Trade restrictions, banking sector vulnerabilities downside risks for U.S. economy: IMF

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing expansion of trade restrictions and insufficient progress in addressing the vulnerabilities highlighted by…[More]

Freight train derails south of U.S. Chicago

CHICAGO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A freight train has derailed in Matteson Village, about 56 kilometers south of Chicago, Thursday morning. No injuries hav…[More]

U.S. economic growth for Q1 revised up slightly to 1.4 pct

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter grew 1.4 percent on an annualized basis, 0.1 percenta…[More]

Comicomment: U.S. turns itself into a global 'drug den'

(ECNS)-- The United States, despite being home to just 5 percent of the world's population, accounts for 80 percent of global opioid use. Data from CD…[More]

1 dead, 3 injured in stabbing, shooting in U.S. Washington state

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 (Xinhua) -- One was killed and three others were injured Wednesday afternoon inside a vehicle on Interstate 5 in Federal Way in…[More]

WikiLeaks founder Assange lands in Australia after U.S. guilty plea

CANBERRA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on Wednesday landed in Australia after pleading guilty to violating the U.S. e…[More]