Former US President Donald Trump's eldest son receives letter with white powder at Florida home
Feb 27, 2024, at 09:56 pm
Former US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., received a letter containing white powder at his Florida home, the Daily Beast reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Canadian Association of Journalists launches its fourth annual Newsroom Diversity Survey
Feb 27, 2024, at 05:07 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has launched its fourth consecutive year's Newsroom Diversity Survey.
Feb 26, 2024, at 03:12 pm
An active-duty member of the US Air Force on Sunday set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, media reports said.
US Senator warns of possible 'cyber attack' amid cellular outage
Feb 26, 2024, at 03:21 am
US Senator Marco Rubio has reacted to the massive cellular outage across the country and warned the situation can be even more precarious in case China launches a cyberattack while 'invading' Taiwan.
US and its allies conduct strikes against 18 Houthi targets in Yemen
Feb 25, 2024, at 04:58 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States and its allies, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, have carried out strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting 18 military targets of the movement, the US Defence Department said on Sunday.
US imposes over 500 new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war, Alexei Navalny's death
Feb 24, 2024, at 04:45 pm
The United States on Friday imposed over 500 new sanctions against Russia as its invasion of Ukraine completed two years.
Canada: Northwest Territories to achieve $10 per day child care fees regulation by April 1
Feb 24, 2024, at 03:24 am
In collaboration with provincial, territorial, and indigenous partners, the Government of Canada is working to implement a childcare system down to $10 a day on average for children five years of age and younger by March 2026.
2024 US Presidential Elections: Biden pushes team to spotlight Trump's provocative comments
Feb 22, 2024, at 04:50 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden instructed the staff of his 2024 reelection campaign to ramp up attacks on former US President Donald Trump’s public statements, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the directive.
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:11 am
Adult film actress Kagney Linn Karter has committed suicide in Cuyahoga County, media reports said.
Two police officers and paramedic die in US shooting
Feb 19, 2024, at 11:33 pm
Two police officers and a fire department paramedic were shot and killed at a home on Sunday morning in Burnsville, near Minneapolis, the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
US develops programme capable of detecting hypersonic missiles with satellites
Feb 19, 2024, at 10:55 pm
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) and California-based EpiSci company are developing a software tool to detect hypersonic missiles in low Earth orbit using satellite data, media reported.
Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's son Marco Troper,19, found dead
Feb 18, 2024, at 06:46 pm
Marco Troper, 19, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead inside the dormitory of the University of California, Berkeley, media reports said.
Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command
Feb 18, 2024, at 05:08 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
One firefighter dies, several injured in explosion in Virginia
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:56 pm
One firefighter died and several were hospitalised following a gas explosion in Sterling, US, on Friday evening, local media reported.
U.S. Colorado campus shooting leaves two dead
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:49 pm
Two were killed in a shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Friday.
Vladimir Putin is responsible for Navalny's death: Joe Biden
Feb 17, 2024, at 05:51 am
Washington DC/ IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "not surprised" but "outraged" over the news of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death.
Ontario to ban tolls on all provincial highways
Feb 17, 2024, at 04:08 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria has announced that the province would ban tolls on all provincial highways, including the recently uploaded Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.
US school teacher arrested for asking students to write ways to kill a classmate in their assignment
Feb 17, 2024, at 12:36 am
A US school teacher was arrested for allegedly giving students an assignment where he asked them to come up with different “ways to kill” one of his students, media reports said.
Indian-origin techie identified as key suspect in US family murder-suicide case
Feb 16, 2024, at 07:28 pm
An Indian-origin techie has been identified as the suspect behind the killing of his wife and four-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in the US state of California, police said on Friday.
White House reacts to recent attacks on Indians in USA, says violence based on race unacceptable
Feb 16, 2024, at 04:16 pm
The White House on Thursday reacted to the recent attacks on Indian students in the US and said there is no excuse for violence based on race.
One die, 22 hurt in mass shooting during US Super Bowl parade
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:32 pm
At least one person died and 21 others were injured in a shooting incident during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City in the USA on Wednesday.
Canada: Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area to brighten up winter with light festival
Feb 15, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area will be launching a month-long free interactive light festival, Illuminite, in the heart of the Downtown Yonge neighbourhood.
Indian-origin techie couple, two children found dead at their home in US
Feb 14, 2024, at 09:54 pm
An Indian-origin family from Kerala, including two minor children, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide case in the US state of California, police said.
One dies, five injured after vehicle crashes into Austin medical center emergency room
Feb 14, 2024, at 02:43 pm
At least one person died and five others were injured after a vehicle crashed into an Austin medical center emergency room Tuesday evening, media reports said.
Ontario signs $3B health-care deal with Canada to increase access to doctors, reduce wait times
Feb 14, 2024, at 05:47 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signed a $3.1-billion health-care deal with the federal government to increase access to primary care and reduce wait times.
New Jersey Township Mayor celebrates Losar, raises Tibetan flag despite Chinese objection
Feb 14, 2024, at 12:06 am
Rejecting a written objection from China’s vice consul in New York, Belleville Township Mayor Michael Melham flew the Tibetan flag in on Feb 9.
New York subway shooting leaves one dead
Feb 13, 2024, at 02:17 pm
At least one person died and five others, including two teens, were injured during a shooting incident inside a subway station in Bronx region of New York on Monday.
Toronto observes February as Black History Month
Feb 13, 2024, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has proclaimed Feb as Black History Month and launched the City of Toronto’s annual celebration of Black Canadians’ heritage, traditions, and culture.
Minor boy, man hurt in US church shooting
Feb 12, 2024, at 03:28 pm
At least two people, including a five-year-old boy child, were injured after a shooting incident at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in southwest Houston on Sunday, media reports said.
US teen jumps to death from New York University building
Feb 11, 2024, at 11:35 pm
An 18-year-old woman died after she jumped from the fifth floor of the six-storey New York University building in the US city on Saturday.