General News

Washington (AFP) - Sales of previously owned homes in the United States edged up in July, industry data showed on Thursday, breaking a four-month trend of declines. Homebuyers in the...

(AFP) - Kamala Harris is poised to deliver the biggest speech of her political life on Thursday as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago after a historic turnaround...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Smugglers disguised $5 million worth of methamphetamine as watermelons and tried to truck them across the border from Mexico, US border agents said. More...

Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market was probably cooler than expected in the year through March, Labor Department data showed Wednesday, signaling weaker but still-positive growth. US employers were...

New York (AFP) - Ford announced Wednesday fresh changes to its electric vehicle lineup, including the scuttling of a planned SUV model, lifting shares despite a hefty near-term profitability hit....

New York (AFP) - Boeing has suspended flight testing of its new 777X wide-body jet after identifying the failure of a part connecting the engine to the body of the...

New York (AFP) - The local sheriff's office and US Army Reserve missed several opportunities to take away the weapons of the mentally ill gunman who carried out a mass...

Washington (AFP) - The US Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against former Haitian president Michel Martelly on Tuesday for trafficking drugs, including cocaine, destined for the United States.  The actions taken...

Washington (AFP) - Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week. The...

New York (AFP) - US regulators said Monday they ordered inspections of pilot seats on hundreds of Boeing 787 planes following a March flight in which the plane's sudden plunge...