Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessels intercept American ship
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Read more
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U.S. seeks progress in deploying new U.N. troops to South Sudan
By Lesley Wroughton NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he and regional states were committed to giving momentum to Read more
Interracial couple in Washington stabbed after they are seen kissing by a self-proclaimed white supremacist
Story highlights Police: The suspect complained about the Black Lives Matter movement Police: He also had tattoos that said ‘White Power’ (CNN)An interracial couple was Read more
California Woman Gets Prison for Smuggling Military Jet Engines to China
WASHINGTON — A woman in the western U.S. state of California has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for “conspiring to export and cause the Read more
USA apologises for Swimmers’ untrue story of being robbed in Brazil
The United States Olympic Committee has apologised for what it called the unacceptable behaviour of four US swimmers who falsely said they had been robbed Read more
US ready to ‘hand over’ the internet’s naming system
The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a Read more
Brazilian Police arrest two American swimmers at Rio airport
The Brazilian authorities have stopped US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport, the US Olympic Committee Read more
Prosecutor: Russian man’s computer linked to hacking scheme
SEATTLE (AP) — When federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his Read more
New York man charged in slaying of Muslim imam, assistant
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man was charged on Monday with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Read more
US transfers 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates
The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates – the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama’s administration. Read more
Muslim woman sues Chicago over arrest, stripping off of head garment
A Muslim woman has sued six Chicago police officers alleging abuse and harassment after she was arrested as she entered a train station on July Read more
Majestic Simone Biles leads USA to gold with GB fifth
The United States blew away the field to win Olympic gold in the women’s gymnastics team event as Great Britain finished fifth. Led by overwhelming Read more
Delta: Power cut strands thousands of passengers
Thousands of air passengers around the world have been left stranded after a power cut forced the US airline Delta to suspend flights. The incident Read more
Google manager, raped, murdered and set on fire while jogging in woods
The body of a Google employee has been found murdered and burnt in the woods after she went for an afternoon jog near her mother’s Read more
Hijab and a Sword in Rio 2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Ibtihaj Muhammad on hijab, Donald Trump & Muhammad Ali (BBC) She gave the First Lady a fencing lesson, just two weeks after Read more
America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free
BANGKOK (AP) — The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an Read more
Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now
A Virginia school board may temporarily block a student who was born a girl from using the boys’ bathroom while a legal fight over transgender Read more
Breaking News: FBI arrests a U.S. police officer for secretly aiding ISIS
Washington (CNN) In the first case of a U.S. police officer charged with aiding ISIS, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority cop was arrested Wednesday for Read more
Texas shooting: One reported dead and multiple hospitalized
[9News Australia] At least one person is reported to have died and “multiple” people are injured after a shooting in Austin, Texas. The Austin Police Read more
Mosquitoes now spreading Zika in USA starting from Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mosquitoes have apparently begun spreading the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland for the first time, health officials said Friday in Read more
US POLICE SHOOTING: Florida policeman shot unarmed man in driveway
(CNN)The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local Read more
Muslim man removed from American Airlines flight after attendant told him: ‘I will be watching you’
[Telegraph UK] A Muslim passenger was asked to leave an American Airlines flight after a flight attendant told him over the plane’s public address system: “I Read more
3 police officers dead, 3 injured in Baton Rouge shooting – AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Read more
Breaking: Trump picks Indiana Governor Pence for running mate
[AP] Republican Donald Trump chose Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Thursday, U.S. media reported, a move that will put Read more
DIVIDED AMERICA: Bridging the gap between police and the policed
NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually cool night for summer, Mike Perry and his crew thread the sidewalks running through the Stapleton Houses, tracked Read more
Son of slain Louisiana man speaks out for first time
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The 15-year-old son of a black man killed by Baton Rouge police spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday, calling Read more
Black Lives Matter protests spread to Europe
(CNN)They may be thousands of miles apart — but that didn’t stop Black Lives Matter protesters in Europe marching in solidarity with their U.S. counterparts Read more
Black militia says Dallas shooter , Micah Xavier Johnson will be celebrated as a Hero
[By Tom Steele – Dallas News USA] Micah Xavier Johnson, the lone gunman in Thursday night’s ambush on police in downtown Dallas, was an Army Read more
‘Black Lives Matter’: Thousands protest in US cities
[Aljazeera] Several protesters arrested at rallies for disruption as week US President Obama deemed “very tough” draws to close. Thousands have protested across the US Read more
Kim Kardashian’s Passionate Letter on Black Lives Matter – ‘So Touchy’
[By Hallie Stephens YNews] After three days of consecutive, fatal shootings — the latest being in Dallas, where five police officers were killed — Kim Kardashian Read more