The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.
The mayor of a small Georgia city and two former election workers have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts to stop a local election last fall.
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from eight countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempted to stem an omicron outbreak.
Spurned by Democrats and embraced by hard-core Trump Republicans, controversial former lawmaker Vernon Jones announced a bid to challenge incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary Friday.
"The Israeli government is committing the crime against humanity of apartheid against Palestinians," the rights group said. Israel's foreign ministry says the new Amnesty report is anti-Semitic.
This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.
Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as bright oil lamps and colorful lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
In a new development, the Department of Justice said Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 defendants should apply more broadly and include separate gun charges, as well.
A drug developed at Emory University will now be manufactured by Merck in India. The hope is to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country, whose health system is on the verge of collapse.
