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US defence chief Lloyd Austin ‘admitted to critical care unit’: Pentagon
Austin's hospitalization comes weeks after it emerged that the 70-year-old had kept previous hospital stays secret and had not immediately informed US President Joe Biden of a cancer diagnosis.
Shooter opens fire in Houston’s Lakewood Church
The shooting ended when two off-duty officers, who were working security, returned fire on a woman who police say entered the building with a long rifle and a backpack.
This small New York village made guns for 200 years; now, what next as Remington announces exit
Gun-making dominates and defines Ilion. It’s entwined with the town the way car production is with Detroit.
Donald Trump threatens to ‘encourage’ attack of NATO members behind on payments
With US lawmakers debating new aid for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, the former president has repeatedly said it was unfair to commit the United States to defending NATO's 30 other member nations.
Indian-origin executive dies after being assaulted in US
The victim Vivek Taneja was the cofounder and president of Dynamo Technologies.
US strikes Houthi missile positions in Yemen
American forces destroyed four explosive-loaded drone boats and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missile launchers Thursday.
Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to…
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley skipped the caucuses, which are the only contest in Nevada that counts toward the GOP nomination.
In latest gaffe, US President Biden again mistakes dead leader for living one
At a campaign event, he said he met Helmut Kohl four years after the German chancellor passed away.
US Supreme Court heads into uncharted, dangerous territory as it considers Trump insurrection case
As his legal cases have made their way through the courts, Trump suggested that judges he nominated at any level—district, circuit, or for the Supreme Court—owed him favourable rulings because he gave them their seats.
US President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s primary
His reelection campaign invested heavily in driving up turnout in what it saw as a test drive of its efforts to mobilize Black voters, a key Democratic bloc.
40 years in prison for ex-CIA coder who leaked hacking tools to WikiLeaks
Joshua Schulte, was found guilty in 2022 of espionage and other charges in what the CIA called a "digital Pearl Harbor" -- the largest data breach in the history of the intelligence agency.
Will abortion be ‘the issue’ that swings 2024 US presidential election?
Seven states have voted on abortion referendums since the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. All were decisive victories for reproductive rights, including in traditionally red states such as Kansas, Kentucky, and Ohio.
US launches air attack on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack in…
The strikes took place over about 30 minutes, and three of the sites struck were in Iraq and four were in Syria, said Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims, director of the Joint Staff.
What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why is it uniting in fury against the US and Israel?
With its weaponry and financial backing, Iran became the ideological guardian of this growing “axis” of groups across the Middle East.
Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career
“My parents never wanted us to think we lived in a racist country,” Haley told reporters. “I don't want any brown, Black or other child thinking they live in a racist country."
US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law
The never-before-seen document was authored as part of Republican President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign to remove the Venezuelan president.
Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on ex-president’s home turf in…
Biden said Republicans were determined to undo the Trump administration's progress, such as limiting the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.
Zuckerberg apologizes to victims’ families in emotional Senate hearing on child exploitation
Child health advocates say social media companies have failed repeatedly to protect minors.
Military veteran who killed Iraqi civilian is ordered jailed on US Capitol riot charges
Richmond is prohibited from possessing firearms after his 2004 manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting an Iraqi cow herder while serving in the U.S. Army.
After Alabama pioneers nitrogen gas execution
Republican state Attorney General Dave Yost scheduled a news conference Tuesday to discuss “next steps to kickstart” Ohio’s capital punishment system.