Taipei mayor to visit China as tensions simmer with Taiwan
TAIPEI The mayor of Taipei will visit Shanghai at the end of this month for an annual city
2023-08-18 11:24
Hilary grows into major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest
Hurricane Hilary has strengthened into a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend
2023-08-18 10:55
Taekwondo athletes appear to be North Korea's first delegation to travel since border closed in 2020
North Korea appears to have sent its first delegation abroad since it closed its borders in early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
2023-08-18 10:50
Taiwan vice president returns from sensitive visit to US
By Fabian Hamacher and Yimou Lee TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai returned on Friday from a sensitive
2023-08-18 10:47
US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
(Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new lineage of the
2023-08-18 10:23
Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
2023-08-18 10:18
Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity
A Georgia school board has voted to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class
2023-08-18 09:57
Hurricane Hilary intensifies off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major category 3 storm on Thursday as it barreled through the Pacific
2023-08-18 09:54
CDC is among federal agencies investigating the death of a 3-year-old asylum-seeker who was on a Texas-sponsored bus to Chicago
A 3-year-old migrant girl who was on a Texas-sponsored bus to Chicago died last week, prompting investigations by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies, authorities said.
2023-08-18 09:50
Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark urges judge to reject March 2024 trial date in Georgia case
Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark -- one of the 18 co-defendants indicted alongside Donald Trump in a sweeping racketeering case in Georgia -- asked a judge Thursday to reject the Fulton County district attorney's proposed March 2024 trial date, according to a new court filing.
2023-08-18 09:26
Maui Emergency Management Agency head resigns
The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) resigned on Thursday, citing health reasons, the Maui County
2023-08-18 09:21
Kirby: No signs North Korea is using Travis King as propaganda or bargaining chip but would 'not be out of character'
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that it "would not be out of character" for North Korea to use US soldier Travis King as a propaganda tool or bargaining chip.
2023-08-18 09:17