President Joe Biden has said raising the US borrowing limit averted “economic collapse”, in his first Oval Office address to the nation on Friday. He signed the bill into law on Saturday after it cruised through Congress with bipartisan support. The Democratic president voiced...
The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up as two long-tipped contenders enter the fray. Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has officially joined the increasingly crowded field. Ex-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is poised to follow. It places a big...
US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to run the 100m in under 10 seconds, has died at the age of 76. He broke the record in 1968 when he recorded a hand-timed 9.9 seconds at the US Championships. Hines then broke his own record shortly after while winning gold at the 1968 Olympics, where...
An Oklahoma school board has approved what will be the first publicly funded religious charter school in the US. The Oklahoma State Virtual Charter School Board approved the Catholic charter school by 3-2 in a vote on Monday. The charter school would be run by the Catholic Archdiocese of...
Microsoft will pay $20m (£16m) to US federal regulators after it was found to have illegally collected data on children who had started Xbox accounts. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child...
