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Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS

BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN:Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut soared into orbit in a Soyuz spacecraft Wednesday at the start of a two-day journey to...

Obama says young Americans ‘completely reject’ Trump on immigrants

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama believes that young Americans "completely reject" Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump's tough line on immigration and that most Americans share their stance.

Cannabis study says more Americans getting high

PARIS: The number of adult cannabis users in the United States increased by ten million from 2002 to 2014, said a study Thursday that called for better education on the potential pitfalls.

US warns of ‘imminent threat’ against Americans in Jeddah

WASHINGTON: The US government issued an urgent warning Thursday that it has information about a possible attack against its citizens in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.

Shock and fear: Afghan Americans in NY post-Orlando

NEW YORK: When Fatima Rahmati found out the Orlando killer was Afghan American she was shocked and scared -- fearful that her community could suffer reprisals in an increasingly toxic political climate.

College dorms a new front in U.S. battle over transgender rights

WASHINGTON: As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that match their gender identities, universities are scrambling to ensure that dorms meet federal standards.

U.S. e-cigarette use stalls as health concerns grow: poll

WASHINGTON: Use of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices has stalled in the United States as more Americans question their safety, according to a new online Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Saudi Arabia police arrest nine American ‘terror’ suspects: report

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past days, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported on Sunday.

Will Americans buy cars made in China?

CHICAGO: General Motors will be placing a big bet the American public is willing to drive a car built in China when it unveils the Buick Envision on Sunday night.

Minimum wage hikes for Americans in 14 states

CHICAGO: As the United States marks more than six years without an increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward with their own increases, with most set to start taking effect on Friday.

US Muslims welcome first NY Eid school holiday

NEW YORK: New York marks a milestone in the fight for equality Thursday when 1.1 million children in America's largest school district will take the day off to mark Eid al-Adha.

Kerry: 'very, very hopeful' Iran will release detained Americans

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he raised the topic of detained Americans at every meeting he held with Iranians during the final weeks of nuclear negotiations and said he is hopeful Tehran would release them.

‘Several’ Americans held in Yemen: State Department

WASHINGTON: Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shiite rebels.

In privacy, Americans lack trust in government: poll

WASHINGTON: Americans are worried about the privacy of their online information, and have little confidence the government will keep that data secure, a poll showed Wednesday.

U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned

WASHINGTON: About 180 Americans have traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants and around 40 of them have returned to the United States, the U.S. National Intelligence director, James Clapper, said on Monday.

Two men sentenced to 25 years in plot to attack Americans in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Two men convicted of seeking to join al Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on Americans in Afghanistan were sentenced on Monday to 25 years in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Majority of Americans say torture justified: poll

WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans believe that torture of suspected terrorists is justified, a new poll reported Tuesday, just days after a scathing report into the CIA's brutal treatment of detainees in the wake of the September, 11, 2001 attacks.

Half of US citizens believe 'CIA Torture' was justified

WASHINGTON: About half of Americans believe that the CIA was justified in its harsh interrogation methods of "war on terror" detainees, a poll found Monday, days after a damning US report revealed harrowing details of torture.

Americans suspected of trying to ship baby body parts flee Thailand: police

BANGKOK:: Thai police said on Monday two Americans suspected of trying to send infant and adult body parts in parcels to the United States had fled the country.

Two Americans freed by North Korea return to U.S. soil

WASHINGTON: Two Americans freed from secretive North Korea stepped off a plane into the welcoming arms of family on Saturday after the surprise involvement of the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official who traveled to Pyongyang to bring them home.
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