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Guatemalan Man Gets 11 Years in Prison for Role in Smuggling Cocaine From Colombia to U.S.

Dec 09, 2021 05:18 AM EST By Jess Smith

A U.S. federal court sentenced a Guatemalan man to more than 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a "Colombia-to-United States cocaine conspiracy."

U.S. Boss for Mortgage Website Company 'Better' Apologizes After Firing Hundreds of Employees Over Zoom

Dec 08, 2021 09:35 PM EST By Joshua Summers

U.S. boss offers apology after firing hundreds of his employees over zoom call meeting.

Taliban Conducted Summary Executions of Former Soldiers, Police; U.S. and Other Countries Condemn the Act

Dec 05, 2021 09:50 PM EST By Mary Webber

The Taliban had conducted summary executions and enforced disappearances of former soldiers and police officers, which the U.S. and a host of other countries condemned.

U.S. Records 6 New Cases of Omicron Variant from Colorado and New York

Dec 02, 2021 08:53 PM EST By Joshua Summers

The U.S. records six new cases of COVID cases with the Omicron variant from Colorado and New York.

Marine Veteran Turned Cartel Boss Pleads Guilty to Drug-Trafficking Operation Moving Tons of Cocaine From South America to Mexico-U.S.

Nov 12, 2021 03:35 AM EST By Mary Webber

A U.S. Marine veteran has pleaded guilty to organizing a drug-trafficking operation that moved South American-sourced cocaine through Mexico and to the U.S.

Houthi Rebels Breached U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Took Hostages; U.S. Calls for Release of the Detained

Nov 11, 2021 09:37 PM EST By Mary Webber

The United States government has called on Houthi rebels to release the hostages who worked for the U.S. embassy in Yemen after the group stormed inside the building.

Demonstrators Gather in U.S. Capitol on January 6

U.S. Appeals Court Briefly Prohibits the Release of Trump Documents to January 6 Panel

Nov 11, 2021 09:25 PM EST By Joshua Summers

U.S. Appeals court temporarily blocks the turnover of Trump documents to the January 6 pannel investigating the Capitol insurrection.

U.S. Negotiates With Mexico to Get Approve Visas for DEA Agents

Nov 10, 2021 06:37 AM EST By Jess Smith

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said the two countries are currently negotiating to get the Mexican government to approve visas for U.S. DEA agents to work in Mexico.

First Lady Jill Biden Promotes COVID Vaccine for Kids as U.S. Joins Countries Vaccinating Children Under Age 12

Nov 09, 2021 02:31 AM EST By Joshua Summers

First lady Jill Biden has promoted COVID-19 vaccines for children in Virginia as part of the Biden administration's effort to end the coronavirus pandemic.

Migrants Huddle In Camps And Shelters In Tijuana Waiting To Cross Into U.S.

One Dead, 13 Rescued After Migrants Attempt to Swim Around U.S.-Mexico Border Barrier

Nov 01, 2021 10:55 PM EDT By Jess Smith

The swimming attempt of up to 70 migrants to illegally enter the United States from Tijuana resulted in the death of a woman and 13 individuals being pulled from the water, federal officials said.

U.S. State Department Issues First Official 'X' Gender Passport

Oct 28, 2021 07:37 AM EDT By Jess Smith

The U.S. State Department has issued the first passport with an "X" gender designation as it recognized the rights of people who do not identify as male or female.

Pentagon Official Says ISIS-K Can Launch Attack Outside Afghanistan in Just Six Months; U.S. Included in Possible Targets

Oct 27, 2021 10:10 PM EDT By Mary Webber

ISIS-K terrorists in Afghanistan could possibly launch attacks outside their country in as little as six to 12 months, according to a Pentagon official while testifying in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

U.S. Judge Grants Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos' Personhood Status, Legal Rights

Oct 25, 2021 10:19 PM EDT By Jess Smith

The offspring of Pablo Escobar's "Cocaine Hippos" could now be recognized as people after a United States federal judge granted them legal rights.

Haiti Kidnapping: Haitian Gang Blamed for Abducting 17 American and Canadian Missionaries, Including 5 Children

Oct 18, 2021 02:50 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Officials blamed a Haitian gang for the kidnapping of 17 missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them children, at a Haiti airport on Saturday.

Vladimir Putin Eyes Possible Collaboration With Joe Biden in Energy, Security; Says He Had Establish Stable Working Relations With American President

Oct 13, 2021 10:31 PM EDT By Jess Smith

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during an energy conference that he saw the possibility of working with the United States President Joe Biden in controlling energy and security.