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California State University System, that has over 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers, announced the addition to its list this month. (Photo: California State University, Fullerton)

Top university system in US adds caste to its non-discriminatory...

This victory in getting caste protections is, though long overdue, also very historic

20 Jan 2022 12:40 PM IST

In this image from Senate Television, Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Senate Television via AP)

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

The legislation would have guaranteed the right to mail-in voting, ballot drop boxes and at least two weeks of early...

20 Jan 2022 10:35 AM IST

The country saw over 90,000 total hospital admissions for children 17 years old and under from August 1, 2020 to January 13, 2022, CDC data showed. (Representational Image/AP)

US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

The highest hospitalization rates among all children are in those ages newborn to 4 years, who are not yet eligible for...

17 Jan 2022 1:04 PM IST

A law enforcement official stands patrol on a main road leading to Congregation Beth Israel synagogue where a man had held hostages for hours on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. (AP Photo)

Hostages safe after Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead

An FBI and a police spokeswoman declined to answer questions about who shot the man

16 Jan 2022 2:44 PM IST

Medical staff members tend to a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit of Cremona hospital, in Cremona, northern Italy. (Photo: AFP)

COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable, says WHO

Last week, WHO noted a pandemic record high of 9.5 million new infections in a single week

12 Jan 2022 4:40 PM IST

Maya Goode, a COVID-19 technician, performs a test on Jessica Sanchez outside Asthenis Pharmacy in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in US and Britain

At the same time, experts warn that much is still uncertain about how the next phase of the pandemic might unfold

12 Jan 2022 10:41 AM IST

A worker wearing protective equipment stands inside a temporary COVID-19 testing laboratory in northern Chinas Tianjin Municipality. (Photo: AP)

Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO

Omicron is becoming the dominant variant that is being detected

12 Jan 2022 10:05 AM IST

Angelou, who delivered the poem at former President Bill Clintons first inauguration, died in 2014. (AFP photo)

Poet Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin

The quarter has for the last 90 years shown the nation's first president, George Washington, on one side and an eagle on...

11 Jan 2022 4:41 PM IST

A doctor loads a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Massachusetts (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight Omicron

Studies show a booster dose at least temporarily revs up antibodies to levels that offer the best chance at avoiding...

6 Jan 2022 12:43 PM IST

Volunteers hand out boxes of Covid-19 antigen Lateral Flow Tests (LFT), in north east London on January 3, 2022. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)

Omicron cases are hitting highs, but new data puts end in sight

A combination of widespread immunity and numerous mutations have resulted in a virus that causes far less severe disease

4 Jan 2022 10:56 AM IST

Airline passengers wearing face masks wait to collect bags from a baggage carousel at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) on January 2, 2022 in Las Vegas, California. (Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

US air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped

Around the world, air traffic has suffered snarls since Xmas because of airline staffing issues linked to the spread of...

3 Jan 2022 10:57 AM IST

Katelyn Darrow gets some work done on her laptop as she waits to board her flight at the Philadelphia International Airport Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

US airport chaos as more than 2,700 flights cancelled

Winter weather and crew members infected with COVID-19 have forced airlines to spike thousands of U.S. flights over the...

2 Jan 2022 10:35 AM IST