Sixteen people are believed to have been killed in a devastating explosion at a military explosives plant in the US state of Tennessee on Friday morning, with no survivors found, local authorities said Saturday. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) said in a press release that the numb
US President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the US government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were under way at the Treasury Department, the US health agency,
The Trump administration has laid off dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its latest round of cuts, including "disease detectives”, high-ranking scientists and the entire Washington office, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The White House and the
Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, has accused the United States at the UN Security Council of taking actions that threaten peace in Venezuela and across the region. "These are not isolated incidents -- they represent a growing threat to the peace and security of our nat
Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the US president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age". Trump, 79, was the oldest person to assume the US presidency when he re
Heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 27 people dead and more missing, authorities said on Friday, as downpours triggered several landslides, cut off power in some municipalities and caused rivers to burst their banks. Civil protection authorities in Hidalgo state reported 16 deaths and said
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite US universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding. In an open letter to US Educatio
Peru's lawmakers swore in Congress chief Jose Jeri as the country's new president less than an hour after unanimously voting to remove President Dina Boluarte, as anger mounted over rising crime and accusations of corruption. One of the world's least popular leaders was ousted shortly after midnig
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to be jailed, accusing the two Democrats of failing to protect federal immigration officers without offering any evidence. Trump's comments, posted to his social media platform, come a
Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in federal court on Wednesday to face criminal charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, in what marks the first prosecution by the Justice Department against one of President Donald Trump's political enemies. Come
President Donald Trump is preparing a major aid package to help American soybean farmers struggling under China’s ongoing boycott of US beans, even as he continues efforts to secure a trade deal with Beijing. US soybean growers, who once relied on China as their biggest customer, fear that t
US Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side. No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident in which a group th
Elon Musk on Wednesday became the first person to surpass $500 billion in net worth, powered by a rebound in Tesla's share price this year and swelling valuations of his other tech ventures. The milestone comes just under a year after Musk's net worth crossed $400 billion and underscores his lead
