Ketanji Brown Jackson inaugurated as first Black woman on US Supreme Court
(AFP) The first Black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson,...
Blinken heads to Latin America to see new left-leaning leaders
(AFP) Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head next week to Colombia and Chile to forge ties with new left-leaning...
Markets mixed after sell-off, sterling edges up after recovery
(AFP) Markets in Asia and Europe were mixed Friday after another tough day on US trading floors, with inflation continuing...
NSA cyber specialist, army doctor charged in US spying cases
(AFP) A cyber specialist who worked at the US National Security Agency and an army doctor and his wife were...
Millions without power, major flooding in Florida hurricane
(AFP) Hurricane Ian flooded cities, turned out the lights on millions, and left migrants from an overturned boat missing on...
USA to face Canada, Australia meet China in women's basketball World Cup semis
(AFP) Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas nailed 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists as the United States close in...
US VP Harris tours DMZ after North Korea missile launches
(AFP) US Vice President Kamala Harris toured South Korea’s heavily fortified border with the nuclear-armed North on Thursday, part of...
Coolio, rapper behind hit 'Gangsta's Paradise,' dies at 59
(AFP) Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died, his manager said Wednesday....
White House announces multi-billion dollar plan to attack obesity, hunger
(AFP) The White House announced Wednesday billions of dollars in pledges from major corporations — including the likes of fast...
US law failing war crimes victims, warns top Nazi hunter
(AFP) A legendary US Nazi hunter tapped by the Justice Department to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine said Wednesday...
Stocks rally but investors cautious over recession fears
(AFP) Global stock markets rallied on Wednesday in a volatile trading, with investors given an “energy boost” by an intervention...
Kremlin proxies in Ukraine plead to Putin for annexation
(AFP) Kremlin-backed officials in Ukraine appealed to President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to annex the regions under their control, after the...
Activists protest in Manhattan for women in Iran, against the NYT
(AFP) Dozens of young Iranians and Americans gathered Tuesday in front of The New York Times building in Manhattan to...
Large Wall Street firms fined $1.8 bn in US over lax recordkeeping
(AFP) Large Wall Street firms agreed to pay $1.8 billion in fines over failures to keep electronic records such as...
Colombia repatriates 274 priceless artifacts from US
(AFP) From anthropomorphic figurines to 1,500-year-old Indigenous necklaces, Colombia has recently repatriated 274 ancient objects from the United States. Colombia’s...
