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Visitors from 42 countries may soon have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter US

December 11, 2025 12:59 am

According to CBP, if an applicant does not answer the question or simply does not hold a social media account, the ESTA application can still be submitted without a negative interpretation or inference.

Pacific Northwest braces for more heavy rain, schools, roads closed due to flooding

December 10, 2025 8:10 pm

Rescue workers are also working around the clock, attending distress calls from those stranded on the roads and inside their houses due to the flooding.

Jubilant Sykes Dead: Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes stabbed to death in California, son Micah arrested on suspicion of murder

December 10, 2025 11:42 am

Opera Legend Jubilant Sykes Dead News: Officers reached the spot around 9:20pm on Monday and found Sykes, 71, with stabbing injuries, the authorities said in a press release.

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder: Bodycam footage reveals what cops found inside Luigi Mangione’s bag

December 10, 2025 12:48 pm

The event recounted in court convinced the police in Altoona, Pennsylvania that he was the man wanted in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO which took place in Manhattan five days earlier.

'I feel very sorry for Trump': Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to US president's criticism

December 10, 2025 5:52 am

Greene, who is Republican party’s representative from Georgia, accused Trump of fuelling death threats against her child after the Republican president criticised her and called her a “traitor”.

'I am America first': Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans are terrified to step out of line to criticise Donald Trump

December 08, 2025 4:03 pm

"MAGA is President Trump's phrase. That's his, his political policies. I call myself America First," she said.

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.

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.