US Defense Secretary Austin contracts Covid-19

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reported Sunday that he has contracted Covid-19, as the highly infectious Omicron variant sweeps across the United States.
3 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Betty White, doyenne of US TV, dies

Actress Betty White, who made US television audiences laugh for more than seven decades, starring on popular sitcoms “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Friday at age 99.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Farewell Tutu

South Africa yesterday bade farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped of pomp but freighted with tears and showered with drizzles of rain.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM

US truck driver’s 110-year sentence reduced after outcry

A truck driver whose 110 year sentence over a deadly crash sparked outrage had his jail term reduced to ten years on Thursday.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Colorado wildfires destroy hundreds of homes

Fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado destroyed hundreds of homes and forced at least 33,000 people to flee, officials have said, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic drought.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Former US Senate leader Harry Reid dies at 82

Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat who rose from humble beginnings to lead the upper chamber during the
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: FDA

Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM

US keeps carrier in the Med amid Russia tensions

The United States has ordered an aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean in a bid to reassure European allies amid fears Russia will
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Five dead, two wounded in US shooting: police

The death toll from a shooting spree across multiple locations in Colorado, which ended when the gunman was himself shot dead, has risen to five, police said Tuesday. 
29 December 2021, 18:00 PM

130-year-old time capsule found in US

Workers dismantling the pedestal of a statue of a Confederate general discovered a copper box on Monday believed to have been buried 130 years ago, the second apparent time capsule unearthed at the site.
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM

US President Biden signs $770 billion defense bill

US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, the White House said on Monday.
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Four dead and three wounded in US shooting: police

A lone gunman killed four people and wounded three more -- including a police officer -- on Monday after opening fire in multiple locations across Colorado before being shot dead, US police said.
28 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Waning public interest in news hurt US media in 2021

The presidential election, pandemic and racial reckoning were stories that drove intense interest and engagement to news outlets in 2020. To a large degree, 2021 represented the inevitable hangover.
28 December 2021, 10:11 AM

Denver shootings kill 5 including suspect

A lone gunman shot four people to death and wounded three, including a police officer, on Monday in a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at several locations and ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said.
28 December 2021, 09:11 AM

Omicron Threat: Travel chaos worsens

More than 7,000 flights have been canceled worldwide over the Christmas weekend and thousands more delayed, a tracking website reported yesterday, as the highly infectious Omicron variant brings holiday hurt to millions.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Let’s Go Brandon’

President Joe Biden was trolled by a caller Friday who said “Let’s Go Brandon” -- a coded insult that has become a rallying cry for supporters of Donald Trump -- during a White House Christmas Eve event.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Intel apologizes over letter addressing US sanctions on Xinjiang

Intel found itself on the back foot in Washington and Beijing on Thursday after issuing a public apology over a letter to its suppliers referencing US sanctions targeting human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM

CAPITOL RIOT PROBE: Trump asks US SC to block release of White House records

Former President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White House records sought by the House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM

US Navy seizes guns it says heading from Iran to Yemen

The US Navy has seized 1,400 AK-47 rifles and ammunition from a fishing boat it claimed was smuggling weapons from Iran to Huthi rebels in war-torn Yemen.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Trump candidacy would motivate 2nd term run: Biden

Though he isn’t even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor could help convince him to run again in 2024: a rematch
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM