US's Baltimore authorities to open alternative route for commercial vessels
Washington: Authorities in the US city of Baltimore are working to open a temporary alternative route for commercial vessels following the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command said.
Joe Biden wins North Dakota Democratic primary
Washington/IBNS/UNI: US President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary, the state party announced Saturday.
Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud
Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, 32, was sentenced by a US court on Thursday (March 28, 2024) to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture for his orchestration of multiple fraudulent schemes.
Canada Revenue Agency employees fired for 'improperly' claiming Emergency Response Benefit
Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 232 Canada Revenue Agency employees have been fired for improperly claiming the COVID-era Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users
The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents
A majority of likely voters in the United States view President Joe Biden as a weaker commander and chief of the US military than other recent presidents, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 18-20.
Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse in USA, all-Indian crew members of ship 'safe'
Six people, who went missing following the collapse of a bridge in the US city of Baltimore after it was hit by a ship, are presumed dead, media reports said.
US should drop 'shameful' case against Julian Assange, says his wife
Washington: The United States should drop its “shameful” case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange instead of issuing some “assurances” to him, Julian’s wife Stella said on Tuesday.
Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the UN resolution on a Gaza ceasefire has emboldened Hamas to reject a compromise hostage deal proposal is "inaccurate in almost every respect," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
Canada's first attempt to airlift citizens out of Haiti grounded by poor weather conditions
Toronto/IBNS: Efforts to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter flights were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada's ambassador André François Giroux said.
US: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship, losing power, rams into it; 6 people missing
Baltimore/IBNS: A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge's support column in Baltimore in the United States early Tuesday, plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters.
Baltimore bridge collapses in US after hit by ship, search to recover seven people ongoing
Rescue crews are currently searching for seven people in Patapsco River after multiple vehicles collapsed in it following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
US Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting American critical infrastructure
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations.
Shooting in Indiana leaves one person dead
One person was killed, and five others, including a police officer, were wounded in an early morning shooting on Sunday in Indianapolis, U.S. state of Indiana.
DNA found in chewing gum leads to cracking a murder case in 1980, key accused arrested and convicted
The DNA found in chewing gum led to the arrest and then conviction of a suspect in a murder case which took place in 1980 in US state of Oregon.