Tag: USA
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Biden will announce Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit
President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona today [Macau time] to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native ... -
Trump to face judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election
Donald Trump is due in federal court today [Macau time] to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, ... -
New treatment studies bring hope for millions suffering from brain fog and other long COVID symptoms
The National Institutes of Health is beginning a handful of studies to test possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against ... -
Gov’t accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales
China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg yesterday with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island ... -
Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003, CDC says
The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there’s been local spread in ... -
In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present; outside, he campaigned
Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a thumbs-up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal charges. ... -
The Great Grift: How billions in Covid-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan ... -
Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with Russia; campaign says she misspoke
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, ... -
Biden consults with Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden arrived in Japan yesterday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a ... -
Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks
President Joe Biden said yesterday [Macau time] he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New ... -
Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
During a contentious CNN town hall yesterday [Macau time], former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on ... -
Cyberwarriors thwarted 2020 Iran election hacking attempt
Iranian hackers broke into to a system used by a U.S. municipal government to publish election results in 2020 but were discovered by cyber soldiers operating ... -
Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims
Fox News agreed yesterday [Macau time] to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit that would ... -
Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed
A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court today [Macau time] for a hearing to decide whether ... -
US, allies conduct more drills in face of North threat
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise yesterday in waters near the Korean Peninsula as they expand military training to ... -
US guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested today [Macau time] in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and ... -
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months yesterday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, ... -
Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service: What to know
Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model — including no option to pay with a ... -
Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school
A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school yesterday [Macau time] and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the ... -
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. He ... -
Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah
China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties ... -
Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest
Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury ... -
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
America's college-going rate was generally on the upswing until the pandemic reversed decades of progress. Rates fell despite economic upheaval, which typically drives more people into ... -
How passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight
A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said yesterday [Macau time] that the entire chaotic episode ... -
Cartoonists criticize ‘Dilbert’ creator over racist remarks
Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the ... -
Coronavirus origins still a mystery three years into pandemic
A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from ... -
Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. ... -
Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at home
Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The ... -
Biden’s State of the Union to tout policy wins on economy
U.S. President Joe Biden will use his second State of the Union address today to remind Americans of how their lives have been improved over his first two ... -
Ex-student gets 8 years for spying for Chinese government
A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday [Macau time] for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists ... -
Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting
For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity — and a culinary heaven worth visiting for ... -
In Washington, ‘classified’ is synonymous with ‘controversy’
Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server that included classified information. Donald Trump has risked criminal charges by refusing ... -
Having elected House speaker, Republicans try governing
Electing the House speaker may have been the easy part. Now House Republicans will try to govern. Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first tests yesterday [Macau ... -
Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the ... -
Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that ...
