General News

Washington (AFP) - Retail sales in the United States were near-flat in April, government data showed Thursday, with indications that spending is slowing after consumers rushed to beat higher prices...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court appeared divided on Thursday on whether federal judges have the right to issue nationwide blocks to presidential decrees, as they heard arguments about President...

New York (AFP) - Walmart on Thursday reported another solid quarter but warned of price increases due to President Donald Trump's tariffs on China and other major trading partners. "We...

Washington (AFP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday warned of the possibility of "more persistent" supply shocks, as US central bankers met for talks against a backdrop of...

Miami (AFP) - A 62-year-old man known as the "Cross-Country Killer" was executed by lethal injection in the southern US state of Florida on Thursday. Glen Rogers was put to...

New York (AFP) - Casandra Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is set to receive intense cross-examination from the music mogul's defense team Thursday in his sex trafficking...

Fairfax (United States) (AFP) - Russia's war in Ukraine left Oleksandr Vikhruk without both arms and his right leg. Maksym Radiuk lost his left arm, his eyesight and was badly...

(AFP) - Big tech companies are increasingly waving the US flag in Washington where President Donald Trump is back in charge, pushing his America First agenda. Leading this performance of...

(AFP) - Colombian Sindy Estrada and her family try to stay off the streets of New York as they battle her deportation order for fear they could be detained by...

Washington (AFP) - Ben Cohen, co‑founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and a longtime progressive activist, told AFP he was speaking for millions of Americans outraged by the "slaughter" in...