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How rental aid cuts could push over 60,000 Americans out of their homes

Tens of thousands of Americans could soon lose critical rental support under the federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) programme, with funding expected to run out by the end of 2025 unless Congress intervenes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has warned in a letter, obtained by the Associated Press, that no additional […]

Watch: Mystery chainsaw vandal chops down rows of trees across downtown LA

Rows of trees were found chopped down across the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday. Social media users shared photos of trees slashed with a chainsaw on South Grand Avenue and nearby areas, just before Earth Day. The Los Angeles Times reported that the police department has no details about the incident. According to […]

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance – finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]

Lori Vallow Daybell Trial: Closing Arguments Begin in Arizona Husband Murder Conspiracy Case | World News

Idaho mother who killed her children goes on trial over the murder of her husband (Image: AP) PHOENIX: Closing arguments are scheduled Monday afternoon at the Arizona trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman with doomsday religious beliefs who’s charged with conspiring to murder her estranged husband in suburban Phoenix. Vallow Daybell, who isn’t […]

Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

Representative Image (AP) WASHINGTON: A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, […]

‘Terrorist nature’: Gunmen target Chinese-built hydroelectric plant in Chile

Gunmen launched a violent attack on a Chinese-owned hydroelectric power plant under construction in southern Chile on Sunday, setting fire to dozens of vehicles and construction equipment.The targeted facility, the Rucalhue power plant, is being built by Rucalhue Energia Spa, a subsidiary of China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE), with a projected investment of […]

Thousands accessed sensitive White House info, floor plans under Biden and Trump admin: Report

More than 11,000 federal employees had access to sensitive documents, including White House floor plans and vendor banking information, due to a digital security lapse that spanned several years, according to a report by The Washington Post.The breach, which began during the administration of former President Joe Biden and also involved the current administration of […]

From clashing with Zelenskyy to reviving claims over Greenland, US VP JD Vance’s first 100 days mark a sharp departure from tradition

JD Vance has taken on the traditionally subdued role of US Vice President with an unusually aggressive posture, stepping far beyond the ceremonial expectations of the office in his first 100 days. At just 40, the former Ohio senator has inserted himself into world affairs in ways few of his predecessors dared, quickly becoming the […]

‘Non-tariff cheating’: Donald Trump warns trade partners with 8 points list in Sunday Easter post

US President Donald Trump on Easter Sunday issued a stern message to international trade partners, posting an eight-point list of alleged “non-tariff cheating” practices that he claimed could damage relations with the United States. Among the listed tactics were currency manipulation, government subsidies, counterfeiting, and transshipping to evade tariffs. The post comes shortly after Trump […]

Three dead as tornadoes and floods strike Texas and Oklahoma on Easter

Easter Sunday turned tragic for many communities in Texas and Oklahoma as a slow-moving storm system brought tornadoes, heavy rain, and large hail. Three people died, including a woman and a 12-year-old boy whose car was swept away in floodwaters in Moore, Oklahoma. Another person was killed in Spaulding when a tornado hit the rural […]