Japan’s Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his meeting with President Donald Trump
EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can’t do it in its home state
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market
Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Boston will consider a request from 18 states to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in…
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