NRA board of directors re-elects Wayne LaPierre as executive vice president
The National Rifle Association board reappointed Wayne LaPierre as executive vice president on Monday, turning back the latest leadership challenge amid corruption allegations and flat...
U.S airlines cancel 2,500 flights over Memorial holiday weekend
U.S. airlines, which are still rebuilding flight crews after the COVID-19 pandemic travel slowdown, canceled more than2,500 flights over the four-day Memorial Day holiday that marks...
U.S. Supreme Court leak stirs abortion passions in Africa
When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing...
U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness
North Dakota farmer Dwight Grotberg wanted to plant more wheat this spring to capitalize on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine cut grain exports...
K-pop supergroup BTS to meet Biden, speak at White House Tuesday
South Korean supergroup BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for social justice causes in the United States, will visit the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate...
U.S. FAA delays SpaceX final environmental decision to June 13
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday again delayed completing a final environmental assessment of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program...
U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
Use of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency...
New York man may get longer sentence over attempted support of ISIS
A New York man who planned to join Islamic State and attacked an FBI agent may be sentenced on Tuesday to a longer prison term...
Biden says he will meet with Congress about guns after Texas shooting
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he planned to meet with lawmakers in Congress about guns after the Texas elementary school shooting last week...
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre
The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary...