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Thousands parade through Brooklyn in one of world’s largest Caribbean culture celebrations 02 Sep 2024 - 08:19 pm

New York: New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade kicked off Monday with thousands of revelers dancing and marching through Brooklyn in...

Police say 4 people fatally shot on Chicago-area subway train 02 Sep 2024 - 08:15 pm

Forest Park, Illinois:A shooting on a subway train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were...

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide 02 Sep 2024 - 07:39 pm

Rio de Janeiro:A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s...

Mississippi bus crash kills 7, injures 37 31 Aug 2024 - 11:11 pm

BOVINA,Miss.: Seven people were killed and dozens were injured inMississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to...

NY man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud 31 Aug 2024 - 08:38 pm

Buffalo, New York:A politically active western New York businessman has admitted to a multimillion-dollar pandemic loan fraud that, prosecutors have said, went partly...

Prosecution, defense clash over timeline for Trump election case 31 Aug 2024 - 08:03 pm

Washington: The prosecutor pursuing US election interference charges against Donald Trump and the former president's lawyers have clashed over next steps in the...

UN releases $100 million for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries around the world 30 Aug 2024 - 11:42 pm

New York: The United Nations released $100 million on Friday for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and...

Worst drought in 40 years puts Brazil’s major crops at risk 30 Aug 2024 - 08:09 pm

First came wildfires that scorched sugar cane fields. Now, the worst drought in more than four decades is threatening coffee and soybean crops...

Venezuela reports power failure across country 30 Aug 2024 - 04:06 pm

Caracas: A blackout plunged most of Venezuela into darkness early Friday morning, according to Communications Minister Freddy Nanez, who blamed the event on...

Stop using our songs, ABBA tells Trump 29 Aug 2024 - 03:41 pm

Stockholm: The record label for iconic Swedish pop group ABBA said Thursday it has demanded that US presidential hopeful Donald Trump stop playing...

Swifties harness their power for Kamala Harris 29 Aug 2024 - 12:25 am

New York: Taylor Swift has yet to weigh in on the US presidential race, but some of her superfans are already stumping for...

Wildfires push Canada into top four CO2 emitters 28 Aug 2024 - 10:26 pm

Ottawa: Record wildfires last year bumped Canada into the top four CO2-emitting countries in the world, according to a study on Wednesday that...

Ex-gang leader accused of killing Tupac Shakur won't be released on bond, judge rules 27 Aug 2024 - 08:32 pm

Las Vegas: A judge on Tuesday again rejected a request to free an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused in the 1996...

US consumer confidence up slightly in August 27 Aug 2024 - 05:49 pm

Washington: Consumer confidence in the United States rose slightly in August, according to survey data published Tuesday, beating expectations and extending a recent...

Top White House official says US, China working to avoid conflict at Beijing talks 27 Aug 2024 - 03:31 pm

Beijing: The United States and China are working to ensure the competition between them does not veer into conflict, a top White House...

Trump hits Harris on US Afghan withdrawal 'calamity' 27 Aug 2024 - 12:16 am

Washington: Donald Trump on Monday tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan as he paid tribute to 13...

'Hard to imagine' no September rate cut: US Fed official 26 Aug 2024 - 11:38 pm

Washington: It is "hard to imagine" the Federal Reserve not cutting interest rates next month, a senior bank official said Monday, in the...

Russia carries out large-scale attack on energy facilities in Ukraine 26 Aug 2024 - 09:45 pm

Moscow: The Russian Armed Forces carried out on Monday a joint large-scale attack by firing high-precision, long-range and air/sea-launched weapons on key facilities...