The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense in five months, challenging a policy that requires journalists to be accompanied by escorts while inside the Pentagon. The newspaper argues that the rule violates the First Amendment of the US Constitutio
Mexican authorities and the US Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday denied a CNN news story reporting that CIA operatives have directly participated in fatal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico over the last year. The CNN story, published earlier on Tuesday and citing anonymous sources, said the
The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was lifting tariffs on whisky from Britain, in a nod to King Charles on the final day of a royal visit celebrating a former colony's impending 250th anniversary of independence. The Republican president, who has wielded tariffs as a foreign policy
The latest criminal charges against James Comey are fundamentally flawed and will be dismissed on free speech grounds, according to legal experts, who said the former FBI director is being singled out for his criticism of President Donald Trump. The charges relate to a post Comey made on Instagram
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta gave birth to a healthy 5 1/2 pound girl just before the Boeing 737 landed at Portland International Airport in Oregon on Friday night. According to an AP report, two paramedics who happened to be on the flight assisted, borrowing blankets
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel, officials said. The armed man fired at a Secret Service agent, an FBI o
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that large numbers of completely empty oil tankers were heading to the United States to load up with oil and gas. "Massive numbers of completely empty oil tankers, some of the largest anywhere in the World, are heading, right now, to the United
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028. Harris, making an appearance at a meeting of the National Action Network, a civil rights organisation founded by Reve
Farm machinery salespeople are wrapping up a dismal season of farm shows across North America as farmers gear up for spring planting without much new equipment. Farmers have not stopped buying, but many have slashed spending and are avoiding big-ticket items due to high machinery, fertiliser
Dozens of international law experts in the US have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after President Donald Trump reiterated his threats this week to strike Iran's power and desalination plants. Trump, who has previously offered shifting timelines
Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after US President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, in an eagerly anticipated address that disappointed investors hoping for clearer signals of a way out. Stocks slid and oil prices surged after Trump said military o
US President Donald Trump is interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost of the Iran war, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, adding talks with Tehran to end the conflict are progressing well. Leavitt, asked at a news briefing whether Arab countries would s
