A congressional ethics committee has failed to reach an agreement over whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice.
The House committee met for two hours behind (...)
Texas authorities say they are prepared to offer President-elect Donald Trump 1,400 acres (567 hectares) of land along the US-Mexico border to build detention facilities for undocumented migrants.
In a letter, the Texas General Land Office said the (...)
Former Wall Street investor, Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a massive fraud case that cost banks billions of dollars.
The sentence comes after Hwang was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in a case (...)
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.
Authorities said Adani and seven other senior business executives, (...)
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.
"We made clear throughout negotiations we (...)
Los Angeles, the second largest US city, is setting itself up for a standoff with President-elect Donald Trump over immigration.
On Tuesday, its city council passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal (...)
In a move strongly condemned by the UK and US, Russia has vetoed a draft UK-backed Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the veto a "disgrace". But Russia accused the UK of (...)
Two people have died and a third person was critically injured after a man went on a stabbing spree across Manhattan on Monday, police said.
New York police say they arrested the 51-year-old suspect following the "unprovoked" knife attacks at three (...)
Massachusetts voters recently decided to end the state's standardized testing requirement for high school graduation, aligning with a national trend that has steadily reduced the use of high-stakes exams over the past two decades.
The decision, made (...)
A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts.
Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange being hacked (...)
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that would add to Trump's list of provocative picks whose confirmation processes will test the loyalty (...)
In July 1977, New York City was plunged into complete darkness due to a citywide power outage that lasted 25 hours, caused by a severe thunderstorm. This unexpected event sparked a wave of crime, looting, and vandalism, resulting in millions of (...)
The Justice Department has charged a man for allegedly leaking highly classified US intelligence about Israel's plans for retaliation against Iran, according to court documents and a person familiar with the case.
Asif W. Rahman was indicted last (...)
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" in his second administration.
"Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to (...)
DALLAS — Let's be honest — people have a habit of bringing their phones to the bathroom. I've been guilty of it myself, and chances are that someone is on the toilet reading this article right now. A three-minute trip to the loo can easily turn into (...)
RIYADH — The 'Marvels of Saudi Orchestra' is preparing to continue its dazzling performances in Japan. On the fifth stop of its world tour that already took it to Paris, New York, London, and Mexico, the Saudi team will bring its musical showcase to (...)
Out of all of Donald Trump's supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November's election results – he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating in the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.
"A pardon (...)
US President-elect Donald Trump has made two more key appointments ahead of his return to the White House in January.
Tom Homan, 62, will serve as Trump's "border tsar", having previously served as the returning president's acting director of (...)
RIYADH — The escalating violence in the Palestinian and Lebanese territories, including the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza, has compelled Arab and Islamic leaders to take urgent action, and that was translated through their resolve to gather (...)
Several federal and state agencies are investigating the recent racist mass text messages sent to Black people across the United States following the presidential election this week.
The messages, invoking slavery, were directed at Black men, women, (...)
Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and taken a lead over Kamala Harris in most of the other four battleground states that will decide the winner of the US election, BBC's US partner CBS projects.
CBS says Wisconsin is (...)
When a cohort of bleary-eyed passengers arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on a gloomy morning for a 7:25 am flight to New York, politics was the last thing on their mind.
But after their transatlantic trip was delayed by 12 hours and they (...)
US Vice President Kamala Harris's election eve schedule includes four appearances in the state, ending with rallies in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia featuring a slate of celebrity guests, including Oprah Winfrey.
Former President Donald Trump is also (...)
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of cash".
In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders in October signed a joint letter saying (...)
