1 of 2 | The Trump administration has paid billions of dollars in an ongoing effort to kill wind energy projects in the United States. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has agreed to pay out about $4 billion to companies to encourage them not »»»

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said he was “not happy” that Washington had agreed to take part»»»

WASHINGTON: It is among the most famous phrases in presidential history: ” The buck stops here.” Except with President Donald Trump, it almost never does. Concerns about a weak economy and still-high inflation? His predecessor, Joe Biden, saddled him with that, he says, even though the Democrat has»»»

On Aug. 16, 2005, a West Caribbean Airways flight from Colombia crashed in a remote area of northwest Venezuela, killing 160 people. 1 of 5 | On August 16, 2005, a West Caribbean Airways flight from Colombia crashed in a remote area of northwest Venezuela, killing 160 people. File Photo courtesy of»»»

Turkey wants to hand Ukraine a stockpile of American cluster bombs that has been sitting in its depots since the 1980s. Moscow has asked Washington and Ankara to explain themselves. Any such transfer would do "serious harm ... to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara," Russian foreign »»»

Turkey wants to hand Ukraine a stockpile of American cluster bombs that has been sitting in its depots since the 1980s. Moscow has asked Washington and Ankara to explain themselves. Any such transfer would do "serious harm ... to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara," Russian foreign »»»

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli military, which over the past three years has displayed staggering military and intelligence capabilities from Beirut»»»

The levels of violent crime decreased by a record amount during 2025, the FBI announced Friday. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Violent crime, including the estimated rate for murders and certain manslaughters, showed record year-to-year decreases in the United States»»»

US military installations across the Pacific are in an alarming state of decay, a new Pentagon inspector general’s report has found, calling for “immediate attention” to fix crumbling infrastructure. The heavily redacted report, released this week, is part of an ongoing audit of US military facilit»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been supporting the US war against Iran, and its deployment has incl»»»

WASHINGTON: The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.The Lincoln has been supporting the US war against Iran, and its deployment has inclu»»»

QUSRA: For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank, preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindled. Qusai Abu Rida was holed up inside with his teenage son when settlers cut the wate»»»

US journalist Tucker Carlson has said that people linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approached him with material from Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 US presidential election. The laptop belonging to the son of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden became the focus of a ma»»»

Home Depot CEO Ted Decker is expected to return to work within months. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Home improvement retailer Home Deport announced Wednesday that Ted Decker, its CEO, president and chairman of the board, will take a temporary medical leave of absenc»»»

President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed a US media report that he secretly switched planes while flying out of Turkey last month due to a security risk. While some journalists left on the original Air Force One flight expressed anger at having unwittingly served as decoys, Trump maintained the »»»

Dubai: Iran knew where US President Donald Trump was staying in Ankara — down to the floor of the building — as American intelligence detected a possible missile threat near the Nato summit, new details have revealed. US intelligence picked up multiple streams of information as Trump entered the fi»»»

LONDON: Just 12 days ago, after months of diplomatic maneuvering between the US, Israel, Hamas and representatives of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, it seemed that an end to Israeli’s occupation of Gaza might finally be in sight. Today, that hope appears to be in jeopardy, threatened by a»»»

On Aug. 11, 2014, Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died at age 63 in Tiburon, Calif. 1 of 9 | Notes are left at a makeshift shrine to Robin Williams at the San Francisco Victorian house used in the 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" on August 12, 2014. Williams died August 11, 2014. File Ph»»»

A federal judge on Monday agreed to dismiss criminal charges again Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of Adani Group. File Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA-EFE Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A federal judge has approved the Trump administration's request to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gauta»»»

After a bruising campaign in which the traditional Democratic establishment and its allies among Jewish and pro-Israel lobbying organisations spent tens of millions of dollars supporting their preferred candidate, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a 41-year-old Egyptian American epidemiologist, Abdulrah»»»

Former US President Joe Biden’s cancer has worsened, spreading to his bones, his son Hunter said in a wide-ranging interview with BBC Newsnight aired on Saturday. Biden’s team revealed in May 2025, four months after he left office following Donald Trump’s election victory over his handpicked succes»»»

1 of 2 | White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf hands President Donald Trump an executive order during the signing of executive orders concerning silicon chips and birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Ph»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer has metastasized further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC. In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, the elder Biden revealed he ha»»»

Former US President Joe Biden 's prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC broadcast late Friday, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he »»»

Georgian Dream officials have offered supporters the same message for the better part of a year: a reset with Washington is close at hand. George Melashvili, chairman of the Europe-Georgia Institute, a Tbilisi based think-tank that follows Georgia's foreign policy and its relations with the West, a»»»

The US Senate on Saturday voted 50-49 to confirm President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as the country's attorney general. Blanche was serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity after Trump fired another loyalist, Pam Bondi. His confirmation caps one o»»»

Washington: The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general early Saturday after Republican lawmakers shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Department of Justice. Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law e»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche was confirmed as US attorney general on Saturday after Senate Republicans shrugged off Democratic concerns over politicization of the Justice Department. Blanche, who has already been serving as the top US law enforcement offi»»»

The Pentagon revoked former US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's “eligibility” to access classified information and barred him from holding “any sensitive position," alleging Friday that he disclosed sensitive information about Air Force One's capabilities to the media. It follows reporting last »»»

The Pentagon has revoked the security clearance of former US Air Force chief Frank Kendall, whom it accused of leaking classified information about Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted presidential aircraft. “This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’»»»

On Aug. 8, 1974, facing expected impeachment over the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to resign. 1 of 4 | President Richard Nixon resigns from the office of the president August 8, 1974, following his role in the Watergate scandal. Photo courtesy CBS | License Photo»»»

If you are American, then you might be getting damn tired of losing wars. I know I am. And you may be asking yourself, “Why does this keep happening?” It’s an intriguing and disheartening puzzle: Although the United States has been far-and-away the world’s most powerful country for many decades, wi»»»

The Defense Department on Friday revoked Frank Kendall’s access to classified information, accusing the former secretary of the Air Force of leaking sensitive information to the press. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The Defense Department on Friday revoked Frank Ken»»»

DETROIT: Michigan Democrats on Friday urged voters to rally behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter US Senate contest highlighted divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. A slate of nominees and other notable Democrats spoke to a crowd of more than 1,0»»»

WASHINGTON: Debate over the price of a burrito is causing indigestion for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, which fears being punished for the high cost of living in November’s midterm elections. The Mexican specialty — rice, beans, meat and other toppings wrapped in a tortilla — is belove»»»

House and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner has criticized programs for prioritizing permanent housing solutions that apply the Housing First model, in which individuals are housed without preconditions. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday »»»

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction of its $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing. The court added that a president cannot fundamentally reshape the White House without congressional»»»

US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of »»»

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the new East Wing next to the construction site at the White House on May 19. An appeals court has ruled that the project to build a ballroom at the site needs congressional approval. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A f»»»

WASHINGTON: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.” After years of delays, ICE said its f»»»

Israeli prosecutors have charged Jewish settler Yinon Levi on Thursday with reckless homicide over the fatal 2025 shooting of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such indictment in seven years. Hathaleen, a 31-year-old teacher, was killed on Jul»»»

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Ukraine’s plea for more Patriot anti-air missiles following widespread reports that interceptor stockpiles have been significantly depleted by the war with Iran. Vladimir Zelensky has warned that Ukraine is running out of Western-supplied interceptors to fend»»»

US President Donald Trump signaled reluctance to send more long-range missiles and Patriot systems to Ukraine, saying the US needs missiles itself. “Biden gave him so much, Biden gave $300 billion worth of ammunition,” Trump said.As Ukraine begs for more missiles, Trump says the US is rebuilding it»»»

US President Donald Trump has demanded answers from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over depleted American weapons stockpiles, including air defense missiles, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the exchange. Hegseth did not reportedly dispute the shortages but d»»»

1 of 3 | Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to h»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that European allies of the United States do not have a good military. "It's the Europeans. They have plenty of money. They don't have a good military, because they've relied on us too long. I told them, you can't do that, NATO," Trump said, add»»»

US President Donald Trump launched his military campaign against Iran with the declared aim of securing “unconditional surrender” from Tehran. Months later, the White House finds itself negotiating not over nuclear centrifuges or ballistic missiles, but over a single question: who controls the Stra»»»

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Tuesday that she would not vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general of the Justice Department. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday that she will vote against Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general»»»

Lost in the furious response from EU leaders accusing Spain of gross negligence by allowing the storming of the EU border in Ceuta last Thursday (30 July), a Spanish enclave on the African continent next to Morocco, is the damage that this could do to EU relations with Rabat. Though Spain is facing»»»

“The Patriot shortage is a critical threat, but the problem isn’t just about interceptors,” Bureau of Military-Political Analysis director Alexander Mikhailov told Sputnik, commenting on Zelensky’s admission that Ukraine has run out of interceptors. “Air defense isn’t just about missiles or SAM sys»»»