Rock legend David Crosby dies at 81

David Crosby, the trailblazing singer-songwriter whose time with The Byrds and later Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young expanded rock’s range, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 81.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again

Google’s parent company Alphabet announced yesterday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Nothing there’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday downplayed the furor over the discovery of old classified documents improperly stored in his personal belongings, saying
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Blinken sees lower US tensions with China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that tensions have eased with China as he prepares for a rare visit but he renewed alarm over Beijing’s intentions over Taiwan.
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump, lawyers ordered to pay nearly $1m for 'political' lawsuit vs Clinton

A federal US judge sanctioned former president Donald Trump and his lawyers nearly $1 million Thursday for a "frivolous" lawsuit claiming Hillary Clinton had tried to rig the 2016 election.
20 January 2023, 06:31 AM

'Welcome Corps' would allow Americans to sponsor refugees

The US Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, has launched the Welcome Corps, a new private sponsorship program that will enable Americans to sponsor refugees arriving through the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), directly support their resettlement, and make a difference by welcoming these new neighbours into their communities.
19 January 2023, 18:42 PM

Baby, teen mother among 6 killed in California shooting

Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California's main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a targeted attack and "horrific massacre."
17 January 2023, 02:31 AM

New York Mayor says ‘no room’ in his city for migrants

The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.
16 January 2023, 03:41 AM

US climate envoy outlines carbon offset initiative

US climate envoy John Kerry yesterday outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden declares major disaster

US President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems blew into the state, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM

More classified docs found at Biden home

Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware, the White House said Saturday in a new twist in a politically sensitive affair for the president.
15 January 2023, 18:00 PM

US tightens rules on converting pistols to long guns

US authorities announced Friday they were tightening rules on a relatively new gun threat that has become more notable in recent years: converting pistols into more lethal short-barreled rifles.
14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Disastrous’ flood warning in California as another storm hits

Disastrous flooding could hit parts of California this weekend, forecasters warned Friday, as the eighth storm in succession barreled in over land already too waterlogged to soak up any more rain.
14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Musk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.
14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

US Republicans launches probe

Republicans launched an investigation Friday into the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan that sparked a lightning takeover of the war-ravaged country by the Taliban
14 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Robert F Kennedy Jr sues media outlets over misinformation initiative

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, son of the slain US presidential candidate, and other anti-vaccine activists have filed a lawsuit against several news organizations that have banded together to fight misinformation.
13 January 2023, 18:55 PM

Biden probed over improper storage of classified docs

The US attorney general named an independent prosecutor Thursday to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, after a furor over secret papers found at his former office exploded with the discovery of a second batch.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Full brunt of financial tightening ‘yet to bite’: IMF

Countries have yet to see the full impact of tightening financial conditions, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said, warning that central banks have some way to go in their inflation battle.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

US west coast girds for more damaging storms

Western US states were bracing for yet more torrid weather yesterday and into the weekend as so-called atmospheric rivers lined up to dump heavy rain and snow across the already soaked region.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Trump Org fined $1.6m for tax fraud

A New York judge yesterday fined Donald Trump’s family business the maximum penalty available of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM