Americas News

Navalny lawyer says denied access to Moscow police cell

The Kremlin critic was detained at a Moscow airport on arrival from Germany.

Branson's Virgin Orbit launches rocket from the wing of a plane

LauncherOne reaches orbit in the company's second attempt.

Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US

More than a dozen states activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed demonstrations

Biden to prioritise legal status for millions of illegal immigrants

President-elect will announce legislation his first day in office.

Heavily armed man arrested at Washington checkpoint

He used a phony credential to access the restricted area where Biden will be inaugurated.

Biden picks up familiar faces for top roles at CIA, FEMA

US President-elect nominates ex-CIA deputy director David Cohen and Deanne Criswell for key roles in government.

New York City bus left dangling from overpass after crash

Police in New York City say a bus careened off a road and was left dangling from an overpass in a crash late on Thursday

US executes drug trafficker despite Covid-19

Corey Johnson was part of a gang implicated in 10 murders in 1992 in Virginia

Capitol rioters meant to capture and assassinate officials: Prosecutors

The view was offered by prosecutors in a filing asking a judge to detain Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist Jacob Chansley

Man accused of beating officer with US flagpole

An FBI agent said the man is shown in video striking a prone police officer repeatedly with the flagpole after rioters dragged the officer down the Capitol’s west stairs.