Mass Layoffs US Health Agencies: ‘This will cost lives’: Mass layoffs reshape US health agencies as thousands receive dismissal notices

Hundreds of employees wait in line wrapped around the outside of the Health and Human Services headquarters building (Picture credit: AP) A sweeping reorganisation of the US department of health and human services (HHS) resulted in thousands of employees receiving dismissal notices on Tuesday. The layoffs, expected to eliminate 10,000 positions, include researchers, scientists, doctors, […]

JD Vance: ‘What happened to accountability?’: JD Vance trolled for misleading claims on deportation of Maryland father to El Salvador prison

File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance has come under fire for falsely claiming that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father deported to El Salvador, was a convicted MS-13 gang member. Online users, including Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, fact-checked Vance after he cited court documents that reportedly did […]

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to ban those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say. Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long […]

King Charles III: UK: King Charles resumes public duties after being hospitalised for cancer treatment

King Charles resumes public duties after being hospitalised for cancer treatment (Picture credit: AP) King Charles III has returned to public engagements following a brief hospital stay due to side effects from his ongoing cancer treatment. The 76-year-old monarch attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, marking his first official appearance since being […]

‘Mario is going to be so upset’: Internet reacts to US seeking death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

File photo: Luigi Mangione (Picture credit: AP) Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty, faces both state and federal charges, with prosecutors arguing the killing was […]

Tax Americana: Trump terrifies world, and US, with global tariffs

TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump White House on Monday unloaded on India’s effort to protect its agricultural sector ahead of across-the board-tariff (taxes) on all imports that it plans to announce on April 2, claiming the US is being ripped off by rest of the world. Flashing graphics showing tariffs imposed by various countries, […]

UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder: ‘Make America safe again’: US seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

Federal prosecutors have been directed to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. Mangione faces both federal and state murder charges, with the case drawing significant public and political attention following his arrest. US attorney general Pam Bondi on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to […]

Trump Administration Health Funding Cuts: 23 states sue Trump administration over $11 billion health funding cut

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A coalition of attorneys general from 23 states has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke $11 billion in federal health funding, arguing that the move is illegal and endangers public health across the country. The lawsuit has been filed in a federal court in Rhode Island. According […]

Iyad Ag Ghali: Iyad ag Ghali: How preachers from Pakistan converted this rocker into a dreaded terrorist | World News

Once upon a time in the scorching expanse of the Sahara, a young Tuareg boy named Iyad ag Ghali watched his father die in a doomed rebellion. The year was 1963, and that trauma would leave a permanent imprint. Like many “sons of ’63,” Ghali grew up distrustful of Bamako and hungry for something more. […]

Was Maryland father deported by Trump a member of MS-13? Here is the truth about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia | World News

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 31, 2025. (Pool via AP) In a case that has triggered national controversy, the Trump administration admitted in court that it deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia — a Maryland father — to […]