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Infectious disease expert Fauci calls US vaccine rollout 'disappointing'

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine rollout hasn't gone as he expected adding that it has been 'disappointing'

Donald Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain

US slaps tariffs on French and German wines, aircraft parts amid EU dispute

US trade officials said they were increasing tariffs on certain European Union products, including aircraft-related parts, amid an ongoing civil aircraft dispute between Washington and Brussels

US bans shipments from second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labour

The US said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world's biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labour and other abuses

Dollar lifts gold amid worries over US Covid-19 relief payments delay

Gold inched higher on Wednesday as the dollar eased, while investors weighed a top US Republican leader's decision to postpone a vote on increased pandemic relief payments

US university settles patent case involving Indian-origin former professor

University of Missouri has reached a confidential settlement with an Indian-origin former professor whom it accused of stealing a student's research and selling it to a pharmaceutical company

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives first dose of Covid vaccine

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine against the novel coronavirus

Trump's $2,000 Covid relief cheques stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

Trump's push for bigger $2,000 Covid relief cheques stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or not

US approves over $4 billion sale of 8 Apache helicopters to Kuwait

The US State Department signed off on arms sales to Kuwait worth over $4 billion that include eight Apache AH-64E helicopters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), announced

American Airlines restarts US commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights after ban

Boeing's 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month

Biden says will speed up distribution of coronavirus vaccines across US

US President-elect Joe Biden said he has spoken to numerous state and local officials about speeding up the delivery of coronavirus vaccines across the United States

First case of new coronavirus variant detected in US state Colorado

The US state of Colorado has detected the first known case of the mutated novel coronavirus variant originally found in the United Kingdom, state's Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday

US will reclaim its credibility to lead the free world, says Joe Biden

Joe Biden has said America under him would reclaim its credibility to lead the free world, insisting that the world faces an "enormous vacuum" without America's leadership

US House passes bill to increase Covid-19 stimulus cheques to $2,000

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has passed a bill to meet Trump's demand for increasing direct coronavirus relief payments to some Americans to $2,000

FAA to reform new airplane safety approvals after Boeing 737 MAX crashes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would reform how it certifies new airplanes in line with legislation passed by Congress after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people

US aviation admin to allow small drones to fly over people and at night

Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries

US-China ties: Joe Biden says coalition needed to confront Beijing

Setting the tone for the US-China ties for the next four years, President-elect Joe Biden said that Washington needs to build a coalition of like-minded nations to confront Beijing

House approves increasing relief checks to $2,000, meeting Trump's demand

The House has voted to increase Covid-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain

US President-elect Joe Biden announces White House digital strategy team

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced the members of his White House Office of Digital Strategy, where Kashmir-born Aisha Shah has bagged a senior position

Over 2.1 million in US receive first shots of coronavirus vaccine

Over two million individuals in the United States have received the first of two coronavirus vaccine shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data revealed on Monday