Tag: USA
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Serial killer linked to another teenager’s 1974 killing through DNA testing
DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced this week, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in ... -
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro lands in Miami
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil. The stunning move came after 48 hours in which ... -
New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement
The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement ... -
Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
Japanese and U.S. troops on Monday kicked off one of their largest joint exercises focusing on the defense of Japan’s southwestern islands and showcasing advanced weapons ... -
Christa Pike is angry after surviving execution attempt, attorney says
Christa Pike was “angry and confused” in the hours after regaining consciousness following Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, first asking, “Where am I?” her lawyer said Wednesday ... -
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from Beijing
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders at the opening of an economic and cultural office Monday (yesterday, Macau time) to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens ... -
Burundi says it will accept migrant deportees from the United States but details are vague
Burundi has agreed to accept people deported by the United States who have no previous connection to the East African country, a spokesperson for the country’s ... -
Pentagon probes China’s access to F-35 stealth fighter parts
The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China ... -
Dolly’s estate accuses her nephew of threatening to destroy his aunt’s legacy
Dolly Parton ‘s estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings ... -
Flights disrupted due to technical problems at key air traffic center
Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume operations after hours ... -
Trump says oil prices won’t come down until after midterms
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil ... -
Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” ... -
Zelenskyy’s direct plea helped unlock Russia sanctions in the Senate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the U.S. Capitol hours after Lindsey Graham’s funeral to an unusually attentive audience. Half the Senate gathered for the closed-door ... -
Could Canada leave US cities in the dark in a trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further. Speculation spread after ... -
Kim shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
North Korea said that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative nature of ... -
The United States national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion
The U.S. national debt this week surpassed a record $40 trillion, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest ... -
Nonprofit sues over US push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government this week to halt the Trump administration’s plans announced last month to auction off sections of water surrounding ... -
Vintage computers find new life as AI reshapes world
As Silicon Valley races toward an artificial intelligence-driven future, a growing community of enthusiasts is looking backward, restoring and preserving the computers that launched the digital ... -
US faces new pressure to build weapons without China’s rare earth magnets
A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining ... -
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles yesterday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to ... -
Beijing hits back at criticism over excess industrial capacity as more US tariffs loom
China pushed back Tuesday against claims of overcapacity in the world’s second largest economy, ahead of the release of results of a U.S. probe on the matter ... -
June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his drug trafficking case
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue ... -
Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard’s financial aid for international students
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the ... -
US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran yesterday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe ... -
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks yesterday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened ... -
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution yesterday (Macau time) seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald ... -
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uraniumand waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, ... -
Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend ... -
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republicans on Capitol Hill said yesterday they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced by President Donald Trump, and some are expressing ... -
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement yesterday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but challenges immediately ... -
US strikes Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash
United States launched airstrikes yesterday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the ... -
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing ... -
US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup
The United States has granted a visa to Haitian soccer player Woodensky Pierre, allowing him to join Haiti’s national team for the World Cup after days ... -
Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 ‘heinous’ killings
The killings of three men on Hawaii’s Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel,” prosecutors said in court documents that also seek a tougher sentence ... -
Graduates boo pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted ...
