US
20 Dec
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state’s presidential election next year over his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
19 Dec
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to pay $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement made public on Monday, with the funds going to US customers of its Android app store and state governments. As part of the settlement, the company will make changes to its Google Play app store to reduce competition barriers for…
19 Dec
The death toll from a weekend gun attack in central Mexico has been revised down to 11, the prosecutor's office said Monday. About 100 young people had gathered for a "posada" -- a religious Christmas gathering -- when the assault unfolded. Authorities in the state of Guanajuato reported at the time that 11 people were…
19 Dec
The Republican governor of Texas signed a bill on Monday that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. The move by Governor Greg Abbott sets up a potential legal clash with the federal government, which generally sets and enforces immigration laws. Abbott, speaking at…
18 Dec
North Korea on Monday test-fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that has the potential to reach the United States, extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year and triggering further international condemnation.
17 Dec
Chileans headed to the polls Sunday for a second referendum aimed at replacing the country's dictatorship-era constitution, with voters asked to approve or reject a more conservative draft.
15 Dec
China on Friday accused Britain and the United States of "malicious intentions" after they condemned Hong Kong police for offering bounties for information leading to the capture of five overseas activists.
14 Dec
A Detroit man has been charged with the murder of a synagogue president who was found dead with stab wounds in October, police said Wednesday, adding there was nothing to suggest it was a hate crime. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, was charged with slaying Samantha Woll, 40, during a home invasion, the Detroit Police Department said…
14 Dec
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to formalise an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans' battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Biden himself slammed as a "baseless" stunt. Republicans, seizing on Biden's son Hunter's controversial international dealings, have yet to provide evidence of corruption by the president,…
14 Dec
The United States said Wednesday that it was ready to resume cooperation with Niger on the condition that its military regime commits to a rapid transition to civilian rule. Washington suspended aid to the jihadist-hit West African country following the July 26 coup that toppled the country's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. The decision to lift…
13 Dec
Hundreds of migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico each day are being herded into open-air camps, where they have no access to food or water. And some are left to sleep on the open ground in a desert riddled with scorpions and snakes, activists say. Campaigners say many will be there for…
13 Dec
The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to rule on restrictions imposed by a lower court on a widely used abortion pill in the latest skirmish in the battle over reproductive rights in the United States. The lower court ruling has been on hold pending a decision by the nation's top court on whether it…