US & Canada

Inflation hit a fresh 40-year record in March as U.S. consumer prices rose 8.5% from a year ago, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks a basket of goods and services, jumped 1.2% in March after increasing 0.8% in February, showing that inflation gained speed …

Non-emergency staffers were evacuated due to a spike in Covid cases and related government restrictions The US State Department has ordered diplomatic workers to vacate a consulate in China, citing a rise in coronavirus infections and new draconian containment measures. All American citizens have also been urged against traveling to …

A Saudi wealth fund led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman contributed over $2 billion to Jared Kushner’s new investment fund six months after Kushner left the White House, in what ethics experts say could be potential payback for defending the controversial Saudi leader. Saudi Arabia’s $620 billion Public Investment …

The former US president says his successor, Joe Biden, has “humiliated” the country Former US President Donald Trump has claimed that his successor, Joe Biden, is humiliating the country, and told supporters he might run for re-election in 2024. The 45th president tore into Biden during a ‘Save America’ rally …

Donald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost, CNN reported Friday. The text was sent two days before Joe Biden was declared the winner, according to CNN. It reportedly laid …

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to announce it was quitting the body. The U.S.-led push garnered 93 votes in favor, while 24 countries voted …

Russia has condemned the United States’ fresh sanctions on two of its largest banks, saying they are a direct blow to the Russian population and ordinary citizens. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov made the remarks on Wednesday after Washington announced a new round of sanctions against Sberbank …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed that Russia made “missteps” and “struggled with logistics” in its military campaign in Ukraine, and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to “seek a diplomatic solution.” When CNN’s Don Lemon asked Austin about his assessment of Russian forces in Ukraine, the Pentagon chief said, “Oh, …

A number of US war hawks are traveling to Poland and Germany this weekend to meet with NATO allies and military officials over Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, marking the second trip that lawmakers have made to Poland in recent weeks. “This strong, bipartisan delegation proves the Senate stands united …

African American adults have been hospitalized at a higher rate than whites during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC report released on Friday showed that in a period beginning on Dec. 19, 2021, and ending on Jan. …

The United States has reacted bitterly to a Friday trip by Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to the United Arab Emirates, which came despite more than a decade of untiring efforts by Washington and its allies to isolate Damascus. “We are profoundly disappointed and troubled by this apparent attempt to legitimize Bashar …

At least one person was killed, 50 homes were destroyed and nearly 500 others evacuated in central Texas after a wildfire burned more than 45,000 acres (17,700 hectares), officials said. The wildfire, a set of blazes west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area called the Eastland Complex fire, began on Thursday …

A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country’s army said Saturday. The four were taking part in the Cold Response military exercises involving 30,000 troops from NATO and partner countries. About 200 planes and some …

The United States believes that Russia may lean into its nuclear threat to project its strength as its military operation in Ukraine drags on, according to an assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The assessment was detailed in a report on global threats submitted to the House Armed Services Subcommittee …

A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race. According to a complaint seeking class-action status, Google maintains a “racially biased corporate …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his American counterpart, Joe Biden, that the ongoing war in Ukraine has to end as soon as possible. During a nearly two-hour-long video conference, Xi said Washington and its NATO allies needed to hold dialog with Moscow to solve the “crux” of the Ukraine crisis …

Russia has slammed US President Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over the Russian military offensive in Ukraine, denouncing the comment as “unacceptable and unforgivable.” “We believe such rhetoric to be unacceptable and unforgivable on the part of the head of a state whose bombs have …

The United States will send Ukraine 100 killer drones as part of the Biden administration’s massive military aid package, Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told POLITICO. According to Press TV, the revelation comes after US President Joe Biden announced the new $800 …

Americans protesting anti-Asian violence gathered in Atlanta and other US cities on Wednesday to mark one year since a mass shooting of women of Asian heritage in Atlanta-area spas awoke the nation to the spike in hate incidents against the community. According to Press TV, advocates organized events in a …

The Pentagon will ask for 61 F-35 stealth fighters from the security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp in its next budget, 33 less than the original plan, according to a Bloomberg report. The US Defense Department had earlier planned to request 94 warplanes in the fiscal budget for 2023, …