Trump plans ’emergency’ to fund wall as Congress moves to avert shutdown
AFP | President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency to fund his controversial border wall, the White House said Thursday, a move that...
In America, high-speed train travel is off track
AFP | California's suspension this week of a high-speed rail project underscores the up-hill battle the modern mode of transport faces in the United States...
Trump puts on weight, but in ‘very good health:’ doctor
AFP | President Donald Trump is technically obese and has put on weight since last year, but his official doctor declared him Thursday to be...
A year after US school massacre, gun control remains elusive
AFP | On Valentine's Day of last year, a 19-year-old armed with a military-style assault rifle walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida...
‘El Chapo’ leaves a void in his Mexican hometown
AFP | The downfall of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has done little to diminish his drug cartel's power, but locals say it has had a...
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted by NY jury
AFP | Mexican mobster Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was convicted Tuesday of crimes spanning a quarter-century in a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle...
Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Baghdad visit
AFP | Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital on Tuesday for talks on the sensitive issue of a continued...
By 2080, Washington D.C. climate may feel like Deep South
AFP | In a single generation, climate patterns will shift hundreds of kilometres in the United States, according to a study tracking the northward drift...
IBM says AI debate loss is still a win
AFP | IBM conceded Tuesday its artificial intelligence-powered Project Debater lost a competition to a human debate champion but said the experience was an important...
Samsung reaches settlement over ´exploding´ washing machines
AFP | Samsung Electronics has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over 2.8 million "exploding" washing machines recalled in the US, the South Korean...
US Muslim lawmaker’s tweet sparks anti-Semitism charges
AFP | Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, drew stern rebukes from Republicans and fellow Democrats Monday after...
Trump pushes US-Mexico wall plan, Congress nears deal
AFP | President Donald Trump pushed his politically explosive crusade to wall off the Mexican border at a rally in the frontier city of El...