California Shooting: 9 die after Chinese New Year party
Jan 22, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Los Angeles: At least nine people died after a shooting incident occurred at a business premise in the US city of California on Saturday following a Chinese New Year Party, media reports said.
US Justice Dept recovers 6 classified documents from Prez Joe Biden's Delaware home
Jan 22, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Washington: America’s Justice Department searched President Joe Biden's home in Delaware and found six documents with classification markings and also seized some of his notes, the president's lawyer said, AP reported.
US media sees massive layoffs amid fears of economic downturn
Jan 22, 2023, at 05:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The United States media are facing tough times and as a result, several of them have been forced to announce layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn.
Joe Biden to signal re-election plans in coming weeks: Reports
Jan 19, 2023, at 05:49 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden will indicate his plans to run for re-election in the next few weeks, US newspaper The Hill reported citing sources familiar with preparations for the 2024 campaign bid.
Asian student stabbed multiple times in head in US racist attack
Jan 17, 2023, at 05:51 am
Indianapolis/IBNS: A 56-year-old woman stabbed an 18-year-old Indiana University student multiple times in the head on a bus in Bloomington as the victim was Asian, New York Post reported.
US judge fines Donald Trump's family business for 1.6 million dollars over tax fraud
Jan 14, 2023, at 05:26 am
Washington/IBNS: A New York judge Friday fined ex-US President Donald Trump's family business with the maximum penalty available of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud.
US air traffic ops resume after over 5,400 flights got delayed in massive technical chaos
Jan 12, 2023, at 03:37 am
Washington/IBNS: After over 5,400 United States domestic flights were halted or delayed over a technical glitch, air traffic services resumed in the country on Wednesday evening (India time), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
US struggles to supply effective counter drone systems to war-hit Ukraine
Jan 10, 2023, at 05:31 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States struggles to supply the Ukrainian troops with effective counter drone systems to address the modern aerial threat, the Wall Street Journal said in a report, citing Western officials and analysts.
US not land of autocrats, extremists: Biden on 2nd Capitol riot anniversary
Jan 08, 2023, at 08:45 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden said during a ceremony at the White House on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that the United States should not be a land for extremists and violence.
New US border measures ‘not in line with international standards’, warns UNHCR
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:21 am
New York: Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are “not in line with refugee law standards”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
US: Six-year-old shoots teacher, detained
Jan 07, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Newport News: Police have detained a six-year-old boy for shooting a teacher in the US state of Virginia, officials said on Saturday.
US providing Ukraine 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets: Pentagon
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with 4,000 Zuni rockets for use by its air assets, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said on Friday.
Twitter eases policy on political advertising in US
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Washington: US social media company Twitter said on Wednesday it was softening the platform's policy on political advertising.
Over 130 people killed, 300 wounded by gunfire in US in 2023
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Washington: More than 130 people have been killed, and over 300 have been wounded in the United States by gunfire in the first days of 2023, the data of the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive that tracks shooting incidents showed on Tuesday.
Qassem Soleimani: Iran blacklists 60 US officials for top commander's assassination
Jan 02, 2023, at 02:30 pm
Tehran: Iranian foreign minister said nearly 60 US officials have been blacklisted by Tehran for their involvement in the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
US blizzard turns Niagara Falls into frozen winter wonderland. Check here
Dec 29, 2022, at 05:50 am
New York/IBNS: As the blizzard in the United States has messed up the Christmas weekend plans for many amid reports of several deaths due to harsh weather conditions, a video of Niagara Falls in Buffalo covered in ice has left the internet awestruck.
Japan, US coordinating leaders' meeting in Washington on Jan 13
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Governments of the United States and Japan are coordinating the meeting of US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Pakistan: US govt prohibits staff from visiting Islamabad's Marriott Hotel citing 'possible attack'
Dec 26, 2022, at 01:44 am
Islamabad: The US government on Sunday prohibited its staff from visiting Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's Islamabad city due to possible attack.
US blizzard kills 18, leaves over a million people without electricity
Dec 25, 2022, at 06:54 pm
At least 250 million people in the United States and Canada have been affected by a fierce winter storm, killing 18 people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, media reports said.
US House panel investigating Capitol riot delays release of final report
Dec 22, 2022, at 04:48 pm
Washington/UNI: The US House select committee investigating the Capitol riot of Jan 6, 2021 said that it will delay the release of its final report.
Joe Biden 'thrilled' to host Volodymyr Zelenskiy at White House
Dec 22, 2022, at 02:05 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden said he is "thrilled" to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House later on Wednesday.
US: Georgia Gov Brian Kemp bans China-owned TikTok in Peach State executive agencies
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:06 am
Georgia: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has now banned executive agencies from using the China-owned video-sharing app TikTok.
US announces breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
Dec 14, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Los Angeles: The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy.
US SEC charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors in crypto asset trading platform FTX
Dec 13, 2022, at 11:38 pm
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), the crypto trading platform of which he was the CEO and co-founder.
Prisoners swap: Russian citizen Viktor Bout exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner
Dec 09, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Moscow: Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner at the Abu Dhabi airport, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
US: Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage
Dec 09, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Washington: The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House.
US: Protesters march near White House, demand 'Free China'
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:12 am
Washington: About 200 people lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday as they demonstrated against China's severe control imposed to contain COVID-19 rise.
Dec 04, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Washington/Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with Covid-19, a US official said Saturday, according to media reports.
High school in US' Massachusetts bans mobile phones: Report
Dec 04, 2022, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A high school in the United States called Buxton School, located in northwest Massachusetts, has banned the use of smartphones in high school after reports suggested that students no longer interacted with each other, media reports said.
SpaceX meets with U.S. approval on request to deploy 7,500 Starlink satellites
Dec 02, 2022, at 07:41 pm
Washington/IBNS: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued an order approving SpaceX's request to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites.