US:2 police officers killed in traffic stop shooting
Apr 10, 2023, at 03:07 pm
Chicago: Two police officers were shot dead Saturday in a shooting during a traffic stop northwest of the village of Cameron in the northwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Canada: Over one million Hydro-Quebec customers still without power after ice storm
Apr 07, 2023, at 05:31 am
Montreal/IBNS: Over one million customers were still without power on Thursday morning, and some of them are likely to stay without it for days after an ice storm hit southern Quebec with falling trees and causing flooding.
Canadians to hold off on getting another COVID booster for now:Experts recommend
Apr 06, 2023, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian health officials are echoing the message of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) to no longer recommend follow-up of COVID-19 boosters for people with a medium or low risk of developing severe illness from the virus.
Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco
Apr 06, 2023, at 02:28 am
San Francisco/IBNS: Mobile payment application Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death in US' San Francisco city, media reports said. He was 43.
Falsifying Business Records: Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts
Apr 05, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Manhattan: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. on Tuesday announced the indictment of former US President Donald Trump for falsifying New York business records in order to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from American voters before and after the 2016 election.
Donald Trump surrenders at New York court after indictment over hush money, pleads not guilty
Apr 05, 2023, at 05:59 am
New York/IBNS: Former United States President Donald Trump turned himself in for a historic hearing in a criminal courtroom in New York's Manhattan on Tuesday amid tight security
US: Woman reunites with her lost camera 13 years later with images intact
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:48 pm
An American woman had lost her camera 13 years back and recently she surprisingly recovered it with all the images intact, media reports said.
US: Death toll due to severe weather rises to 29
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Houston: The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday, authorities said Sunday.
US: Oklahoma shooting leaves three people dead
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:06 am
Washigton: At least three people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Oklahoma City in the United States, while another three were injured, US media reported on Sunday.
Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 27: Authorities
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:47 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 27 after four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, the country's Attorney General's Office (FGE) informed.
Tornadoes in US South, Midwest leave 18 dead, dozens injured
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: Tornadoes and severe winds that swept across parts of the US South and Midwest on Friday night left at least 18 people dead and dozens injured, US media reported.
US-Canada border: 8 bodies discovered in St Lawrence River
Apr 02, 2023, at 05:19 am
Quebec (Canada): The bodies of eight migrants, including two minors, have been retrieved after they perished while attempting to unlawfully cross from Canada into the United States, BBC reported citing the authorities
Former US President Donald Trump indicted over hush money
Mar 31, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday by a New York jury over hush money payments made to an adult film actress during his 2016 campaign.
USD 842 bn budget proposal for US defence driven by competition with China: US Secretary of Defence
Mar 31, 2023, at 02:36 am
Washington, D.C.: The United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III said that the USD 842 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the US Department of Defence is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by competition with China.
US: Two army helicopters crash during training in Kentucky
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Washington/UNI: Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky, the US military said on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A federal budget tabled by Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday addressed inflation, GST rebate for low-income Canadians, and multi-billion-dollar tax credits to stimulate the clean energy sector.
Failed crypto firm FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried accused of once bribing Chinese official
Mar 30, 2023, at 05:28 am
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, who is the founder of failed crypto firm FTX, is now accused of bribing a Chinese official, media reports said.
Canada, US kept their Safe Third Country Agreement a secret. Know why?
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:16 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden jointly announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration, media reports said.
FY 2024: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says cap for H-1B visa reached
Mar 28, 2023, at 03:19 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday said it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap).
Three children dead in US school shooting, assailant killed by cops
Mar 28, 2023, at 04:48 am
Tennessee/IBNS: At least three children died after an assailant opened fire in an elementary school in Nashville in US Tennessee.
2023 Canada's federal budget to offer grocery rebate for lower-income groups: Sources
Mar 28, 2023, at 03:26 am
Toronto/IBNS: A ‘grocery rebate’ that will be offered to Canadians with lower incomes who may be struggling with the rising cost of food, has been included by the 2023 federal budget, media reports said.
Joe Biden declares state of emergency in Mississippi following powerful storm: White House
Mar 27, 2023, at 03:34 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi following a devastating storm that hit the state, the White House said.
US: Man gets 100 years in jail for causing death of an Indian-origin girl
Mar 27, 2023, at 02:06 am
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment with hard labour for his role in the death of a 5-year-old girl of Indian origin named Mya Patel in USA’s Louisiana in 2021, local media reports said.
US: Delta Airlines passenger opens emergency door after take-off; arrested
Mar 26, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Los Angeles: An unidentified man was arrested in the United States for allegedly activating the emergency slide on a Delta Airlines flight bound for Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, reported Fox News.
Joe Biden promises federal support to Mississippi after deadly tornado
Mar 26, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden has promised support to the state of Mississippi where over two dozen people died as a result of a storm.
Chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:13 am
Washington: At least two people died, and several others were injured as a result of an explosion and a subsequent fire at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania, US media report.
Police called at Rihanna's Los Angeles home after man walks up to propose her
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:46 am
Barbadian singer-actress Rihanna had to call the police at her Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles after a man walked up wanting to ask for her hand in marriage.
'You're such a little blessing': Mark Zuckerberg welcomes third child with wife Priscilla Chan
Mar 25, 2023, at 04:08 am
Facebook Co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday welcomed his third child with his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.
Mar 25, 2023, at 02:34 am
Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott, who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial, has died in US' Colorado after posting an emotional note on her social media platforms.
US: Mountain lion attacks couple relaxing in hot tub during Colorado vacation
Mar 23, 2023, at 03:18 am
A couple in US's Colorado was attacked by a mountain lion while they were relaxing in a hot tub outside their rental home.