Winter storms bring flooding and ‘thunder ice’ in several US states

Thunderstorms caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia and spawned a tornado in Kentucky, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads and even dropped “thunder ice” in several…

Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say

The Trump administration has presented a plan to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as three people rush defendant in homicide case

A routine hearing in a New Mexico state courtroom devolved into chaos when two people rushed the defendant in a murder case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and…

Former college adjunct professor gets 8 years in prison for sexually abusing women from El Salvador

A former City College chemistry adjunct professor has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing three women from El Salvador after convincing them to travel to the…

Man charged after pregnant woman dies in attempt to cross US-Canada border

Federal authorities say a man extradited from Canada was arraigned on smuggling charges in the case of a 33-year-old pregnant woman found dead in a frigid northern New York state…

Thousands of Denver-area King Soopers grocery store workers go on strike

Some 10,000 grocery store workers are now on strike in Denver and nearby areas, claiming unfair and illegal negotiating practices by the King Soopers store chain

Panama’s president denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal for free

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free

Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US

India’s Parliament has been disrupted as opposition lawmakers protested the alleged mistreatment of 104 Indian immigrants deported by the United States

North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that’s half the price of the governor’s

North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding

From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats