Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Agencies
18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
AFP, Washington
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
Reuters, New York
16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
Reuters, New York
15 August 2026 United States
Abraham Lincoln carrier / US sailors hit by strain of long deployment
AFP, Washington
15 August 2026 United States
11 arrested in US over alleged sham marriage scheme
AFP, Washington
14 August 2026 United States
Trump's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to step down
AFP, Washington
13 August 2026 United States
After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips
Reuters, Washington
13 August 2026 United States

Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Two soldiers were declared dead at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, while a third died en route to the hospital, the 11th Airborne Division said in a statement
28 April 2023

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking "hostage" Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month
27 April 2023

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking “hostage” Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month.
27 April 2023

Biden shrugs off age concerns

Joe Biden has addressed the elephant in the room of his 2024 re-election bid: the fact that he is already the oldest ever president and would be 86 when he stepped down if he wins.
27 April 2023

Biden, Yoon warn N Korea of nuclear response

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
27 April 2023

Legendary US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday.
27 April 2023

‘Let’s finish this job’

President Joe Biden yesterday launched his re-election bid with a promise to protect American liberties from “extremists” linked to former President Donald Trump, who he beat in 2020 and might face again in 2024.
25 April 2023

Harry Belafonte dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.
25 April 2023

Donald Trump goes on trial, accused of rape

Donald Trump went on trial on Tuesday, where the writer E. Jean Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
25 April 2023

Biden announces 2024 election run

US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he is running for re-election in 2024, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new White House campaign "to finish the job."
25 April 2023

How the US Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years

Hatfield's Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the US Clean Air Act
23 April 2023

US top court preserves access to abortion pill -- for now

The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug. .Two conservative justices disagreed with the decision in the most significant abortion case
22 April 2023

US Election Lies: Fox settles Dominion case for $787.5m

Fox Corp FOXA.O and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 US election.
19 April 2023

Fox settles Dominion case for $787.5m

Fox Corp FOXA.O and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 US election.
19 April 2023

1 dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

A four-story parking facility collapsed in New York City's lower Manhattan near Pace University and the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were inside the structure, authorities said
19 April 2023

Fox News on trial in $1.6b defamation case

Opening arguments began yesterday in a major defamation trial against Fox News that tests the extent of free speech rights for media in America -- even when broadcasting election falsehoods.
18 April 2023

US man charged with shooting Black teen

Prosecutors in the US state of Missouri announced felony charges on Monday against an 85-year-old white man after he allegedly shot and severely wounded a Black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell.
18 April 2023

US raid in Syria targets senior IS leader

A US helicopter raid yesterday targeted a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central Command said.
17 April 2023

4 dead in Alabama birthday party shooting

At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in a shooting that erupted during a late-night "Sweet 16" birthday celebration at a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said on Sunday
17 April 2023

US police kill man after responding to wrong address, video shows

Police in the US state of New Mexico released footage Friday showing officers shooting a man dead after responding to the wrong address
15 April 2023