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August 28
Anger, grief for family members of 13 killed US troops
Steve Nikoui had been glued to TV reports on Thursday, desperate for hints his son, Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, survived the deadly airport suicide bombing in Afghanistan when three Marines arrived at his door with the worst news possible.
World
September 26
Trump announces 'brilliant' conservative to replace RBG
President Donald Trump has announced conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third US Supreme Court appointment, setting off a scramble in the Republican-led Senate to confirm her before Election Day.
World
August 28
Trump assails Biden as he accepts Republican nomination
A defiant President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for a second term on Thursday with a blistering attack on Democratic rival Joe Biden.
World
August 16
President Trump announces younger brother's death
US President Donald Trump said that his younger brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night, a day after the president visited him in a New York hospital.
World
August 11
Biden selects Kamala Harris as running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has tapped Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first woman of Black or Asian descent to be on a major party presidential ticket in US history.
World
July 14
US Navy battles for second day to save burning warship
Hundreds of firefighters battled through a second day from the air, land and water to save a US war vessel swept by flames while moored at a San Diego shipyard, as the number of people injured in the blaze rose to nearly 60.
World
June 26
US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases
The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state's reopening on Thursday as Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases.
World
April 25
Disinfectant makers steer consumers away after Trump's comments
Makers of household cleaners on Friday took the unusual step of urging people not to drink or inject their products, after US President Donald Trump suggested researchers try using them to cure Covid-19 patients.
World
April 11
A grim milestone: US logs world's highest virus death toll
The United States surpassed Italy on Saturday as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, recording more than 20,000 deaths since the outbreak began, according to a Reuters tally.
World
April 5
Tiger at New York zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo's chief veterinarian says.
World
March 26
Hospitals reel as US leads world in coronavirus cases
The US has surpassed China and Italy as the country with the most coronavirus cases, according to a Reuters tally, as New York, New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hospitalisations and looming shortages in supplies, staff and sick beds.
World
March 11
In crushing blow to Sanders, Biden scores big in Michigan
Joe Biden won Michigan's crucial Democratic nominating contest on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the party's presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders' fading White House bid.
World
March 1
Washington man becomes first US Covid-19 fatality
A Washington state man in his 50s with underlying health issues became the United States' first fatality from the coronavirus, officials said on Saturday, as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to combat the spread of the global outbreak.
World
February 29
US and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal
The United States have signed a deal with Taliban insurgents that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war in the nation.
World
February 5
Senate acquits Trump in historic vote
President Donald Trump has been acquitted in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him.
World
January 31
Rape accuser seeks DNA sample from president Trump
A magazine advice columnist who is suing Donald Trump for defamation for denying he raped her about 24 years ago wants him provide a DNA sample to see if he came into contact with the dress she said she wore.
World
January 12
Iran protesters demand leaders quit after plane downed
Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when Tehran feared US air strikes.
World
January 6
Chain-reaction crash kills 5, injures 60 in US
About 60 people were taken to area hospitals after a tour bus hit an embankment on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Trucks then crashed into the bus, authorities said. https://t.co/d2WbrQO5lY— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 5, 2020 A chain-reaction crash involving a tour bus, three tractor-trailers and a passenger car killed five people and injured about 60 others on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early on Sunday, state police said.
World
December 16
Boeing halts 737 production after two crashes
Boeing is temporarily halting 737 production in January for the first time in more than 20 years as the grounding of its best-selling MAX after two fatal crashes looks set to last well into 2020.
World
December 5
US House to pursue impeachment of President Trump
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she has directed a House committee to draft articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump, a historic step that sets up a fight over whether to oust him from office.
World
December 5
Police told school shooting was 'revenge' for bullying
A transgender teenager who told police that he and a friend opened fire at a suburban Denver high school to exact revenge on classmates who bullied him should be tried on murder charges as an adult, a judge ruled.
World
December 3
US Senator Kamala Harris ends 2020 presidential bid
US Senator Kamala Harris ended her 2020 presidential bid, abandoning a campaign that began with promise for a rising Democrat star but faltered as she struggled to raise money and make a compelling case for her candidacy.
World
November 15
Suspected gunman in California school shooting dies
A teenage boy who killed two classmates and wounded three others at a southern California high school on his birthday before shooting himself has died in hospital.
World
November 15
Two judges shot during brawl outside fast-food joint
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended three county circuit court judges without pay for getting into an early-morning fist fight outside a fast-food restaurant that ended with two of them getting shot.
National
October 28
Former FBI director Comey 'moving to New Zealand'
Former United States FBI director James Comey joked he will move to New Zealand if President Donald Trump is re-elected in 2020.
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