A 2009 military base massacre, 13 deaths and a live-streamed execution: The Nidal Hasan case explainedNidal Malik Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, faces execution by firing squad scheduled for December 3, 2026. The execution ...
09 Oct, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Who is Jamaal Howard? Texas carries out the first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection; here’s what we knowJamaal Howard faced execution on October 7, 2026, following the dismissal of his appeals by the US Supreme Court. Convicted for the 2000 mu...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is noRepublicans enter the final month before the midterms with a major cash advantage but growing concern that late spending may not offset vot...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
US midterm elections: Trump stumps for candidates in deep red Alabama and says he'll be back again next weekPresident Donald Trump held a rally in Alabama where he urged support for local Republican candidates. The rally highlighted both Trump's l...
03 Oct, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Cornell University gang-rape: Student alleges 7 frat members raped her; only 2 were expelled, others wrote essays as new Snapchat chat emergesA former Cornell University student has alleged that seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity sexually assaulted her after she was allegedly...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
81-year-old billionaire John Poindexter with no wife or children plans to spend his entire net worth reviving a Texas ghost town with just 25 residentsJohn Poindexter, an 81-year-old Texas billionaire with no wife or children, plans to use his fortune to restore Shafter, a former silver-mi...
29 Sep, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
College sports gets its Congress moment: Inside the Senate-passed Protect College Sports ActThe Protect College Sports Act was passed by the US Senate, setting federal rules for college athletics. This legislation governs how athle...
29 Sep, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use voter database before 2026 midterms. Why accuracy, privacy and false matches are under scrutinyThe U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security to use the SAVE database for voter eligibility checks. This ruling f...
25 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Trump administration gets Supreme Court green light on expanded voter database - here’s what changesThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap into an expanded federal database for checking voter citizenship....
25 Sep, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
OpenAI says SEC disclosures undermine xAI's antitrust lawsuitChatGPT maker OpenAI asked a Texas federal judge to throw out an antitrust lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's AI startup xAI before trial, argu...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of CongressEarly in-person voting for the US midterms begins Friday in Virginia, opening the final stretch before the November 3 elections that will d...
18 Sep, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
British Columbia journalist wins $275,000 defamation lawsuit after 77-day protest outside his Surrey home, he was harassed by ‘cult-like’ China protest groupB.C. Supreme Court awarded Bing Chen Gao $275,000 in damages for the defamatory statements Yun Fei Zhu published about him. The court's dec...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Trump’s $5,000 dividend: Who could receive the payment, how much the plan could cost, where the money may come from and what happens nextUS President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in th...
10 Sep, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Trump claims Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm electionsPresident Trump stated the Iran war will end immediately after the upcoming US midterm elections. He accused Tehran of seeking nuclear weap...
10 Sep, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
Missouri's congressional map back before US Supreme Court, sowing still more confusionMissouri's congressional redistricting dispute has reached the US Supreme Court. Conflicting court rulings have confused voters about upcom...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
A more perfect union? Congress has been the place where America tries to resolve its problemsCongress's influence on America is profound, having enacted pivotal laws like the Bill of Rights. The Reconstruction Acts and Civil Rights ...
09 Sep, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
In blow to Trump, Missouri top court blocks Republican-drawn congressional mapThe Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Republican-backed congressional map from taking effect in November’s midterm elections, po...
04 Sep, 2026, 09.14 AM IST