Violent Crime Rate In US Drops For The Third Consecutive Year Violent crime in the United States fell nationwide for the third consecutive year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After decreases in both 2017 and 2018, the violent crime rate dropped an additional one percent last year, says its 2019 edition of "Crime in the United States" report. The property crime rate in the U.S. decreased 4.5 percent in 2019, the report says. "For the

US Bans Import Of Palm Oil By Malaysian Producer Over Forced Labor The U.S. government has banned the import of palm oil by a Malaysian producer over forced labor concerns. Announcing the ban, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will detain palm oil and palm oil products made by FGV Holdings Berhad and its subsidiaries and joint ventures at all U.S. ports. CBP's Office of Trade directed the issuance of a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against FGV ba

New COVID Cases Above 42,000 In US No relief is reported in coronavirus infections and deaths due to the disease in the United States, the country worst-affected by the pandemic. With the addition of 42,884 coronavirus-related cases in the last 24 hours, total number of infections in the U.S. reached 7233946. 961 deaths in the same period took the total coronavirus death toll in the country to 206959. Meanwhile, thousands of empl

Fierce Encounter Between Trump And Biden At First Presidential Debate President Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed fiercely in what was dubbed as one of the most chaotic and bitter presidential debates in US history. Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News struggled to defuse the 90 minutes of heated encounter between the Republican and Democratic rivals at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, and scolded Trump repeatedly for not following

Americans Drinking More During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study A study conducted among Americans shows their consumption of alcohol increased considerably during the coronavirus pandemic compared to the corresponding period last year. Heavy drinking could affect their physical and mental health, RAND Corporation sociologist Michael Pollard and colleagues stated Tuesday, based on their research findings. A survey among 1540 adults in the age range of 30-80 y

Stage Set For First Presidential Debate With just 34 days remaining for Americans to vote for the country's next leader, the stage is all set for the first of the three socially distanced presidential debates to take place. Moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, the debate will kick off at 9 PM ET on Tuesday. There will be six segments of approximately 15 minu

150 Million Covid Rapid Tests To Be Distributed Nationwide The Trump Administration announced a national plan to distribute 150 million Abbott rapid point-of-care coronavirus tests in the coming weeks to assist Governors' efforts to safely reopen their states and schools. Explaining its details at a White House news conference, President Donald Trump said 50 million tests will go to protect the most vulnerable communities, and 100 million tests will be g

Global COVID-19 Deaths Cross 1 Million The world on Tuesday recorded a terrible milestone of the number of people dying from coronavirus infection reaching 1 million. The United States, Brazil and India make up nearly half of the total death toll globally, with U.S. recording the most deaths and infections. With the addition of 33,735 coronavirus-related cases in the last 24 hours, total number of infections in the U.S. reached 71490

Trump Calls Income Tax Payment News 'fake' President Donald Trump has denied a report claiming that he evaded paying income tax for years. The New York Times reported on the basis of what it claims tax records it obtained that Trump did not pay any income tax in 10 of the previous 15 years because he reported losing much more money than he made. It also reported that the billionaire-turned politician paid only $750 each in federal income

21 US States Report Rise In COVID-19 Cases Although coronavirus deaths and cases dipped over the weekend nationally, 21 states in the United States are reporting increased numbers of new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University's latest data. Most of the states that reported a weekly rise of around 10 percent are in the West. Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, N

FDA Finalizes Rules To Import Prescription Drugs From Canada The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued Final Rule to help provide more affordable drugs to American patients as part of the Safe Importation Action Plan. An Executive Order President Donald Trump signed in July allows states to import certain prescription drugs from Canada that can be sold in domestic market at a cheaper price. The final rule implements a provision of federal l

Trump Outlines His America First Healthcare Plan President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders implementing his "America First Healthcare Plan", which he promised to ensure highest standard of care anywhere in the world, cutting-edge treatments, state-of-the-art medicine, groundbreaking cures, and true health security for families. The first order Trump signed declares it is the policy of the Federal Government to protect indi

Dr. Fauci Stresses Need For Masks, Public Health Measures Even After Vaccination As the coronavirus cases in the United States move closer to 7 million, the country's top infectious disease expert warned not to downplay the relevance of current public health measures such as wearing a mask, social distancing and washing hands even if an effective Covid-19 vaccine is developed and distributed nationwide. "I think if we can get 75 to 80 percent of the population vaccinated, I t

Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris In TIME 100 Most Influential People Of 2020 List President Donald Trump, his Democratic rival Joe Biden, and Biden's running mate Kamala Harris find a place in TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2020 list. They were named in the 'leaders' category that also includes top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Chinese President Xi Jin Ping, German Chancellor An