MARCH 16, 2021
President Joe Biden talks to ABC News' Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on March 16, 2021.
President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday that his message to migrants is "Don't come over."
Amid a surge of migrants and unaccompanied minors on the U.S. southern border, Stephanopoulos asked the president, "Do you...
MARCH 14, 2021
“When not one but two cyberhacks have gone undetected by the federal government in such a short period of time, it’s hard to say that we don’t have a problem,” said Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin. - Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sophisticated hacks pulled off by Russia and China against...
MARCH 13, 2021
President Biden’s direction to states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1 will pressure governors and local officials to increase the pace of their rollouts, as the U.S. surpassed 100 million vaccinations on Friday.
The milestone comes as the inoculation drive gains pace in the U.S. and as new cases of Covid-19 have dropped...
MARCH 13, 2021
This file photo shows part of a 1040 federal tax form. The IRS began accepting tax returns on Feb. 12, 2021. (Keith Srakocic, AP File)
Nearly 7 million tax filers are in limbo and facing substantial delays in getting refunds so far this tax filing season, as the Internal Revenue Service struggles to keep...
MARCH 12, 2021
Brief Scorecard: England 130 for 2 (Roy 49, Buttler 28, Sundar 1-18) beat India 124 for 7 (Iyer 67, Pant 21, Archer 3-23, Rashid 1-14) by eight wickets
Jofra Archer (right) celebrates with Chris Jordan and Eoin Morgan after taking the wicket of Hardik Pandya, on of his three victims. - Photograph: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images
AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT: A change...
MARCH 11, 2021
Mahashivratri will be celebrated on March 11 this year.
Mahashivratri 2021: Mahashivratri is being celebrated with great enthusiasm today. Devotees are fasting and praising Lord Shiva to seek his blessings. Temples are decorated with flowers. Mahashivratri has both spiritual and scientific significance. Shiv Ratri means the 14th day of every month that is 1 day before Amavasya.
There are...
MARCH 11, 2021
Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Check. - Getty Images/iStockphoto
President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, paving the way for his administration to deliver expanded unemployment, direct cash and other coronavirus relief to millions of Americans.
Mr. Biden's move to enact the bill, which came one day earlier than expected, followed the House's passage...
MARCH 11, 2021
Left to right, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Laura Bush, former President George Bush, former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton. - Tom Brenner/Reuters, FILE
Every living former president, except former President Donald Trump, appeared in public service announcements urging Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19 released...
MARCH 11, 2021
The pious occasion of Maha Shivaratri will be celebrated on Thursday, March 11. As the name suggests, the day is marked to celebrate Lord Shiva. According to Hindu mythology, on this day Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati. In order to celebrate this auspicious day, many devotees of Lord Shiva observe fast.
Followers eat only one meal a day...
MARCH 11, 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters
India has been classified as an “electoral autocracy” alongside Hungary and Turkey in the annual report from Sweden-based V-Dem Institute because of “restrictions on multiple facets of democracy” such as civil society groups and free speech.
V-Dem Institute said India registered a 23-percentage point drop on its 0-to-1 Liberal Democracy Index...
