USAAfter his F-15E Strike Eagle was downed by an Iranian missile, the officer known as Dude 44 Bravo spent two days navigating a 7,000-foot mountain ridge with a broken back. Evading detection while trapped in hostile territory, he survived until a rare, large-scale US ground extraction mission reached him.
USAA cargo Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air careened 1,300 feet past a Miami runway on September 6, colliding with a service van and killing five people. Amazon severed ties with the North Carolina-based carrier on Sunday, citing the need to review circumstances surrounding the disaster while the federal investigation continues.
USAWhile US immigration arrests surged to a record 51,000 in August, the pace of actual deportations has remained stagnant at roughly 1,200 per day. This widening gap reveals the significant legal and logistical hurdles facing the administration’s ambitious mass expulsion campaign, even as federal agencies ramp up their detention efforts.
USAA chorus of high-profile artificial intelligence leaders calling for a coordinated industry slowdown sent US markets into a retreat on Monday. Nasdaq led the decline, shedding 305.17 points as investors reacted to the unexpected proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, which quickly gained traction among major Silicon Valley figures.
USAConflict emerged between Silicon Valley’s top brass and the world’s two largest powers this week, as Donald Trump and Chinese officials simultaneously rejected industry calls to throttle artificial intelligence growth. Despite their heated geopolitical rivalry, both nations dismissed recent warnings from AI CEOs as a calculated effort to undermine national technological sovereignty.
USAThe Trump administration is set to dismantle federal carbon emission limits on fossil fuel-fired power plants, effectively reversing 2024 standards that mandated near-total emissions reductions. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to announce the rollback during a G20 energy ministers' meeting in Houston this week.
USAAfter landing in Kunming for an academic workshop on June 3, Myanmar scholar and US citizen Min Zin vanished from communication. Now held under China’s residential surveillance system, the academic faces accusations of endangering national security—a charge the United States government and his family firmly reject as an entrapment scheme.
USAMahmoud Khalil and fellow activists have filed a federal lawsuit against Columbia University, alleging the institution fostered a climate of systemic harassment against pro-Palestinian students. The legal action claims the university ignored reports of doxxing and threats, instead weaponizing administrative policies to silence advocacy under the guise of security.
USAA harrowing sequence at a lower Manhattan subway station left 24-year-old Malaika Chitre and Navam Kaul dead after they were struck by a downtown number 4 train early Sunday morning. The two friends, both Rutgers University alumni, died on the tracks at the Spring Street station around 3:14 am.
USAThe United States has officially confirmed the presence of offensive weapons in orbit, marking the first time the Space Force has acknowledged maintaining such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink framed the deployment as a necessary measure to protect American forces, issuing a pointed warning to rivals China and Russia.
USAA federal judge on Monday blocked the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing a sweeping overhaul of visa rules that would have drastically curtailed the stay of international students and foreign journalists. District Judge Dennis Saylor issued the preliminary injunction just hours before the new policy was set to trigger.
USATwo decades after the Twin Towers collapsed, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has released 170,000 pages of internal records revealing that city officials suppressed evidence regarding toxic air quality. The disclosure exposes a long-standing strategy to limit municipal liability while public health warnings were systematically downplayed following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
USAVladimir Putin and Donald Trump held an hour-long phone conversation Tuesday, marking a diplomatic follow-up to weekend meetings in Moscow and Kyiv involving Trump’s business ally Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The call addressed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, though officials reported no immediate breakthrough toward ending the hostilities.
USAThe US State Department has signaled that EB-1 green cards for Indian applicants may hit a hard stop before the September 30 fiscal deadline. With demand surging, officials warned that the category could be declared unavailable within weeks, deepening the existing backlog for researchers, executives, and high-skill professionals.
USAA 70-year-old Missouri foster parent, Brenda Deutsch, will avoid prison time after arranging to send a 17-year-old girl to Texas in exchange for an exotic monkey. Despite a previous seven-year sentence for child endangerment, a local judge suspended the term in favor of three years of supervised probation.
USABetween 2000 and 2001, the nineteen hijackers behind the September 11 attacks operated on a budget of roughly $500,000, meticulously funneled through a global web of bank transfers and cash. This decentralized financial network allowed al-Qaeda to sustain the plotters for nearly two years without triggering a unified alarm.
USAAs the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, more than 1,000 families grieving lost loved ones will receive specially weighted teddy bears. Distributed by the non-profit The Comfort Cub, these plush companions are designed to provide physical grounding for those navigating the enduring weight of long-term trauma.
USAA map of the Middle East, with Iran’s borders reshaped into the silhouette of Donald Trump’s face, headlines a weekend barrage of AI-generated content on Truth Social. This digital offensive, aimed at Tehran’s economic stability, coincides with the U.S. president's escalating rhetoric regarding the contested Strait of Hormuz.
USASekou Siby was scheduled to manage the cold-food station on the 107th floor of the North Tower on September 11, 2001. Instead, he was at home with his pregnant wife, having traded his morning shift with a colleague who wanted a Sunday off, a decision that left him among the few survivors.
USAA Boeing 767 operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, careening into a service road and crushing several vehicles. The violent impact and subsequent fire left five people dead and three others in critical condition, according to local emergency officials.
USAUkrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak is pushing to legalize the adult entertainment industry, aiming to convert a long-standing legal gray area into a $25 million annual revenue stream. The proposed legislation seeks to fund the production of 30,000 military drones, shifting the focus from criminal prosecution to national defense.
USAIndia is purchasing Russian crude oil exclusively to secure its own national development and energy stability, not to bankroll Moscow’s military objectives, according to Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov. His remarks arrive as Washington weighs aggressive new tariffs targeting top buyers of Russian energy commodities.
USAThe Pentagon dismissed an Iranian report of a strike against an unmanned US vessel in the Strait of Hormuz as a "total lie." This clash follows a week of renewed hostilities, marking a sharp escalation after a brief period of relative calm between the two nations.
USAJared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday, marking their first visit to the Ukrainian capital. The envoys arrived under a rare, temporary three-day ceasefire to discuss potential settlement routes with President Volodymyr Zelensky, following high-stakes negotiations held with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin just one day prior.
USAThirty miles off Florida’s Emerald Coast, a routine diving excursion turned into a desperate fight for survival when a bull shark mauled a 40-year-old diver. Boat captain Jacob Johnson jumped into the blood-filled water, hauling the victim to safety just as the predator circled, preventing a potential fatality.
USATwo hours into a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, a routine journey turned violent when an unruly passenger began screaming and physically assaulting the person seated beside him. The outburst forced the flight crew to divert to Baltimore, where the man was eventually subdued using zip ties and duct tape.
USADonald Trump is crafting a sweeping regional strategy for the Middle East, aimed at securing a post-war architecture that pivots away from current hostilities. By leveraging security guarantees and regional alliances, the administration intends to contain Iranian influence while aggressively pushing for the normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
USAUS government investigators have subjected 50 high-ranking military officials to polygraph testing, an unprecedented move triggered by unauthorized disclosures regarding critical weapon shortages. The August screenings targeted civilian and military staff within the Joint Staff, aiming to identify the source of leaked data on depleted missile and interceptor stockpiles.
USAThe U.S. Central Command confirmed strikes against three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday, a direct retaliation after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two American warships. While the U.S. vessels evaded the unprovoked assault, the subsequent counterstrike signals a shift toward dismantling Iran’s economic infrastructure.
USARussian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day suspension of strikes on Kyiv, beginning at midnight on September 5, as Ukraine prepares for the arrival of US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The Kremlin confirmed the pause is intended to accommodate the high-stakes diplomatic mission concerning the ongoing conflict.