA - Tropical storm Elsa made landfall near Cuba's Bay of Pigs on its south-central coast on Monday and started plowing through the...

Death toll up to 27, storm threat eases at Miami-area condo collapse 05 Jul 2021 - 09:39 pm

SURFSIDE, Fla - Even as the death toll from a collapsed Miami-area condominium rose to 27, officials on Monday expressed renewed hope of...

Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished 05 Jul 2021 - 02:59 pm

SURFSIDE, Fla.: Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews...

Celebrating nation's birth, Biden urges Americans to help end COVID-19 pandemic 05 Jul 2021 - 12:57 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden celebrated the nation's 245th birthday on Sunday by opening the gates of the White House and calling on Americans...

Biden to appeal for vaccinations after US missed July 4 target 04 Jul 2021 - 11:48 pm

President Joe Biden plans to tell the nation in a July 4th speech that the fight against Covid-19 is far from over and...

Biden White House serves up burgers, nostalgia for July Fourth 04 Jul 2021 - 11:31 pm

U.S. President Joe Biden will mark the nation's 245th birthday on Sunday with a traditional celebration looking forward to a rebound from the...

US ready to deploy booster shots if needed, Biden aide says 04 Jul 2021 - 08:54 pm

The U.S. government is ready to deploy booster shots if scientists and health officials determine they’re needed in the fight against Covid-19, White...