
An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, infects cells in the mouth. ...

US President Joe Biden has nominated Seema Nanda, a former CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), to be the Department of Labour solicitor, the White House announced on Friday....

A Texas-based Indian-American man has pleaded guilty to a $24.8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme, according to media reports....

US President Joe Biden has called efforts by several of the country's states to make voting in elections more difficult "sick" and "pernicious"....

The US will "re-open diplomatic channels of communication" with Palestine that had been cut off by the administration of former President Donald Trump, Washington's Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council....

The University of Southern California (USC) has announced an $852 million settlement to resolve lawsuits from hundreds of women over sexual abuse by the university's former gynaecologist George Tyndall....

The US Senate has confirmed Wally Adeyemo as the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department, making him the first African-American to hold the position. ...

California, the most populous state in the US, will expand its Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to all individuals aged 16 and older starting from April 15, Governor Gavin Newsom said. ...

US President Joe Biden is planning to run for re-election with Kamala Harris as his running mate. ...

Initial unemployment claims in the US fell to 684,000 last week, the lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the labour market early last year, the Labour Department reported....