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Baltimore bridge: Biden okays $60 mn aid, Guv warns of long road ahead

US Coast Guard officials said Wednesday night that barges were on their way to the spot where the bridge crossed the Patapsco River, but it was not clear when they would arrive

Baltimore bridge collapse: New structure would take years, cost $400 mn

Realistically, the project could take five to seven years, according to Ben Schafer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University

Immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks: US citizens

The share of Americans who say that there's a major risk that legal immigrants will commit crimes in the US has increased

Israeli airstrikes near northern city of Aleppo inflicts casualties: Syria

Syrian state media quoted an unnamed military official as saying that the Israeli strikes coincided with drone attacks by Syrian insurgent groups on civilians targets in Aleppo and its suburbs

Baltimore bridge collapse puts specialised role of pilot under spotlight

Two pilots were at the helm of the cargo ship Dali about 1.25 am Tuesday when it lost power and, minutes later, crashed into a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse

Bus plunges off bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people, say authorities

The only survivor of the crash was an eight-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to authorities in the northern province of Limpopo

Six Russian journalists, including 1 who covered Navalny's trial, detained

Antonina Favorskaya was detained and accused by Russian authorities of taking part in an 'extremist organisation' by posting on the social media platforms of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation

Outpaced by Biden, Trump to rake in $33 million during Florida fundraiser

Assuming that Trump succeeds in raking in the jaw-dropping sum, the glitzy event offers Trump an opportunity to shift the narrative following months of negative headlines

Republican states challenge Prez Biden's student loan repayment plan

Biden said it was meant "to give more borrowers breathing room so they can get out from under the burden of student loan debt"

Republicans invite Prez Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry stalls

While it is highly unlikely that Biden would agree to appear before lawmakers in such a setting, Comer pointed to previous examples of presidents' testifying before Congress

ICJ orders Israel to open land crossings for aid into Gaza amid war

Thursday's order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders

Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back content

The change comes as Meta tries to scale back news and political content on its platforms following years of criticism about how it handles misinformation

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel after its deadly strikes on Lebanon

There were no reports of Israelis hurt in the rocket attack, local media said. The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the rocket attack

Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel

Netanyahu said Lula's comments trivialised the Holocaust and crossed a red line

Tuberculosis cases in US were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, but have been rising since

UN orders Israel to open more land crossings to allow supplies into Gaza

Thursday's order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a ceasefire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders

Xiaomi launches electric vehicle SU7 in China, starts from $30,000

Xiaomi said that it received 50,000 orders for the SU7 in the first 27 minutes after sales opened at 10 p.m. Beijing time (1400 GMT)

Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan imposed the sentence in the same Manhattan courtroom where, four months ago, Bankman-Fried testified that his intention had been to revolutionize crypto

US revises economic growth estimate to 3.4% annual pace for Oct-Dec quarter

The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 3.2 per cent annual rate last quarter

WSJ reporter Gershkovich marks year in Russian prison as jail time extended

The proceedings are always closed. His appeals are always rejected, and his time behind bars is always extended