Things you can do in California that do not involve celebrity spotting
I’ve been meandering around California in the United States for decades, which is how I came up with the 101 Best California Experiences,...
Lunar New Year massacre raises fears of anti-Asian hate even as detectives seek motive
The shooting occurred on the night of a Lunar New Year celebration in an iconic city in the history of Asian immigration to...
Piha Beach drownings: Two ‘non-swimmers’ die after ocean dip ends in tragedy
The two men who lost their lives at Piha Beach had chosen one of the most dangerous spots to enter the water and...
Women’s March draws thousands across US after Roe v Wade overturned
Thousands of protesters gathered across the United States to protest the end of the federal right to abortion – marching on the the...
US ambassador heading to Africa as part of Biden’s big push
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s...
US hails Eritrean pullout in Ethiopia
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the salmon-coloured house on an island off Senegal on Saturday that is one of the most recognised symbols...
US Secretary of State Yellen visits notorious ‘House of Slaves’ in Senega
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the salmon-coloured house on an island off Senegal on Saturday that is one of the most recognised symbols...
The Narcostate
It’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more...
Debt ceiling crisis divides US lawnmakers
A third group of bipartisan lawmakers, however, offered a plan on Sunday to defuse the crisis that many fear could cripple the federal...
It’s been 230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metric system
Jefferson wanted something new, more rational, and he was not alone. In the first ever State of the Union address in 1790, George...