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Former US first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92

Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. Mrs. Bush brought a grandmotherly style to buttoned-down Washington, often appearing in her trademark fake pearl chokers and displaying no vanity about her ...

Americas | 2018-04-18 09:45

5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Southern California coast

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Thursday under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast, but there were no reports of damage except to a chimney on one of the Channel Islands.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 12:29 p.m. in the Channel Islands region, about 38 miles (61 kilometers) southwest of the mainland city of Ve...

Americas | 2018-04-06 10:09

Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California, then kills herself

A woman opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters near San Francisco on Tuesday, wounding three people before taking her own life as employees of the Silicon Valley technology company fled into the surrounding streets, authorities said. Police did not release any further information on the suspect or her motives for the shooting rampage at YouTube, a video sharing service owned b...

Americas | 2018-04-04 09:22

US to seek social media details from all visa applicants

The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration's enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors. In documents to be published in Friday's Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the proposed new re...

Americas | 2018-04-01 11:03

Trump taps hardliner John Bolton as national security adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will be replacing his chief national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton.

Americas | 2018-03-23 10:30

North Korean defectors skeptical of 'new detente' steps

Trump signs US-Taiwan travel bill, angering China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a wayward province. The bill, which is non-binding, would have gone into effect on Saturday morning, even if Trump had not signed it, said the White Hou...

Americas | 2018-03-17 13:55

Korean man dies in Hawaii after unprovoked attack

A Korean man has died after a mysterious street attack in Waikiki, Hawaii, local media reported. Kim Pil-sung, 29, lost consciousness after allegedly being punched and kicked by Cesarin Perez, 34, outside a bar early on Feb. 20. Kim was taken to a hospital but died on March 1.

Americas | 2018-03-15 14:30

Trump signs 25% tariff on steel imports

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a 25 percent tariff on steel imports that is certain to add pressure on South Korean exports. Trump signed two proclamations -- one for steel and another for a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports -- to address what the administration has called a threat to national security.

Americas | 2018-03-09 10:19

Powerful 7.2-magnitude quake strikes Mexico

The epicenter was about 90 miles (145 km) from Pacific coast surfer resort Puerto Escondido in the southern state of Oaxaca and had a depth of 15.3 miles (24.6 km), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Both the south of Mexico and the capital are still reeling from earthquakes that caused widespread damage in September and the powerful, sustained shaking on Friday caused ...

Americas | 2018-02-17 12:02

US issues safeguard against imported washers, solar cells

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the measures were approved by President Donald Trump. "The (U.S.) ITC (International Trade Commission) found that U.S. producers had been seriously injured by imports and made several recommendations to the President," he said in a written statement. "The President's action makes clear again that the Trump Administration w...

Americas | 2018-01-23 10:11

Korea to file WTO complaint over US tariffs move on washers

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