Tag: US
Bank of America fined for fake accounts and bogus fees
Bank of America, the second largest U.S. bank by assets, engaged in illegal practices that effected hundreds of thousands of its customers in recent...
President Biden declares emergency in flood-hit Vermont, more rains expected in...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Vermont, where torrential rainfall has triggered life-threatening flash floods.
The president's action allowed...
Erdogan demands EU membership talks in exchange for backing Swedish NATO...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the...
Larry Nassar, ex USA gymnastics doctor stabbed in federal prison
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person...
New York flooding leaves 1 dead, forces road closures
Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday...
Saudi Arabia and Russia cutting oil supplies again to boost prices
Saudi Arabia and Russia are extending cuts to the amount of oil they pump to the world in a bid to prop up prices,...
Canada’s wildfire smoke drifts towards south and east, air quality alert...
Heavy smoke from wildfires has prompted air quality warnings in midwestern US cities such as Chicago, as well as parts of Canada.
Smoke continues to...
Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio by 2029, state says
Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state...
Train carrying hazardous materials derails into Montana’s Yellowstone River
A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River near Laurel, Montana collapsed, plunging several cars of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals into the river.
The train...
UN urged a stop to “wanton killings” as intense fighting...
Air strikes and gun battles have rocked Sudan's capital on Saturday as the fighting continues between the rival generals.
The battle for power between army...
