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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump met oil executives at the White House on Friday and urged US energy firms to invest up to $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry after US forces captured Nicolás Maduro earlie…
Detroit. Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Southwest Detroit this week to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Demonstrations a…
WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 9 that he will cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent for one year, to take effect Jan. 20, 2026. He posted the proposal on Truth Social and the White House ampl…
Washington: President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday that he had helped avert a potential military conflict between India and Pakistan, saying Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked him for saving "minimum te…
California officials reported this week that heavy December storms eliminated drought classifications statewide, while North Carolina officials warned that 85 counties remain in drought or severe drought after dry condit…
Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice requested state voter-roll data from all 50 states to assess registrations and alleged ineligible voters, prompting mixed compliance. Texas sent a complete list on December 23 i…
Columbus, Ohio — On Jan. 9 Meta Platforms publicly announced 20-year agreements to secure nuclear power from Vistra and development partnerships with TerraPower and Oklo to support its Prometheus AI data center. The deal…
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week the United States will expand operations against drug trafficking cartels to land, after months of maritime strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Vice President …
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in Washington next week after US operations resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump told Fox…
Washington. Vice President J D Vance defended an ICE officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman during an immigration enforcement operation, saying the officer acted in self defence and accusing Democrats and parts of …
Washington. Vice President JD Vance announced this week that the Trump administration will create a new assistant attorney general position to coordinate nationwide fraud investigations, beginning with allegations in Min…
Washington, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that President Donald Trump could take lethal action if Iranian authorities continue to kill protesters. Graham spoke o…
GLENDALE, Ariz. On Thursday, Miami defeated Ole Miss 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal at State Farm Stadium, advancing to the national championship. Carson Beck led a 75-yard, 15-play final dri…
Washington — The White House presented plans to the National Capital Planning Commission for a East Wing ballroom after demolition began months earlier. Officials said they submitted plans in December and described struc…
Washington — The U.S. president renewed assertive statements about Greenland and NATO this week while the Senate advanced a bipartisan war-powers resolution restricting military action in Venezuela. Vice President JD Van…
Frankfort, Ky. — Governor Andy Beshear presented his State of the Commonwealth address, outlining budget proposals, workforce investments and funding. He cited $10.5 billion in private-sector investment and 9,600 new job…
United States meteorologists issued First Alert Weather Days Friday into Saturday across multiple states as a strong storm system brought heavy rain, gusty winds and isolated severe storms. Local offices in Birmingham, G…
WASHINGTON, U.S. officials this week outlined a three-phase plan for Venezuela after U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters and senators on Jan. 7. The plan prioritizes…
MINNEAPOLIS — The FBI is leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer on Wednesday, after federal officials reversed an earlier plan for a joint inquiry with Minnes…
Washington — The U.S. administration this week outlined renewed efforts to acquire Greenland, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio scheduling talks with Danish officials and the White House saying purchase, diplomacy or m…
Washington House lawmakers voted Thursday on whether to override President Donald Trump's vetoes of two bipartisan bills that passed Congress quietly. The measures would fund a Colorado water pipeline and designate land …
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump filed a motion this week seeking more than $6.2 million in attorney fees and costs after a Fulton County election-interference case was dismissed. The charges were brought by Fulton Count…
Washington. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will seek to bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes and urged Congress to codify such a ban. He wrote on Truth Social that "people…
Washington, President Donald Trump ordered US defence contractors to halt dividends and stock buybacks until they increase weapons production and improve maintenance, and capped executive pay at $5 million, the White Hou…
Las Vegas: Companies at CES 2026 unveiled agentic AI, inference-focused compute, and AI-powered consumer devices this week. Lenovo introduced Lenovo Agentic AI and Lenovo xIQ to manage full-lifecycle enterprise agents, w…