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24-year-old Indian origin student dies in New York house fire; family seeks help to bring body home

December 07, 2025 8:11 pm

The Consulate General of India in New York said in a post on X on Friday (local time) that it is “deeply saddened by the untimely demise” of Udumala.

Safety volunteer charged with manslaughter for fatal shooting of 'No Kings' protester in Utah

December 04, 2025 11:00 pm

The first “No Kings” protests took place on June 14 across the US against the Donald Trump administration’s perceived authoritarian and anti-democratic actions.

Video: US F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert as Air Force pilot ejects safely

December 04, 2025 10:28 am

US F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes In California News: The pilot is in stable condition and is being treated at a hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.

‘I knew it was him’: Cop who found Luigi Mangione testifies in court

December 03, 2025 12:45 am

Lawyers for Mangione want to block prosecutors from showing or telling jurors at his eventual Manhattan trial about statements he allegedly made and items authorities said they seized from his backpack during his arrest.

Lawyers of Luigi Mangione want evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case thrown out

December 01, 2025 10:53 pm

Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree, which is defined as an intentional killing.

Murder trial of Brian Walshe, man who pleaded guilty to disposing wife’s body, but not murder, begins in US

December 01, 2025 8:49 pm

Ana Walshe, an immigrant from Serbia, was last seen early on January 1, 2023, following a New Year’s Eve dinner at her Massachusetts home.

8 executions in October: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

November 27, 2025 9:38 am

The increase in executions is largely being driven by four states, Florida, Texas, Alabama and South Carolina, that have carried out 76 per cent of this year's court-ordered killings.

US woman behind 2014 ‘Slender Man stabbing’ caught after fleeing group home

November 24, 2025 9:46 pm

Geyser had claimed that she was convinced by Weier that Slender Man was going to hurt their families if they failed to carry out the stabbing.

US set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organisation. It's not a cartel per se

November 24, 2025 12:22 pm

The designation is the latest measure in the Trump administration’s escalating campaign to combat drug trafficking into the US.

Thousands of arrests by Trump's crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts 

November 24, 2025 11:48 am

The task force, backed by Gov. Bill Lee and supported by National Guard troops, aims to curb violence in a city that saw nearly 300 homicides last year and almost 400 in 2023.

In photos: Parades, protests and fireworks—How US celebrated its Independence Day

July 05, 2025 7:47 pm

Surrounded by military flyovers, Trump declared, “Promises made, promises kept”

In pictures: Protesters rally outside US Treasury Department against Musk’s access

February 06, 2025 11:39 pm

Elon Musk's DOGE team is accused of accessing sensitive government data.

Trump’s second act: A historic return to the White House in pictures

January 21, 2025 12:10 pm

Donald Trump becomes only the second president in over 230 years of American democracy to return to the White House after losing a re-election bid.

In pictures: Trump draws thousands to Washington rally ahead of inauguration

January 20, 2025 1:42 am

The incoming-US President began his day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

In pictures: Thousands protest Trump’s inauguration in Washington

January 19, 2025 12:53 am

Abortion rights and other women’s issues featured prominently in the march.

In pictures: Jimmy Carter’s farewell begins with motorcade through Georgia

January 05, 2025 12:42 am

The procession paused at Carter’s boyhood home, where the National Park Service rang the farm bell 39 times in recognition of his position as the 39th president.

In pictures: Bourbon Street after the New Orleans terrorist attack

January 03, 2025 2:35 am

A pickup truck driven by 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 15 people and injuring over 30.

Amazon workers strike at seven US facilities during holiday rush

December 20, 2024 1:35 am

The strike, organized by the Teamsters union, is being called the largest-ever against Amazon.

HHS declares public health emergency in Georgia after hurricane Helene

September 28, 2024 4:30 am

Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm with winds of 140 mph, has left at least 40 people dead.

Polar freeze turns deadly, moves to US East and South

January 09, 2014 10:39 pm

Who Is Kamala Harris? | 2020 US Presidential Candidate

June 22, 2020 6:04 pm

Senator Kamala Harris, Democrat of California, is joining the race for the White House. Ms. Harris becomes the fourth woman currently serving in Congress to announce her presidential ambitions.

Donald Trump’s evolving rhetoric on the wall

June 22, 2020 6:06 pm

The core of US President Donald Trump’s argument for the southern border wall has remained largely the same. But as the fight wears on, his justification has expanded and details like cost and construction materials have evolved.

Opinion | The secret history of Muslims in the US

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Muslims have been in the US since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.

George HW Bush: A life in public service

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

George HW Bush, part of a new generation of Republicans, was often referred to as the most successful one-term president.

'I heard the gunshot' | Witnesses recount California shooting

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

At least 12 people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Borderline Bar and Grill was holding its weekly event for college students.

Fire the gun or film the ultrasound? How women running for office define toughness

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

The 2018 election cycle in the US has been called “the year of the woman,” but Republican and Democratic female candidates have starkly different takes on what that means.