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

Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Central Asia hoping that greater US engagement will reassure former Soviet republics rattled by the Ukraine war, although Russia’s historic clout limits the extent of cooperation.
26 February 2023

US medical transport plane crashes in Nevada, 5 dead

In addition to the pilot, the plane was carrying a nurse, a paramedic, a patient and a patient's family member
26 February 2023

Heavy snow hits parts of southern California

Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the hills around Los Angeles, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.
25 February 2023

Blinken to meet Asia ‘Quad’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet next week with his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia, on the heels of a flare-up in tensions with China.
25 February 2023

Twitter accused of ‘blindness’ to terror

Twitter was accused in the US Supreme Court Wednesday of closing its eyes to the IS group as judges struggled to determine whether social media sites could be held liable for acts of terror.
24 February 2023

No sign Russia mulling nuclear use

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered fresh criticism of Russia’s suspension of a key nuclear treaty, but stressed there was no indication Moscow was moving closer to actually using an atomic weapon.
24 February 2023

UN chief condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday as the General Assembly met in a special session two days before the anniversary of Moscow’s attack.
24 February 2023

R Kelly gets another 20 yrs for child pornography

Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence he received after a Brooklyn jury in a separate federal trial convicted him on racketeering and sex trafficking charges
23 February 2023

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 yrs in LA rape case

Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence for his separate 2020 conviction in New York for sex crimes
23 February 2023

No sign Russia mulling nuclear use

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered fresh criticism of Russia’s suspension of a key nuclear treaty, but stressed there was no indication Moscow was moving closer to actually using an atomic weapon.
23 February 2023

Snowstorm batters US, disrupts travel and power supply

Blizzards dumped up to two feet of snow across a vast region, extending from the West Coast to the Great Lakes. The snowstorms not only impeded air travel but also left thousands of homes without power and led to shutdown of hundreds of schools
23 February 2023

Gunman returns to Florida murder scene, kills reporter and child

Orange County Sheriff John Mina said that a 19-year-old man, Keith Melvin Moses, had been taken into custody and was believed responsible for the shootings
23 February 2023

Seattle becomes 1st US city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle has become the first city in the United States to ban discrimination based on caste, following a city council vote on Tuesday.
22 February 2023

US slams 'absurdity' of Putin's anti-West speech

A top US official on Tuesday described President Vladimir Putin's accusations that Russia had been threatened by the West as justification for invading Ukraine as "absurdity."
21 February 2023

Biden announces more arms supplies for Ukraine on Kyiv visit

The US president met Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky on his first visit to the country since the conflict started
20 February 2023

Islamic State leader snatched in Syria raid: US

The IS official, identified as Batar, was "involved in planning attacks on... detention centres and manufacturing improvised explosive devices," the US military's Central Command said
19 February 2023

Microsoft’s Bing chatbot mimicking humans: experts

Microsoft’s nascent Bing chatbot turning testy or even threatening is likely because it essentially mimics what it learned from online conversations, analysts and academics have said.
18 February 2023

US declares Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said yesterday.
18 February 2023

Six killed as gunman goes on rampage in Mississippi

A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing his ex-wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him, the county sheriff and witnesses said
18 February 2023

ISIL leader killed, 4 US troops injured in Syria raid: Pentagon

"The targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed," CENTCOM said in a statement without providing further details
17 February 2023