Trump says he will leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

DW — The US president has yet to publicly concede the election, despite Biden being projected to receive more Electoral College votes. Trump said the Electoral College would be making a “mistake”... Read more »

What Really Happened at the 1st Thanksgiving

VOA — The Pilgrims celebrated their first successful harvest in the fall of 1621 by firing guns and cannons in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The noise alarmed ancestors of the contemporary Wampanoag Nation who... Read more »

Iran: President Rouhani hopes for ‘easy’ return to pre-Trump relations with US

DW — President Rouhani has shown his willingness to restart his government’s relations with the US after four years of aggressive policies from Donald Trump. His words follow Ayatollah Khamenei’s warnings against... Read more »

Biden: US ‘Ready to Lead the World, Not Retreat From It’

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden declared Tuesday that the United States is “ready to lead the world, not retreat from it,” signaling a sharp pivot from outgoing President Donald Trump’s “America First” credo over the last four years.  As... Read more »

Reports: Trump eyes pardon for former aide Michael Flynn

Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts, and was a key subject of the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. A pardon would prevent... Read more »

Under Joe Biden, US eyes Middle East policy overhaul

DW — US President-elect Joe Biden has signaled his intention to re-engage with the global community to tackle the Mideast’s greatest challenges. Experts say he will need to confront the risks posed... Read more »

Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key posts

BBC — US President-elect Joe Biden is to nominate one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy. Ex-US Secretary of State John Kerry was one of... Read more »

COVID Nurse: ‘Many of Us Have PTSD’

VOA — Almost 1,400 frontline health care workers in the U.S. have apparently died of COVID-19, according to a joint investigation by British newspaper, The Guardian, and Kaiser Health News.  One-third of... Read more »

US election 2020: Trump ally Chris Christie urges him to accept defeat

BBC — A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris... Read more »

US election 2020: Why Trump gained support among minorities

BBC — Despite his election defeat, President Donald Trump can boast a success that has intrigued pollsters - he was more popular with ethnic minority voters than in 2016. Read more »