World / Americas

After two escapes, 'El Chapo' may go to Supermax prison to avoid a third 17 Jul 2019 - 05:27 pm

NEW YORK: Joaquin Guzman, the convicted Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, has escaped twice from maximum-security prisons in Mexico, once by...

Trial of 'El Chapo': rare glimpse inside the drug world 17 Jul 2019 - 05:27 pm

New York: The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman provided a rare and terrifying look into the workings of one...

New video shows Trump partying with Epstein at Mar-a-Lago 17 Jul 2019 - 05:27 pm

Washington: A new video surfaced Wednesday showing President Donald Trump partying with Jeffrey Epstein and a bevy of cheerleaders at the Mar-a-Lago club,...

Trump unveils immigration and border security bill in Cabinet meeting 17 Jul 2019 - 01:35 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump presented a bill to his Cabinet on Tuesday aimed at boosting border security and overhauling the current immigration...

Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later 17 Jul 2019 - 01:35 am

CAPE CANAVERAL: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with...

Suspected tornado in Mississippi from Barry's wet remnants 16 Jul 2019 - 11:14 pm

MEMPHIS: A suspected tornado struck a rural area of north Mississippi on Tuesday, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines as...

Timeline of key events in Eric Garner chokehold death 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

NEW YORK: Federal prosecutors announced July 16 they will not bring civil rights charges against New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in...

Florida expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

CHICAGO: The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty,...

Camper chased by man with knife glad to be back with family 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

BISHOP: A woman missing for three days after disappearing from a remote campground in California's White Mountains on Tuesday described a man she...

Bianca Devins murder images flood online 16 Jul 2019 - 06:58 pm

ALBANY: A 17-year-old girl with a small social media following in upstate New York was killed by a man she'd met recently on...

US won't charge NY police officers in 2014 'I can't breathe' death 16 Jul 2019 - 06:29 pm

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The New York police officer who put Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold during an attempted 2014 arrest, fueling the rise...

Eyeing 2020 vote, Trump doubles down on xenophobic tweets 16 Jul 2019 - 12:24 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump, shrugging off criticism from Democrats and even some members of his Republican Party, stepped up his extraordinary attack...

Pelosi plans vote to condemn Trump for tweets attacking Congresswomen 16 Jul 2019 - 12:23 am

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday the House will vote on a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for his attacks on four female Democratic...

Trump administration moves to stop more immigrants from seeking US asylum 15 Jul 2019 - 09:50 pm

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Monday moved to bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country's southern border, requiring...

Susan Rice calls Chinese diplomat a ‘racist disgrace’ on Twitter 15 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice sparred with a senior Chinese diplomat on Twitter in an unusual and heated dispute over race...

Trump's tweets against liberal congresswomen called racist 15 Jul 2019 - 01:14 pm

WASHINGTON: Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said four congresswomen of color should go back to the...

Private investors protect vast forests in US coal country 15 Jul 2019 - 12:11 pm

Washington: Private investors have backed what supporters say is one of the largest conservation acquisitions ever in the eastern United States, offering a...