The Americas

US seizes Iranian fuel cargoes for first time: Report

US prosecutors filed a lawsuit last month to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to Venezuela, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two US foes.

Aug 14, 2020

Epic Games sues Apple over Fortnite's removal from App Store

Apple is being sued by game publisher and developer Epic Games but it is not seeking monetary compensation. Here's what it demands.

Aug 14, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reunites with her 2nd grade teacher and it's emotional

The much-needed confidence boost comes days before her scheduled appearance at the Democratic National Convention next week, where she's got 60 seconds to make her remarks.

Aug 14, 2020

Shocking: Man kills 5-year old for riding a bike in his lawn in North Carolina

A North Carolina man killed his 5-year-old neighbour Cannon Hinnant at point-blank range for riding a bike on his lawn, arrested without a bond.

Aug 13, 2020

Fact-Check: Kamala Harris eligible to become President; Republicans can't change that

Fact checkers have clarified that VP candidate Kamala Harris is eligible for president and the viral social media post is baseless.

Aug 13, 2020

Mysterious figure appeared in sun could be an alien message, claims conspiracy theorist

The UFO hunter claimed that aliens in outer space are very advanced, and they can even manipulate solar activities.

Aug 13, 2020

Trump admin relaxes H-1B visa ban, allows workers to return to US for same job

The Trump administration has relaxed the H-1B visa restrictions.Trump govt has now decided to allow those workers who are seeking to return to the country with H-1B visa for the same job they held before the lockdown.

Aug 13, 2020

Shroud returns to Twitch in new goateed look; shocked by 500K viewer count

The suspense has finally ended. Shroud is back on Twitch and his return has pushed Valorant's viewership through the roof.

Aug 13, 2020

Firing at chopper in Donald Trump's detail in Virginia

The US Air Force chopper shot at from ground over Virginia during a training mission and the FBI is investigating the incident, involving the chopper assigned to President Donald Trump's support detail.

Aug 12, 2020

Google Search went crazy after massive glitch in its indexing system

Google Search had briefly suffered a major glitch that affected the web search results for users around the world. Here's what happened.

Aug 12, 2020

Meet Indian-American Kamala Harris who Joe Biden picked as Vice President

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has chosen Indian American Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris is the first Asian to be nominated on a major political party ticket for post of VP.

Aug 12, 2020

US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID vaccine

The United States has entered an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to acquire 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine for around $1.5 billion, the company and White House said on Tuesday.

Aug 12, 2020

Liberal US Representative Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary election

US Representative Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary nomination on Tuesday to run for re-election in Minnesota's 5th district, defeating a well-funded rival, Antone Melton-Meaux, and several challengers.

Aug 12, 2020