New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’
AFP, Joint Base Andrews
21 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Rubio, Lebanese president hold talks in Washington
AFP, Washington
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
AFP, Washington
19 July 2026, 11:28 AM USA
Civilian targets hit as war in ME flares
Reuters, Washington/Cairo
19 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
November Midterm / Trump blames China for 2020 meddling
Reuters, Washington
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
AFP, Washington
17 July 2026, 09:13 AM USA
US limits stays of students, journalists
Reuters, Washington
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA

US House to open inquiry into Biden impeachment

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy today called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown..Many in McCarthy's party were infuriate
12 September 2023, 15:59 PM

Biden urges 'national unity' 22 years after 9/11

President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

California firefighters use AI to battle wildfires

When a wildfire erupted in the middle of a recent California night, it could have been a disaster
12 September 2023, 04:11 AM

Gauff wins US Open crown

American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

‘I don’t want to contain China’

US President Joe Biden insisted yesterday he does not want to “contain” China, as the two powers face deepening divisions on trade, security, and rights.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

22 years later, two more 9/11 victims ID'd via new DNA method

Twenty-two years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, the remains of two people who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center have been identified through DNA analysis, the authorities said ahead of the latest commemoration of the 2001 disaster
10 September 2023, 03:35 AM

With G20, US fetes India’s rise while accepting differences

For two and a half decades, it has been a top and consistent goal for the United States across very different presidencies -- encouraging the rise of India.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

North Korea to pay ‘price’ if it gives arms to Russia: US

The White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Sudan conflict: US hits RSF commanders with sanctions

The United States yesterday slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US military test launches ICBM

The United States tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, the country’s military said.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM

US restricts visas over Sierra Leone polls concerns

The United States said on Thursday it would restrict visas to Sierra Leoneans accused of undermining democracy in recent elections, which observers said were marred by discrepancies.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack

A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday, one of the longest sentences yet over the 2021 attack on the US Capitol
31 August 2023, 20:27 PM

US approves first arms to Taiwan under aid program

President Joe Biden’s administration has for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance program aimed at foreign governments, officials said yesterday, as worries grow over China.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election subversion charges

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a wide-ranging Georgia criminal indictment related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a court filing
31 August 2023, 15:37 PM

Trump inflated net worth up to $2.2b per year from 2011 to 2021: prosecutors

Donald Trump routinely overvalued his net worth by billions of dollars each year between 2011 and 2021, New York's attorney general alleged on Wednesday
31 August 2023, 02:31 AM

Hurricane Idalia slams ashore at Florida’s Big Bend

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm yesterday after millions of residents evacuated or hunkered down in homes and shelters in anticipation of a life-threatening storm surge. Drawing strength from the Gulf
30 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Coastal Florida town battens down hatches as Hurricane Idalia looms

John Paul Nohelj has lived in Steinhatchee for two decades. For him, the northwest Florida town set among marshes and forests is paradise on Earth, and he won't leave -- despite being in the crosshairs of a churning hurricane
30 August 2023, 03:02 AM

Trump DC trial set for March 2024, in thick of GOP presidential fight

Donald Trump will stand trial in March 2024 for trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat, one day before Republican voters in more than a dozen US states will decide whether to give him a chance to recapture the White House
29 August 2023, 08:04 AM

Trump election trial to start March 4, 2024

Donald Trump will stand trial on March 4, 2024 in federal court in Washington for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal judge ruled yesterday, setting up a crowded schedule for the former president next year as he campaigns to recapture the White House.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Gunman kills 3 black people in Florida

A white man driven by racial hatred shot dead three Black people in a Florida discount store Saturday before taking his own life after a standoff with police, authorities said.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM