IMF slashes US economic growth forecast, predicts it would "narrowly" escape recession

The International Monetary Fund on Friday slashed its US economic growth forecast as aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes cool demand but predicted that the United States would "narrowly" avoid a recession.
25 June 2022, 04:04 AM

Where can you still get an abortion in US?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paves the way for about half of the 50 states to ban or heavily restrict women's access to abortions. 
24 June 2022, 18:47 PM

In a win for Biden, US House passes gun-safety legislation

The US House of Representatives on Friday passed significant gun-safety legislation for the first time in three decades, sending it to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
24 June 2022, 18:42 PM

Supreme Court's abortion ruling a 'sad day' for America: Biden

President Joe Biden said the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday to overturn the constitutional right to abortion was a "sad day" that will deny women in America control of their own destiny.
24 June 2022, 18:42 PM

US Senate passes gun safety bill

US senators advanced a bipartisan bill late Thursday addressing the epidemic of gun violence convulsing the country, approving a narrow package of new
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

US top court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion ruling

The US Supreme Court yesterday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban the procedure. 
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

States can now ban abortion, US apex court rules

The US Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
24 June 2022, 15:23 PM

US Senate passes first gun safety bill in over three decades

A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the US Senate late on Thursday even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defense.
24 June 2022, 06:22 AM

Americans can carry firearms in public for self-defence: US Supreme Court

In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed. The decision came out as Congress and states debate gun-control legislation.
23 June 2022, 20:40 PM

Gun safety measures in US: Lawmakers agree bipartisan bill

US senators unveiled a bill Tuesday addressing the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the country as they locked down a narrow set of reforms that were nevertheless hailed as the first significant firearms controls in a generation. 
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

A powerful blow to the tobacco industry

President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels -- a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry. 
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Biden nominates Arati Prabhakar as his top science adviser

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Arati Prabhakar as the new White House science adviser, who would be the first woman of color and first immigrant to hold such a role if confirmed by the Senate. 
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Countries increasingly see US as reliable since Ukraine war: poll

Growing majorities in nations friendly to the United States have come to view Washington as a reliable partner since the Ukraine war, an international survey said yesterday.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Bill Cosby sexually assaulted teenager at Playboy Mansion in 1975, US jury finds

Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago, a jury in California found Tuesday, in the first civil ruling against the veteran entertainer following dozens of allegations.
22 June 2022, 10:12 AM

Site of Texas school shooting to be demolished: Mayor

The elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers last month will be demolished, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.
22 June 2022, 04:23 AM

Russian Nobel laureate sells medal for $103.5m to benefit Ukraine kids

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Boy killed, 3 hurt in US shooting

A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting after a concert in Washington Sunday night, the local police chief said.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Revival of 2015 nuke deal: Iran blames US for stalled talks

Iran said yesterday that Tehran is ready to reach a “good deal” with world powers, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh told a televised news conference, blaming the US for stalling talks to revive their 2015 nuclear pact.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM

"I'm good": Biden says after falling from bike

US President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
19 June 2022, 07:06 AM

Biden falls from bike but is unhurt

US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware yesterday morning, but was unhurt.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM