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US ‘to decide on future of troops in Syria’

Washington “will make a determination” regarding the troops in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has said, following a report that said he intends to withdraw American forces.

“I don’t know who said that, but we’ll make a determination on that,” Trump told reporters at White House on Jan. 30.…[Read more]

Trump politicizes air collision as black boxes recovered

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane that collided mid-air with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac River, killing all 67 people, as rescuers pulled bodies from the freezing water.

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a political attack blaming…[Read more]

Trump to take aim at DEI, COVID expulsions in military, Hegseth says

U.S. President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from the military, reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and building an air defense system for the United…[Read more]

A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging

US stocks dropped sharply Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s technology industry.

DeepSeek, a one-year-old startup, revealed a stunning c…[Read more]

Colombia to accept repatriated citizens after Trump sanctions threat

In response to US sanctions threats, Colombia has agreed to accept repatriated citizens on military flights, the White House announced Sunday. Although Colombia has not confirmed, the US will halt plans for new tariffs and sanctions on Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, p…[Read more]

USA Today: If Social Security falters, reverse mortgages could be worth a look

The outlet took a look at reverse mortgages as a potential path for retirees who have trouble making ends meet with Social Security alone.

Many retirees have said they rely largely — and sometimes entirely — on Social Security benefits as their primary income str…[Read more]

US job growth surprises in December as unemployment rate slips to 4.1%

U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added a strong 256,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates.

Job growth rose 212,000 last month from November, the Labor…[Read more]

US, Arab mediators advance Gaza peace talks, but no deal yet: Sources

Delegations from Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. have made some headway in their efforts to secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but not sufficient to finalize an agreement, Palestinian sources said Thursday.

As talks continued in Qatar, the Israeli military…[Read more]

USA: Jimmy Carter’s six-day state funeral begins

Six days of funeral events, observances and ceremonies are planned from Atlanta, Georgia, to Washington, DC, to reflect the life of former US President Jimmy Carter.

Six carefully choreographed days of funeral events in honor of former US President Jimmy Carter got underway on Saturday, starting…[Read more]

US cartoonist quits Washington Post over Trump, Bezos sketch

Illustrator Ann Telnaes has accused the Washington Post of censoring a cartoon in which she took aim at billionaire tech and media executives and their relationships with President-elect Donald Trump.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning American cartoonist has quit the Washington Post newspaper,…[Read more]

Trump must be sentenced in hush money case, judge signals no jail

President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, but is unlikely to face jail time or other penalties, a judge said on Friday.
Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling means Trump will…[Read more]

Tesla cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one

A Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas killed one and injured seven, police said Wednesday. Tesla CEO Elon Musk attributed the blast to large fireworks or a bomb in the vehicle, clarifying it was not related to the truck’s design.

At…[Read more]

World leaders denounce New Year’s deadly truck attack in New Orleans

International outrage follows a New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans’ French Quarter, where a suspect driving a truck killed at least 15 and injured dozens more. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.

International condemnation poured in Wednesday for the…[Read more]

US army veteran, IT specialist: What we know about the New Orleans truck attack suspect

The New Orleans truck attack suspect, identified by the FBI as 42-year-old US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was an army veteran who served as an IT specialist before earning a bachelor’s degree in computer systems. He was twice-married and experienced financial…[Read more]

Trump opposes deal to avert gov’t shutdown

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming U.S. government shutdown, as the White House accused him of “playing politics.”

Staring down a Friday night deadline to fund federal agencies, party leaders in Congress had agreed…[Read more]

Musk’s possible meddling in UK politics stirs concern

Concerns are growing in the U.K. as tech billionaire Elon Musk takes an increasingly close interest in Britain’s political scene, appearing to cosy up to hard-right firebrand lawmaker Nigel Farage.

With Musk named to a new position in the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump, there…[Read more]

US hopes for Gaza truce within weeks as CIA chief heads to Doha

The U.S. expressed optimism Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire and hostage exchange deal could be finalized within weeks, citing ongoing efforts to resolve remaining disputes, according to the State Department.

Addressing reporters at the Foreign Press Center, State Department…[Read more]

Zelensky urges EU-US unity at bloc’s last summit before Trump

Donald Trump loomed large over EU leaders Thursday at their last summit before he reclaims power in the United States, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying only transatlantic unity can “save” Ukraine.

The upheaval in Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, and how to deal…[Read more]

‘It just keeps coming and coming’: Heavy lake-effect snow dumps more than 4 feet over parts of Great Lakes region

As biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the US, parts of the Great Lakes face up to two feet of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday – the latest complication for cities already blanketed by snowfall amid…[Read more]

American people pay dearly for selecting fake politician

What is your “hopium”? What is the unreasonable and unfounded hope that you cling to? (Whoever invented that term should go to Paradise!)

It is like the opium of the masses: Israeli and American people believed that the military could solve the “Palestinian Problem,” and so Israel would b…[Read more]