USAA bipartisan majority in the US Senate has passed legislation empowering President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the world’s five largest importers of Russian oil and gas. The move, aimed at crippling Moscow’s war chest, places major economies including India and China directly in the crosshairs of American trade policy.
USAA stench that lingered for months in a South Chicago neighborhood culminated Thursday in a gruesome discovery: 56 decomposing bodies found improperly stored at the South Chicago Chapel. Illinois officials have since suspended the funeral home's license, citing deplorable conditions and a history of misconduct by the operators.
USAA shifting consensus among American intelligence officials suggests Vladimir Putin may soon launch limited, provocative strikes against NATO member states. Rather than seeking territorial conquest, analysts believe these operations—ranging from cyber sabotage to border incursions—aim to expose fractures in the alliance and challenge the credibility of Article 5.
USAA New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million, marking a significant escalation in the state's legal battle against the social media giant. The ruling aims to hold the company accountable for creating a public nuisance and failing to shield minors from predators and harmful online content.
USASix months into a conflict originally projected to last weeks, President Donald Trump faces a narrowing path between a concession-heavy deal with Tehran and a high-stakes military escalation. With midterms looming and diplomatic leverage waning, the administration struggles to secure the Strait of Hormuz without further exhausting its political and military resources.
USAAs Iran nears a maritime agreement with Oman to regulate the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s diplomatic overtures as "theatre." The proposed deal threatens to upend regional power dynamics by imposing transit fees on one-fifth of global energy supplies.
USAThe final message from Vikram Mubayi was a set of GPS coordinates sent to his family at 8:30 pm on August 1. Two days later, search crews recovered the body of the University of California, Santa Barbara doctoral student in the rugged wilderness of Inyo National Forest.
USANavigating the political landscape of Tehran will be a prolonged and chaotic endeavor, according to US Vice-President JD Vance. Speaking on Wednesday, he characterized Iran’s leadership as deeply fractured, warning that Washington must contend with competing factions while leveraging a full spectrum of military, economic, and diplomatic pressure to succeed.
USAPresident Donald Trump challenged Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during a tense meeting at Camp David, demanding to know why he was allegedly misled regarding the state of America's critical weapons stockpiles. The confrontation follows reports that depleted inventories of missiles and air-defence interceptors are now constraining US military options against Iran.
USAA group of ransom-seeking hackers has spent the last month targeting employees at elite financial firms, including Blackstone, KKR, and Bridgewater Associates. By combining low-tech social engineering with spoofed help-desk phone calls, the attackers have successfully bypassed sophisticated security barriers to harvest sensitive credentials and demand payments.
USAAbdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, narrowly defeated Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, securing a victory that signals a major shift for the progressive movement. With over 1.5 million votes cast, the slim margin of 14,893 ballots highlights a deep ideological divide within the party.
Governor David Apatang of the Northern Mariana Islands reports that Washington bypassed local leaders before unveiling plans to auction vast swathes of the Pacific for deep-sea mining. The move has sparked intense opposition across US territories, where officials fear the industrial pursuit of nickel, copper, and cobalt threatens their fragile ecosystems.
USAA military helicopter transporting Donald Trump veered within less than a mile of a passenger jet departing Washington National Airport on Tuesday, triggering a formal safety investigation. While federal officials examine the breach of separation standards, the White House maintains the president remained secure throughout the flight.
USAThe United States Treasury has officially lifted sanctions against the Iraqi carrier Fly Baghdad, reversing a January 2024 designation that accused the airline of funneling support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. While the company is now cleared, federal restrictions remain firmly in place against its owner, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani.
USAAfter a late-night phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Donald Trump committed to a $7 billion deal for 11 new polar icebreakers. The order, which ignores the Coast Guard’s own assessment that only four or five vessels were necessary, was finalized through no-bid contracts and bypasses traditional domestic construction laws.
USAThe Pentagon is recalibrating its nuclear strategy to prioritize short-range tactical warheads over traditional long-range missiles, a move designed to offer the U.S. president more flexible responses in regional conflicts involving China or Russia. The proposed doctrine aims to replace the current all-or-nothing approach with more credible, battlefield-ready alternatives.
USAPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected a US-drafted proposal for Gaza, asserting that the document currently under review does not reflect Israeli interests. Despite receiving security guarantees from the Trump administration regarding the disarmament of Hamas, the premier insists his government is still negotiating the terms.
USAThe United States has exhausted nearly 80 percent of its THAAD interceptors and half of its Patriot inventory, according to reports detailing the strain of ongoing operations. These dwindling reserves reportedly influenced President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a planned strike against Iran, as regional allies express alarm over their own vulnerability.
USAA quiet Idaho community is grappling with the aftermath of a weekend tragedy after a gunman opened fire at a local In-N-Out Burger, leaving three people dead and several others injured. Authorities are still working to uncover a motive for the attack, which ended when the shooter took his own life.
USAApple has petitioned a federal judge for an immediate injunction to block OpenAI from utilizing proprietary data, claiming the AI firm orchestrated a campaign to pilfer hardware secrets. The motion seeks the return of confidential files and an end to acquisition efforts while the broader legal battle between the companies continues.
USARepublican Congressman Riley Moore has signaled a potential rift in US-India relations, characterizing New Delhi's proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act as a direct assault on religious freedom. The West Virginia lawmaker specifically alleges the bill grants the government dangerous authority to seize control of Christian institutions.
USAThe Department of Homeland Security is moving to expand the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee to all H-1B and L-1 visa extensions. This shift, expected to be finalized in July, threatens to significantly increase overhead for major US tech employers that rely heavily on a pipeline of foreign skilled labor.
USAThe United States has exhausted nearly its entire inventory of long-range surface-to-surface missiles during the five-month conflict with Iran, prompting internal warnings that the military’s capacity to deter adversaries like China and Russia is increasingly compromised by a reliance on high-cost, precision-strike munitions.
USATreasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled on Tuesday that Washington may secure an agreement with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday. The potential breakthrough, which follows President Donald Trump’s decision to pause military threats, aims to stabilize global energy markets currently strained by the intensifying standoff.
USAThe US Department of Justice has initiated proceedings to strip 25 naturalized citizens of their status, citing a history of fraud and violent crime. Among those facing revocation is 65-year-old Narinder Singh, who allegedly secured his 2008 citizenship by concealing a previous identity used to enter the country in 1996.
USAPatrick Steven Yaroch, a former counterintelligence agent, faces federal charges for allegedly siphoning nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from accounts tied to a foreign adversary. Prosecutors claim he exploited his access to bureau systems to divert the funds, later confessing to a colleague before investigators recovered the assets in Virginia.
USAFaced with an escalating stalemate and limited conventional military options, the US Central Command has turned to a broad network of analysts for unconventional strategies against Tehran. This internal crowdsourcing effort reflects a growing recognition within the Pentagon that current bombing campaigns have failed to force Iran toward a favorable deal.
USACapital One shuttered more than 300 bank accounts linked to Donald Trump in 2021, citing internal investigations into suspicious financial activity. In a recent court filing, the institution defended the move as a standard anti-money laundering protocol, directly challenging the former president’s claim that the closures were politically motivated.
USATo secure the future of American munitions, the Pentagon is funding a pivot toward domestic mineral processing. With global supply chains for critical metals like samarium and neodymium dominated by China, firms like Phoenix Tailings are racing to extract essential components from mine waste to feed the US defense machine.
USAThousands of migrants remain stranded on the beaches of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, following a chaotic border surge that has overwhelmed local services. While roughly 69,500 people have returned to Morocco, local authorities warn that existing reception centers have completely collapsed under the weight of those still remaining.