Gunman kills six family members, then himself, in eastern Iowa, police say
A gunman killed six members of his family, then took his own life, during a spate of shootings on Monday in the eastern Iowa city of Muscatine, a waterfront town ...
Wall Street banks push Fed to lock in supervisory overhaul before 2028
Wall Street banks are pushing the Federal Reserve behind the scenes to cement its new supervisory regime so the changes cannot easily be reversed by potential future Democratic administrations, said ...
Blue Origin’s new Glenn Rocket explodes during launchpad test
An uncrewed Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test on Thursday, in a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ space venture as it seeks to narrow ...
US consumer confidence dips in May as Iran war inflation concerns mount
US consumer confidence eased in May as worries about inflation linked to the war with Iran intensified, offsetting an improvement in households’ perceptions of the labor market, a survey showed ...
Trump administration considers halting international flights at ‘sanctuary city’ airports
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in “sanctuary cities” ...
Chemical tank rupture in Washington state causes one death, multiple injuries
A chemical tank imploded and ruptured at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in the U.S. state of Washington on Tuesday, resulting in one death and nine injuries, while nine ...
Suspect dies after trading gunfire with officers near White House, Secret Service says
A gunman who fired at a White House checkpoint was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Secret Service said.
The man ...
Trump pledges extra troops for Poland as Rubio meets allies
U.S. President Donald Trump surprised NATO allies by pledging to send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, only hours before Secretary of State Marco Rubio was to meet alliance ministers ...
Pakistan steps up diplomatic bid to get US-Iran peace talks on track
Pakistan stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday to hasten U.S. and Iran peace talks, as Tehran said it was reviewing Washington’s latest responses and President Donald Trump suggested ...
Erdogan tells Trump issues with Iran can be resolved
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, adding he believed contested ...
Former Cuban President Raul Castro is indicted in US
Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted in the United States, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, in a move that marks an escalation in Washington’s ...
Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, while warning of further attacks unless Iran agrees to a deal.
Six weeks ...
Five dead, including two teen suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque
Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, killing a security guard and two other men outside the mosque before the suspects were ...
Trump’s geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
During his first year back in office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.
But ...
Trump says he is losing patience with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but ...
Iran has ‘no trust’ in the US, will negotiate only if it is serious
Tehran has “no trust” in the U.S. and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday, as ...
Nvidia CEO joins Trump’s mission to ‘open up’ China
President Donald Trump picked up Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Alaska en route to a high-stakes Beijing summit with China’s Xi Jinping, while his top trade negotiator Scott Bessent ...
US war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, Pentagon says
The United States’ war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month.
With ...
US expects Iranian response to peace proposal on Friday, fighting flares in Gulf
The United States said on Friday it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even ...
Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds
Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Friday showed, ...
White House brands Mark Hamill ‘sick individual’ over AI-generated Trump image
The White House called “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill “one sick individual” on Thursday after an AI-generated image of U.S. President Donald Trump in a shallow grave was posted ...
New York judge releases purported Epstein suicide note
A federal judge has released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: “It is a treat to be able ...
CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87
Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN, has died, CNN reported on Wednesday citing a ...
Musk wanted $80 billion to colonise Mars
OpenAI’s president testified on Tuesday that Elon Musk supported transforming the artificial intelligence startup into a for-profit company, but wanted full control in part to help him raise $80 billion ...