US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to...
US to leave World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, says UN
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified of the decision by...
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles,...
Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled as Trump takes office
They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched...
Trump begins immigration crackdown with moves to end birthright citizenship, deploy the military to the border and more
President Trump invoked muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration following his inauguration on Monday, tasking the military with border enforcement, moving to designate...
Heading into Trump’s second term, Americans are deeply divided
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a new New York Times/Ipsos poll finds that the United States is deeply divided. Public opinion fractures on...
Border crisis and skyrocketing inflation: US House speaker sums up Biden’s term
The legacy of outgoing US President Joe Biden will be defined by “many failures,” US House speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X on Wednesday....
US tightens control on AI chips export drawing pushback
The US is moving to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other artificial intelligence (AI) technology to dozens of...
Newsom says California wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history
California Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Saturday that the Los Angeles-area wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in...