US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers
US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing Americans, the State…
Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state ‘a great idea’
US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be “a great idea” for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that “many Canadians” welcome the idea,…
Luigi Mangione sought to ‘sow terror’ in UnitedHealth executive killing, prosecutor says
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said on Tuesday…
US cops find mysterious $100 million in marijuana – but no owner
A massive marijuana bust has left US cops stumped after they found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner in sight. Detectives were called…
Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 criminals: White House
WASHINGTON – Outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 criminals and pardoned 39 others convicted of non-violent crimes, in what the White House…
Malibu wildfire destroys homes, forces 6,300 people to evacuate
CALIFORNIA – Aided by favorable winds and weather, firefighters on Wednesday progressed in containing a wildfire in the beach community of Malibu, California, where 6,300 people evacuated their homes as…
Chinese man arrested for US military base drone overflight
A Chinese citizen has been charged with flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California where he is alleged to have recorded images of the military facility, the…
Casings at scene of US exec murder match suspect’s gun: police
NEW YORK – Shell casings found at the scene of the brazen murder of a US insurance executive match the gun found on the man charged with the crime, the…
Suspect arrested after hunt for US insurance chief’s killer
NEW YORK, U.S. – A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with police crediting a McDonald’s…
Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported
President-elect Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press,” also said he is open to working with Democrats on a legislative way to keep Dreamers in the U.S.…