Trump plans ’emergency’ to fund wall as Congress moves to avert shutdown
AFP | President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency to fund his controversial border wall, the White House said Thursday, a move that...
In America, high-speed train travel is off track
AFP | California's suspension this week of a high-speed rail project underscores the up-hill battle the modern mode of transport faces in the United States...
Trump puts on weight, but in ‘very good health:’ doctor
AFP | President Donald Trump is technically obese and has put on weight since last year, but his official doctor declared him Thursday to be...
A year after US school massacre, gun control remains elusive
AFP | On Valentine's Day of last year, a 19-year-old armed with a military-style assault rifle walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida...
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted by NY jury
AFP | Mexican mobster Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was convicted Tuesday of crimes spanning a quarter-century in a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle...
Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Baghdad visit
AFP | Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital on Tuesday for talks on the sensitive issue of a continued...
By 2080, Washington D.C. climate may feel like Deep South
AFP | In a single generation, climate patterns will shift hundreds of kilometres in the United States, according to a study tracking the northward drift...
IBM says AI debate loss is still a win
AFP | IBM conceded Tuesday its artificial intelligence-powered Project Debater lost a competition to a human debate champion but said the experience was an important...
‘El Chapo’ leaves a void in his Mexican hometown
AFP | The downfall of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has done little to diminish his drug cartel's power, but locals say it has had a...
Samsung reaches settlement over ´exploding´ washing machines
AFP | Samsung Electronics has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over 2.8 million "exploding" washing machines recalled in the US, the South Korean...
US Muslim lawmaker’s tweet sparks anti-Semitism charges
AFP | Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in the US Congress, drew stern rebukes from Republicans and fellow Democrats Monday after...
Trump pushes US-Mexico wall plan, Congress nears deal
AFP | President Donald Trump pushed his politically explosive crusade to wall off the Mexican border at a rally in the frontier city of El...