
At least seven people were killed and 17 others injured in more than a dozen separate shootings across the Houston area during the violent Halloween weekend, according to a report from local media outlet ABC13 on Monday. ...

New York City has witnessed substantial increase in Covid-19 vaccination among city employees since a vaccine mandate was announced on October 20, according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio....

Property taxes in Rockland County will not be raised next year, said County Executive Ed Day, a Republican who is running for reelection....

Indian and US armies held a joint exercise in the snow-bound Chugach Mountains in Alaska approximating the conditions Indian soldiers face in the Himalayas where they confront Chinese troops....

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and will return to work after a 10-day quarantine following a negative result. ...

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 246.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.99 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.94 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University....

US drugmaker Moderna has confirmed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed granting the emergency use authorisation (EUA) to its Covid vaccine for teenagers aged 12 to 17, over the risk of myocarditis -- inflammation of the heart muscle....

The chief guest is Dr. Arun Jeph, India’s Deputy Consul General in New York. NY senators Kevin Thomas and Todd Kaminsky, Hempstead Town Supervisor, Don Clavin and Consul for Community Affairs, A. K. Vijayakrishnan, will be the honored guests....
A shooting at a Halloween party left two people dead and five others injured on early Saturday morning in Sacramento, capital of the US state of California. ...

Three people were killed and another was injured early Saturday after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle at a railroad crossing in the U.S. state of South Carolina, local media reported citing fire authorities....