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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the country's projected fiscal path under current policies is not sustainable / ©AFP

Yellen warns against extending Trump’s first-term US tax cuts

by Emma R.

(AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that plans to extend President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts --...

Manufacturers have been stockpiling inventory in anticipation of higher tariffs, businesses contacts have told the US Federal Reserve / ©AFP

US firms concerned about Trump tariff, immigration plans: Fed

(AFP) - US businesses across the country are concerned about the economic impact of President-elect Donald Trump's proposals to raise...

US President Joe Biden, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire / ©AFP

Gaza truce bittersweet for Biden as Trump takes credit

(AFP) - The Gaza ceasefire clinched Wednesday was a bittersweet victory for US President Joe Biden days before he hands...

US Senator Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination to be Secretary of State / ©AFP

Rubio vows to confront ‘dangerous’ China, deter Taiwan invasion

by Thomas B.

(AFP) - Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, said Wednesday that a "dangerous" China cheated its way...

US President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office / ©AFP

Biden warns America’s ‘soul’ at stake as Trump comeback looms

by David P.

(AFP) - US President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the "soul of America" is still at stake, as he prepared...

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Fruit by the Foot, a product that uses Red Dye No 3, can be seen on a shelf at a supermarket in this illustration photograph on December 27, 2024. ©AFP

US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm

Washington (AFP) - Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a...

An undated photo of David Jilbert, a Parkinson's patient, shows him spraying his Ohio vineyard with herbicides. ©AFP

Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson’s link

Washington (AFP) - First came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies...

A US official hailed the 'remarkable' cooperation between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Middle East envoys. ©AFP

Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags

Washington (AFP) - The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and...

Entertainment

Gerard Butler poses during an event for Lionsgate's 'Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera' on December 7, 2024 in Los Angeles . ©AFP

‘Den of Thieves 2’ snatches top spot in N.America box office

by David P.

January 12, 2025

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Lionsgate's heist film "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" opened atop the North American box...

Motorbunny at CES in Las Vegas demonstrates a way to make both video game fanatics and their romantic partners happy - linking on-screen action to the intensity of sex toys. ©AFP

Video game play gets frisky at CES gadget gala

by Emma R.

January 9, 2025

Las Vegas (AFP) - Video game play met romantic intimacy in a corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on...

Pamela Anderson's premiere for 'The Last Showgirl' was scrapped due to the unfolding disaster. ©AFP

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires, lose houses as Hollywood events scrapped

January 9, 2025

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people...

Environment

Biden issues land protections after LA fires delay ceremony

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two large areas of California as protected...

Firefighters help control the spread of the Auto Fire in Oxnard, northwest of Los Angeles, California. ©AFP

Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up

January 14, 2025

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have...

Around 5,000 firefighters have made an impromptu home on Zuma Beach to eat, sleep and recover from their work fighting the LA wildfires. ©AFP

Firefighters’ village sprouts on Malibu beach