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US elections 2024: Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support

Democrats opposed both measures, which they argued would make it more difficult to conduct elections in the presidential battleground state

Palestinians seek full UN membership again, US almost certain to block it

The Palestinians are making a fresh bid for UN membership as the war between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct 7 nears its sixth month

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity

The panel made sweeping recommendations, including urging Microsoft to put on hold adding features to its cloud computing environment until substantial security improvements have been made

As tensions rise, N Korea tests new hypersonic intermediate-range missile

The North has since 2021 also been testing hypersonic weapons designed to exceed five times the speed of sound

President Biden, Trump register easy victories in Rhode Island, Connecticut

With the presidential candidates locking up their parties' nominations, turnout was slow in Rhode Island, where only 4% of eligible voters had cast ballots by 5 pm

US firm helping immigrants in detention to pay over $811 mn in lawsuit

The company said in a statement that it intends to appeal the judgement, calling it a shocking departure from normal American jurisprudence"

Troubling weather roars through US states, spawning potential tornadoes

Forecasters issued a tornado watch for northeast Mississippi, north Alabama, middle Tennessee and parts of western Tennessee that runs until 9 pm Central Standard Time

Fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovations leaves 25 dead, several hurt

One person was being treated at a hospital with serious injuries, the Istanbul governor's office said in a statement

Biden, Xi discuss Taiwan, AI in push to return to regular leader talks

The call was the leaders' first conversation since their November summit in California produced renewed ties between the two nations' militaries

Vladimir Putin vows to find masterminds of Moscow concert hall attack

Putin has repeatedly sought to link the March 22 attack to Ukraine and the West despite the Islamic State group's claim of responsibility and Kyiv's vehement denial

Israel passes law to expel Al Jazeera, channel rejects allegations

Al Jazeera has been closed or blocked by other Mideast governments, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

Trump to attack Biden on border, crime on his Michigan, Wisconsin visit

Trump's campaign has said it is working to catch up and will be opening dozens of offices and hiring hundreds of staff on a rolling basis over the next 30 to 45 days

US prez polls: Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden's attorneys maintained that the handling of the case was abnormal

Several people hurt in Texas crash as severe storms hit central US

Northeast of Midland in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois, severe storms with possible tornadoes, hail and flooding rain were moving through on Monday evening

US pushes alternatives to Rafah invasion against Hamas in talks with Israel

President Joe Biden and his administration have publicly and privately urged Israel for months to refrain from a large-scale incursion into Rafah

Israeli strike on Iran's Syria consulate killed two generals, says Iran

An Israeli airstrike in a Damascus neighbourhood in December killed a longtime Iranian Revolutionary Guard adviser to Syria, Seyed Razi Mousavi

NY fraud penalty: Donald Trump posts $175 mn bond to avert asset seizure

If Trump wins, he won't have to pay the state anything and will get back the money he has put up now

Baltimore bridge: US Coast Guard opens temporary channel for vessels

On Sunday, dive teams surveyed parts of the bridge and checked the ship, and workers in lifts used torches to cut above-water parts of the twisted steel superstructure

Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid post referendum: Official

The state respects the will of the people, a spokesperson for Yost's office said in an email, but is also obligated to prevent overreach and protect parts of the law the amendment doesn't address

North Korea fires intermediate range missile into S Korea's eastern waters

It was the North's first known launch event since March 18, when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of artillery systems designed to target South Korea's capital