North America

US asks China for help stopping mail-order opioids

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The United States has asked China to crack down on postal shipments of synthetic opioids,…

Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; sparks firestorm

by Andrew Beatty with Mike Smith in Jerusalem Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump recognized…

New blaze ignites near LA as fierce California wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- An inferno engulfed the Los Angeles region Wednesday, forcing more than 200,000 people to evacuate and…

California struck once more by devastating infernos

  by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse SANTA PAULA, United States (AFP) -- More than a thousand firefighters were struggling…

US to study legality of bump stocks used in Las Vegas massacre

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is reviewing the legality of "bump stocks," two months…

UN envoy bound for N. Korea as tensions soar

by Philippe Rater Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations has dispatched an envoy to…

Supreme Court allows Trump travel ban to take effect pending appeal

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court said Monday that the government could fully enforce a revised ban…

Sacramento State hosts TEDx event

By Jennifer Madamba EBC Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA (Eagle News) -Sacramento State hosted its first ever TEDx event, TEDxCSUS, on…

US Senate passes tax rewrite, in major win for Trump

by Michael Mathes © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Senate Republicans narrowly passed landmark tax reform early Saturday, a critical…

Ex-Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links

by Sébastien Blanc and Paul Handley Agence France Presse Donald Trump's former top adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to…

This website uses cookies.