News from the United States, including federal politics, policy decisions, legal developments, and major national stories.
US President Donald Trump has publicly blasted Olympian Hunter Hess, calling him a “real loser” after comments questioning pride in representing the United States sparked backlash.
A group of Buddhist monks has begun a long-distance walk across the United States, calling for peace, compassion, and an end to violence in a deeply divided world.
President Donald Trump has refused to apologise for a racist video shared on his Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, saying he did not watch the full clip — even as Republican lawmakers openly condemned the post.
A man known by several aliases, including Jesse Zhu and David He, has been linked by authorities to unauthorized biolab operations in Las Vegas and California, raising new questions about illegal biological research and fraudulent medical device schemes.
The United States and Iran have begun a fresh round of high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Oman, reopening dialogue even as fundamental differences over enrichment, sanctions and regional issues remain unresolved.
Jeffrey Epstein was a disgraced financier whose wealth, power and elite connections masked decades of sexual abuse and trafficking crimes that shook global politics, business and royalty.
Comedian and Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah is under fire after his opening monologue which included jabs at Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj sparked public outrage, legal threats and heated online debate.
A U.S. federal judge has sentenced Ryan Wesley Routh to life in prison plus seven years after he was convicted of trying to assassinate former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a wide-ranging videoconference this week, discussing Iran, trade, Taiwan and other strategic issues ahead of Trump’s planned visit to Beijing in April.
William “Bill” Stevenson, the 77-year-old former husband of Jill Biden, has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife, Linda Stevenson, following a domestic dispute at their Delaware home.
