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Investigators say that hackers are demanding $70 million in Bitcoin to end the biggest global ransomware attack in history. Hackers hit a range of IT management companies and compromised their corporate clients by targeting a key software vendor called Kaseya. REvil gang, who is responsible for extorting $11 million from …

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans for new vaccination initiatives to get more Americans vaccinated against the novel coronavirus after his administration missed a July 4 vaccination goal. Biden delivered remarks on the United States’ vaccination efforts at the South Court Auditorium after receiving the latest briefing from members …

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Six-Month Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection on the Capitol Not even during the Civil War did insurrectionists breach our Capitol, the citadel of our democracy. But six months ago today, insurrectionists did. They launched a violent and deadly assault on the people’s …

President Joe Biden hosted a July Fourth event at the White House to celebrate the nation’s achievements in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic while commemorating the lives they lost to it. Some 1,000 essential workers and military families were hosted by the president and first lady Jill Biden on the …

The FBI said Sunday the “scale” of a major ransomware attack against a US IT company could mean investigators won’t be able to work with every victim individually. Hackers hit Kaseya, a firm that provides IT services to other companies, with a ransomware attack that could have targeted as many …

Employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That compares to 559,000 jobs in May and forecasts of a 700,000 increase. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate was slightly changed at 5.9%, up from its 5.8% rate in May. “Notable job gains occurred in …

The White House said in a statement that President Joe Biden backs Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to remove the investigation and prosecution of military sexual assault cases from the hands of the armed forces’ chain of command. The Independent Review Commission on Military Sexual Assault suggests that sexual assault, …

On Thursday, in a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of two restrictive voting laws in Arizona that can directly impact the voting process for minorities. In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that “mere inconvenience cannot be enough to demonstrate a violation.” The justice acknowledged that …

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday imposed a moratorium on all federal executions amid a review of the Justice Department’s policies. The announcement comes nearly one year after the beginning of a federal execution spree under former President Donald Trump that critics panned as “out of step” with previous administrations. …

President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes Sunday on three Iran-backed militia facilities in Iraq and Syria after three months of drone and rocket attacks on facilities in Iraq housing U.S. and coalition personnel. “At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed …

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is taking definitive action and is suing the state of Georgia over the controversial voting restrictions laws enacted as part of Republican efforts nationwide to limit voting access in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election defeat. “Where we see violations of federal …

President Joe Biden outlined his administration’s national crime prevention strategy Wednesday after meeting with local leaders on the issue, in remarks that focused on targeting gun violence and new resources for community policing across the country. The Biden administration is responding to a rise in violent crime throughout the United …

The Biden administration asked Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to step down on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the decision told CNN. CNN also reports Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz is expected to step into the role on an acting basis. Scott was named chief of the Border Patrol in January …

As previously reported, the Biden administration on Tuesday conceded it would narrowly miss its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to 70 percent of US adults by July 4. “We think it’ll take a few extra weeks to get to 70 percent of all adults …

The United States appears unlikely to reach President Joe Biden‘s vaccination goals as a more contagious COVID-19 variant has led to rising case numbers in some parts of the country. With two weeks left to meet Biden’s goal of 70% of American adults with at least one vaccine dose and …