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Fires rage in several states as heat wave scorches U.S. West
Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to...
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As U.S. employers struggle to fill jobs, teens come to the rescue
The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers,...
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Fewer working-age people may slow U.S. economy. Will it lift pay?
As America's job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won't...
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Joe Biden marks 'independence' from Covid, but pandemic woes persist
US President Joe Biden prepared to throw a huge Independence Day party on Sunday to...
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China Bill delayed in US House amid partisan wrangling
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee will resume work later this month on...
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US awards Raytheon $2bn contract to develop new nuclear cruise missile
Raytheon Technologies was awarded a contract worth as much as $2 billion to develop a...
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South Korea can seek extradition linked to 2014 ferry sinking: US judge
A US judge on Friday (Jul 2) said a South Korean man wanted on embezzlement charges...
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Freed American journalist remembers horrors of Myanmar junta jail
Journalist Nathan Maung turned to meditation when he was jailed for reporting on Myanmar's bloody...
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US to ship 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Indonesia 'as soon as possible'
The United States will ship 4 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia as...
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UK's Remarkable Group grows Middle East footprint with acquisition of Jordan's Tanasuk
Remarkable Group, a London-based digital transformation company, said it acquired Jordan's Tanasuk Technologies.Tanasuk is a...
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled...
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Joe Biden defensive over attempt to deter Iran-backed militias in Iraq
US President Joe Biden this weekend aimed to deter Iran-backed militias from continuing attacks against...
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Death toll from Florida building collapse rises to 11
The death toll from the partial collapse of the 12-storey Champlain Towers South in Surfside,...
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Bargaining over global tax enters key stage
Nearly 140 countries will haggle over key details of a global corporate tax plan this...
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COVID-19: Guam launches 'vacation and vaccination' tourism drive
The US territory of Guam will offer visitors a COVID-19 vaccine with their tropical holiday...
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Can Congress stop Biden from rejoining Iran nuclear deal?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s office struck a good tone this week on reaching a potential...
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Ex-cop Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the...
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Heat wave blasts Pacific Northwest states
Seattle has only hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) three times in recorded history....
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US and UN push Ethiopia to investigate Tigray market air strike
The US and UN on Wednesday called on Ethiopia to investigate an air strike that...
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Biden to follow 'merchants of death' who sell against the law guns
US President Joe Biden pledged on Wednesday to follow illegal gun dealers and boost federal...
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US experts to examine heart disease among teens after Covid shots
A panel of professionals convened by the very best US health agency will hold a...
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US voting rights law goes nowhere as Republican states expand restrictions
Democrats in the US Congress on Tuesday failed to pass a legislative package designed to...
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Behind Airbus-Boeing truce lies a common rival: China
While the USA and Europe waged a 17-year trade battle over subsidies to Boeing and...
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New US envoy for North Korea says looks forward to 'positive response' on dialogue
The United States' new top envoy for North Korea said on Monday (Jun 21) he...
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Inside the otherworldly $4.3 million Darth Vader House in Texas, US – international property of the week
No prizes for guessing how this Houston, Texas, home got its nickname of Darth Vader...