NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA COLUMN AT DEMOCRATIC ACCENT SIGNIFIES THE NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES AND OPINION FROM AMERICAN CONTINENT. IT MOSTLY COMPRISES THE LATEST GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND OTHER PROMINENT NATIONS IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

Fire destroys historic South Carolina mental institution

11:22 pm September 12, 2020

Columbia: An early morning fire has devastated an iconic building whose architectural beauty and past as South Carolina’s state mental institution have long been features of both the capital city’s skyline and historic lore. Officials said crews were called early Saturday to a fire at the Dr. James Woods Babcock Building, part of a shuttered former mental […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House

10:47 pm September 12, 2020

Washington: Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump is going on the offence this weekend in Nevada, which hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. Trump is confronting local authorities by holding public events Saturday and Sunday after state officials blocked his initial plans for rallies in Reno and Las Vegas because they would have violated coronavirus health guidelines. […]

Trump, First Lady mark 9/11 moment of silence on Air Force 1

11:59 pm September 11, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday led the nation in mourning victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack with a moment of silence along with First Lady Melania on Air Force One. He delivered remarks at the memorial site near Shanksville in Pennsylvania. Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden crossed paths at the 9/11 memorial site in New York, where […]

9/11 attack served as reminder of Americans ability to unite in times of tragedy: Harris

11:43 pm September 11, 2020

Washington: The 9/11 terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans serves as a reminder of country’s ability to unite in times of tragedy and crisis, Indian-American Senator and Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said on Friday. Paying tribute to the victims and first responders of the 9/11 terrorist attack […]

Police chief hit with federal charges of rigging his hiring

4:34 pm September 11, 2020

Bridgeport: The police chief of Connecticut’s largest city was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport’s personnel director to rig the hiring process to make sure he would get his job. Federal prosecutors in New York and FBI officials in Connecticut announced the arrest of Bridgeport Police Chief Armando “A.J.” Perez along with David Dunn, the city’s acting personnel director. […]