US Congress passes roughly $770bn defense spending bill for FY2022
Washington-- The US Senate voted to pass a roughly $770 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2022.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cleared...
Powerful storms “new normal” in era of climate change, says US official
New York--Powerful storms like the ones that tore through parts of the central US this weekend are the "new normal" in an era of...
US Supreme Court appears to be siding with new limits on abortion rights
Washington-- The conservative majority in the US Supreme Court said that they would uphold a law in the state of Mississippi barring abortion after...
Republicans cement hold on legislatures in US battleground states
Washington-- Republicans are locking in newly gerrymandered maps for the legislatures in several US battleground states, The New York Times wrote in a report...
5 dead after vehicle rams into US city parade
Washington-- At least five people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a vehicle rammed into a crowd at an annual holiday...
Drug overdose deaths in US hit record high amid pandemic
Washington-- More than 100,000 Americans have died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, a media...
US reopens land, air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Washington, DC--After 20 months of travel restrictions, the US is reopening its land and air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from...
Gun violence costs America $280 bn a year: US media
Washington-- Gun violence costs the United States $280 billion a year, according to ABC News.
"From hospital bills and lost wages to lost productivity, advocates...
US SC to hear cases against controversial Texas abortion law
Washington-- The US Supreme Court will on Monday hear two challenges to the highly controversial Texas state law banning near-total abortions.
The high court has...
Democrats close to reaching deal on Biden’s social spending plan
Washington-- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Democrats are close to reaching a deal on President Joe Biden's social spending plan.
"In terms of...