New York state comes under air quality alert amid Canadian wildfires
New York-- The central and eastern areas of New York state will come under an air quality health advisory on Wednesday as air quality...
US House overwhelmingly passes debt ceiling bill
Washington-- As US lawmakers raced to prevent a catastrophic default, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill to suspend the country's debt...
Mike Pence to announce 2024 bid next week: Report
Washington-- Former US Vice President Mike Pence will announce his bid for the 2024 US presidential election next week -- the latest to join...
US debt ceiling deal clears first procedural hurdle
Washington-- A hard-line Republican revolt could not prevent legislation to raise the US debt ceiling from clearing its first procedural hurdle in the House...
Militia leader sentenced to 18 yrs in jail for US Capitol riot
Washington-- Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison over his role in the...
NY State Assembly to pass legislation to observe Diwali as federal holiday
New York-- The New York State Assembly hopes to pass a legislation to observe Diwali and Lunar New Year as federal holidays.
In a statement...
Departments of Justice and State Host First-of-its-Kind Regional Symposium on Women in Law Enforcement...
WASHINGTON – Given the critical role that women play in the security sector, combating organized crime, terrorism, and violent extremism, the U.S. Department of...
US on brink of disaster as time runs out to avert debt default
Washington-- The US is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the countrys debts...
Biden, Republicans hopeful of a deal to raise US debt ceiling
Washington-- US President Joe Biden and Republican leaders have expressed cautious optimism that a deal to raise the US debt ceiling is within reach,...
Yellen reiterates US could default on debt by early June
Washington-- In a letter to Congressional leaders, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated that the country could default on its debt obligations as early...