US homicides rise nearly 30% in 2020: FBI
Washington-- Homicides in the US rose nearly 30 per cent last year from 2019, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Uniform Crime...
FBI Director warns Taliban takeover could inspire extremists in US
New Delhi-- FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could inspire a new wave of extremism in the US,...
Wildfires surrounding California’s sequoia groves spread to almost 40K acres
Los Angeles-- Two huge wildfires, the Windy and KNP Complex fires, burning around the Sequoia National Forest and the Sequoia National Park in US'...
‘US economic recovery would reverse into recession if debt limit not raised’
Washington-- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the country's economic recovery would reverse into recession if Congress fails to swiftly raise the...
SpaceX’s all-civilian crew returns to Earth safely
San Francisco--After spending three days on-orbit, the world's first civilian mission of SpaceX's Inspiration4 returned to Earth on Sunday.
The crew, onboard the Dragon spacecraft...
Safety measures heightened around US Capitol before right-wing rally
Washington-- Authorities in Washington D.C. have heightened security measures around the US Capitol as hundreds of protesters are expected to attend a right-wing rally...
US CEOs warn Congress of potential crisis if debt limit not raised
Washington-- Business Roundtable, an association of over 200 CEOs of America's leading companies, warned Congress of the prospect of an economic crisis if it...
Fence surrounding Capitol to return before pro-Trump rally
Washington-- The fence surrounding the US Capitol will return before a right-wing rally in support of former President Donald Trump takes place on Saturday,...
US Justice Department sues Texas over new abortion law
Washington-- The US Department of Justice has sued Texas over its new abortion law which would effectively ban most abortions, saying the state's statute...
‘Extraordinary measures to finance US govt likely to be exhausted in Oct’
Washington-- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the Treasury Department's "extraordinary measures" to temporarily finance the government will likely be exhausted in October,...
