What did Trump and Xi achieve in Beijing?
The American and Chinese presidents talked Iran, Taiwan, and trade, but found little to agree on US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was heavy on … Read More
Boeing ordered to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim
A jury awarded compensation over the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines disaster linked to a software design flaw A federal jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million to the … Read More
Trump backs ‘status quo’ on Taiwan – US envoy to United Nations
Mike Waltz said Washington maintains its policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding tensions with China over the island US President Donald Trump reaffirmed during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi … Read More
Israel and Lebanon extend truce amid airstrikes, Hezbollah attacks
The fragile ceasefire reached on April 16 has been extended for another 45 days The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, State Department spokesman … Read More
US plan for Colorado River could cut up to 40% supply for Arizona, California and Nevada
Proposal comes after seven states drawing water from drought-stricken river failed to come to an agreement The US government has proposed a plan for the drought stricken Colorado River that … Read More
Trump news at a glance: president’s China trip was heavy on hype, light on details
Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the future of Taiwan – key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glance Donald Trump returned … Read More
Supreme court rejects Virginia Democrats’ bid to restore congressional map
Order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition The supreme court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that … Read More
Who is Tina Peters, the Colorado clerk whose sentence for election crimes was commuted?
The state’s governor commuted Peters’ sentence after a White House pressure campaign against Colorado Tina Peters, a Colorado election clerk, had her prison sentence commuted on Friday by Colorado’s governor, … Read More
Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required … Read More
Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law
With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves A Tennessee school district has banned Roots, the author Alex Haley’s groundbreaking novel and … Read More