Plane with 5 people on board crashes in Virginia, says US FAA
Mar 11, 2024, at 10:52 pm
A twin-engine plane with five people on board crashed near Ingalls Field Airport in Virginia, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
US: Adult film star Sophia Leone dies at 26 after being found 'unresponsive' in her apartment
Mar 10, 2024, at 03:43 pm
Adult film star Sophia Leone has died after being found "unresponsive" at her apartment in the US earlier this month, media reports said on Saturday. She was 26.
Benjamin Netanyahu's actions on Gaza harming Israel more than helping it: Joe Biden
Mar 10, 2024, at 02:19 pm
Washington DC/IBNS/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with his actions regarding Gaza, is harming Israel more than helping it, turning the whole world against the Jewish state, US President Joe Biden said.
Mar 09, 2024, at 03:01 pm
At least six people of Sri Lankan origin, including four children, died in a stabbing incident in Canada's Ottawa city on Wednesday.
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:54 pm
Giving former President Donald Trump a jolt, Nikki Haley won the Republican Presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday.
Joe Biden orders probe into security risks posed by Chinese-made cars on Americans
Mar 03, 2024, at 12:56 am
US President Joe Biden has directed the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the Chinese cars operating in America as it is feared that they might collect sensitive data about citizens.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he vetoed bill that would ban social media for children under 16
Mar 02, 2024, at 02:30 pm
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he vetoed a bill that would have banned social media for children under the age of 16.
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:44 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: A scientist couple from Winnipeg was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease lab as he was working to benefit China, a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) assessment says.
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.