Iran's intelligence ministry claimed that 17 Iranians who were recruited by the CIA to spy on the Islamic nation's nuclear and military sites have been arrested, and some of them sentenced to death. The head of counterintelligence at the Ministry of Intelligence, who did not disclose his ide…
Volvo Cars issued a recall for 507,000 vehicles worldwide, citing a risk of fire due to a faulty engine component. The Swedish automaker reportedly said it has received reports of a small number of cars catching fire, but no one has been injured. The recall could affect certain vehicles prod…
Auction house Sotheby's said on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, it has auctioned the three original videotape recordings depicting the event for $1.82 million in New York. The price is more than 8,000 times the price paid for the tapes by then-NASA intern Gary George at …
In a landmark measure, the House of Representatives passed a bill raising the federal minimum hourly wage for U.S. workers to $15. The bill, co-sponsored by more than 190 Democrats, passed by a 231-199 vote in the Democratic-controlled House. However, the bill's passage in the Republicans-co…
Prominent attorney Eugene Scalia is President Donald Trump's choice as the new U.S. Labor Secretary. Trump announced his intention to nominate the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to the post via Twitter on Thursday. "Gene has led a life of great success in the legal and …
A month after Iranian forces shot down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone, President Donald Trump said Thursday the U.S. Navy has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the …
One of the aftershocks from the July 5 earthquake in Southern California has rattled the northern areas of the state Tuesday afternoon. No damages or casualties have been reported. A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the East Bay Area followed by magnitude 3.5 aftershock in a space of…
Retail sales in the U.S. climbed much more than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose by 0.4 percent in June, matching the downwardly revised increase in May. Economists had expected…
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a nearly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. over the social media giant's 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to several reports. The settlement needs to be approved by the Justice Department and a final announcement could come next wee…
Power has been restored in New York after a five-hour-long black out Saturday night. More than 72,000 homes and businesses were left in darkness as power supply was interrupted by about 6:47 p.m., according to Consolidated Edison Inc., the city's main power provider. Power was restored short…
Check the hot dog and hamburger buns you have purchased from Wal-Mart or Target. Flowers Foods Inc. have recalled hamburger and hot dog buns and other bakery products due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic. The company said the product may cause a choking hazard. The l…
An Air Canada flight carrying 284 passengers to Sydney encountered severe turbulence mid air, and was forced to make an emergency landing. At least 37 people were injured in the incident. Air Canada's Boeing 777-200, which took off from the Canadian city of Vancouver Thursday, was flying ove…
President Donald Trump said his government is not backing down on its effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population, but will not do it through Census 2020. Instead, he outlined new steps to ensure that citizenship is counted, through an executive order for gover…
Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Thursday before eventually ending the day mixed. Despite the choppy trading, the Dow and the S&P 500 reached new record closing highs, with the Dow closing above 27,000 for the first time ever. While the Dow jumped 227.88 points…
Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, making it the 26th state in the U.S. to legalize or decriminalize the drug. The bill was approved by Hawaii's Democrat-controlled state legislature and sent to Governor David Ige in early May to be signed into law…
Ross Perot, the U.S. billionaire who ran two independent presidential campaigns in the 1990s, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. "Ross Perot, the ground-breaking businessman and loving husband, brother, father and grandfather, passed away early Tuesday at his home in Dallas, surrounded by his…
The widely popular Social Media app, Instagram has rolled out two, brand-new features in order to curb Cyber Bullying through the platform. "Our mission is to connect you with the people and things you love, which only works if people feel comfortable expressing themselves on Instagram," wro…
A billionaire financier with ties to President Donald Trump was arrested Saturday and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the charges against former Bear Stearns trader Je…
President Donald Trump has invited members of the media to visit Border Patrol facilities in Texas that have come under criticism for crowded and dangerous conditions. Migrant advocacy groups say that people are being detained for too long in untidy rooms. Responding to a question by reporte…
Starbucks Corp. apologized to the Tempe Police Department in Arizona after six officers were asked to leave a Tempe coffee shop on Independence Day. The Tempe Officers Association said in a statement that six of its officers stopped by a Starbucks coffee shop in Tempe for coffee on July Four…
Philadelphia, PA -Federal authorities have seized approximately 16.5 TONS of cocaine from a large ship at the Packer Marine Terminal in Philadelphia.
