U.S. Congress passes short-term funding bill to avert gov't shutdown before election

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a short-term funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown. Th…[More]

A "prickly" peace plan

The U.S. State Department has approved a sale of $228 million in arms to Taiwan, including aircraft parts and equipment servicing. These arms sales ar…[More]

U.S. judge rules Infowars' assets to be auctioned off to help pay Sandy Hook families

HOUSTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday in the state of Texas that the assets of Infowars, run by far-right conspirac…[More]

Potential U.S. port strike could cripple global supply chain

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), a North American labor union, recently threatened to go on strike i…[More]

California's AI safety bill sparks heated debate as decision deadline nears

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A bill in the U.S. state of California on artificial intelligence (AI) safety has ignited fierce d…[More]

U.S. sees uptick in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer diagnoses since COVID-19: study

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The United States has seen an uptick in diagnoses of advanced-stage breast cancer and pancreatic cancer since the CO…[More]