US and World News

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canada’s Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, …

ANKARA – Turkey has not carried out any attacks targeting civilians in Iraq’s Dohuk province, where a strike killed eight and wounded 23, and Iraqi authorities must not fall for …

SAN JUAN -A Puerto Rico judge has lifted a restraining order on actor and singer Ricky Martin at the request of the man who earlier this month had said the …

(This July 20 story corrects paragraphs 8 and 10 to remove El Salvador; updates number of victims in paragraph 10 based on county source) (Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury …

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO – Sri Lankan lawmakers voted in acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping his long experience in …

WASHINGTON – Public figures reacted on Thursday to news that Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, tested positive for COVID-19. DR. KEVIN …

By Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing heat on much of China into late …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is “doing great” and keeping busy after testing positive for COVID-19. “Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern. Just …

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is willing to discuss the existing U.S.-Colombia trade agreement with the Andean country’s next president, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington …

(Reuters) – U.S. power and natural gas prices spiked in several regions on Thursday as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to keep cool as a brutal heat wave …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden has a runny nose and fatigue with an occasional dry cough, Biden’s physician Kevin O’Connor said on Thursday in a letter to the White …

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House reported Thursday morning. Yesterday, President Biden gave …

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $4,300,000 in street value.  “This drug bust exemplifies …

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recently apprehended two convicted sex offenders. July 12, Brackettville Station agents encountered Jose Francisco Perdomo-Amador, 61, …

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupted three human smuggling stash houses last Friday, encountering 103 migrants. On Friday, July 14 at 9:50 a.m., El …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted two migrant smuggling stash houses and engaged in a vehicle pursuit. On July 19, RGV agents received information …

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Eagle Pass Camino Real International Bridge intercepted $306,600 worth of alleged black tar heroin on July …

If you’re waiting for your illegal Italian snail dish at your favorite Italian restaurant in New Jersey, you might have to wait. That’s because on Friday, U.S. Customs and Border …

Democrat-Led Cities Are Responding To Heat Waves By Hiring Climate Bureaucrats Jack McEvoy on July 21, 2022 Major cities across the U.S. are employing climate officials to help manage the …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake COLOMBO -New Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint an ally of the ousted Rajapaksa dynasty as prime minister, four sources said …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlantic City on Monday to speak before the annual NAACP convention in a campaign-style speech. Now, New Jersey taxpayers are left …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – A European Union proposal that member countries cut gas use by 15% to prepare for possible supply cuts from Russia is facing resistance from governments, …

(Reuters) – A U.S. venue cancelled Dave Chappelle’s stand-up show just hours before he was due on stage on Wednesday, after critics lamented the scheduled gig following controversy over the …

By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Representative Elaine Luria’s stint on Thursday leading the questioning at a prime-time hearing into the assault on the Capitol by supporters of then-President …