Category: US News
Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans
WASHINGTON : The Democratic-led US Senate forged ahead on Thursday with a bipartisan stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a fourth partial government shutdown in…
Peruvian national arrested on suspicion of making 150 US bomb threats
Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of perpetrating a wave of bomb threats against US schools, synagogues, hospitals and airports, triggering evacuations, flight…
As migration surges in Americas, ‘funds simply aren’t there’ for humanitarian response, UN says
MEXICO CITY: Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs,…
America’s poor math skills raise alarms over global competitiveness
BOSTON: Like a lot of high school students, Kevin Tran loves superheroes, though perhaps for different reasons than his classmates. “They’re all insanely smart. In…
Government: US government shutdown: What closes, what stays open?
US government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal…
US news live updates: Donald Trump will skip the second 2024 Republican presidential debate and give a speech in Detroit to autoworkers
Suresh Reddy, a centrist Democrat and city council member, is watching the Republican presidential primary with a mix of pride and disappointment. When Reddy and…
Biden: Joe Biden admin poised to let Israelis travel to US without visa
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is poised to admit Israel this week into an exclusive club that will allow its citizens to travel to the USA…
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex capsule on course to deliver first asteroid samples to Earth
Nasa‘s first asteroid samples are hurtling towards Earth after being released from the Osiris-Rex spacecraft. This event marks the culmination of a seven-year journey, with…
North Carolina: Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina as coastal areas lashed with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Saturday, lashing coastal areas with damaging winds and dangerous surges of water, the US…
Shooting: 3 shot and killed in targeted attack in Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA: Three people were shot and killed in a targeted, daytime attack in Atlanta, police said. Officers responded to a call reporting that someone had…