Category: US News
‘US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons’
WASHINGTON: The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the…
Winter weather cancels flights, leads to death in Texas
DALLAS: Winter weather brought ice to Texas and nearby states Tuesday, causing the cancellation of more than 980 flights and delays to nearly 800 more….
Tesla raises spending plan as it looks to boost production
NEVADA: Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it expects capital expenditure to increase next year as the Elon Musk-led electric-vehicle maker ramps up production of its…
10 wounded in drive-by shooting in Florida: Police
FLORIDA: Ten people were injured Monday afternoon during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood, police said.Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said during a…
Teen killed, four others injured in shooting at Texas lounge
TEXAS: A high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in…
New York City to surpass 50-year record for first snowfall of season
New Yorkers know that every year won’t bring a white Christmas, but by late January, the city has usually seen enough powder for sleds and…
Antony Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence
CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence…
US to start receiving H-1B visa applications from March 1
WASHINGTON: The highly anticipated H-1B visa filing season for fiscal 2023-24 will officially begin on March 1 when the US immigration agency will start accepting…
US: Classified documents probe pushes Biden think tank into spotlight
WASHINGTON: As Joe Biden contemplated his next move in 2017 after decades in government, he considered a familiar path — creating a Washington-based think tank…
US: Memphis police disband unit that beat Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS: The Memphis police chief has disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit, reversing an earlier statement that she would keep it intact and citing a…