Trump opposes bipartisan funding bill as gov't shutdown deadline looms

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday opposed a bipartisan funding bill, as lawmakers are struggling to pass …[More]

U.S. Senate passes annual defense policy bill, sending it to Biden for signing

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to pass the 895-billion-U.S.-dollar defense policy bill for fiscal year 2025, which, h…[More]

U.S. California declares state of emergency over bird flu

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak of Avian infl…[More]

U.S. San Diego politicians want to block Trump deportations, but sheriff refuses

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A new immigration policy adopted by the U.S. San Diego County Board of Supervisors was supposed to stop jails from worki…[More]

NYPD car chases become more frequent, dangerous

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- For the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, the crash rate for New York Police Department (NYPD) vehicles hit th…[More]

U.S. confirms first human bird flu severe case

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States has confirmed a severe human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus (H5N1 bird flu) infection. A pa…[More]