Harvard University expanded its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's moves to cut off billions of dollars in federal funding to the Ivy League school on Tuesday after officials said they are terminating an additional $450 million in grants. Harvard filed the amended complaint in federal
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 235 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico at 20:43:04 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 18.72 degrees north latitude and 107.24 degrees west longitude.
US President Donald Trump signed a wide-reaching executive order on Monday directing drugmakers to lower the prices of their medicines to align with what other countries pay that analysts and legal experts said would be difficult to implement. The order gives drugmakers price targets in the next 3
US President Donald Trump dismissed ethical concerns about his plan to accept an airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal family, saying on Monday it would be "stupid" to turn down the generous offer. The $400 million luxury plane, which would be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, would be one o
President Donald Trump is expected to accept a luxurious Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s ruling family during his upcoming Middle East trip — a gift U.S. officials say may serve as a temporary Air Force One. While Qatari authorities stated no final decision has been made, Trump end
As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was a reminder - if anyone needed one - that a baseball fan who hails from Chicago was now leader of the Roman Catholic Church. For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert
Mexico has filed a legal lawsuit against Google for labeling the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" on Google Maps for American users, arguing that the move violates the sovereignty and international recognition of Mexican territory, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum told
The United States' new ambassador to Panama pledged on Thursday to strengthen ties with the Central American country while pushing China as a common threat. "First among my priorities will be to strengthen our joint work to counter harmful influences in the region, such as that of China," Ambassad
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington's partner India and US ally Pakistan have "gone tit-for-tat," and that he hoped the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbours could stop further escalations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions between
Mexican cartel capo Ovidio Guzman is set to reach a plea deal over drug trafficking charges he faced in the Northern District of Illinois, US court records showed on Tuesday. Ovidio, son of the convicted Mexican drug chief Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was considered one of the leaders of the Sinaloa
The Trump administration will offer a $1,000 stipend and travel assistance to migrants who elect to voluntarily "self-deport" from the US, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday. The stipend and potential airfare for migrants who voluntarily depart would cost less than an actual deport
A federal appeals court rejected on Monday a request by US President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans living in the United States.The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals
The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Monday that it's also paying for tra
