General News

Washington (AFP) - The 2023–24 winter season was the warmest ever recorded for the mainland United States, official data showed Friday, in the latest sign the world is moving into...

Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the United States was robust in February although unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday, a potentially encouraging sign for policymakers hoping to cool the...

Abidjan (AFP) - "Health and Sovereignty" was the theme. The conference on December 22, 2023, in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou brought together researchers and naturopathic practitioners from several West African...

Washington (AFP) - Eli Lilly's highly anticipated Alzheimer's drug has been held back for further review by regulators, the US pharmaceutical giant said Friday, in a blow for patients with...

Panama City (AFP) - Doctors Without Borders said Thursday the Panamanian government has halted its humanitarian activities in the notorious Darien Gap after it criticized a sharp rise in sexual...

Washington (AFP) - A US Army intelligence analyst was arrested on Thursday for allegedly providing national defense information to China. Sergeant Korbein Schultz, who held a top-secret security clearance, was...

New York (AFP) - A New York jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on charges of drug trafficking, including the transfer of...

Houston (AFP) - A US power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas' history. Xcel -- the parent of Southwest Public Service Company,...

Washington (AFP) - American C-130 cargo planes airdropped aid to Gaza Thursday, the US military said, its third joint operation with Jordan to deliver assistance by air in less than...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year so long as current economic trends continue, the head of the US central bank told lawmakers...