The White House has condemned "blatantly antisemitic" statements during ongoing student protests against the war in Gaza.
As protests at Columbia University entered a fifth day, deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said students had the right to (...)
Dozens of protesters have been arrested at Yale University as demonstrations against the war in Gaza rock US campuses.
Protesters occupying a square ignored multiple requests to leave, the Ivy League institution told the BBC.
Meanwhile, Columbia (...)
A truck carrying 102,000 live salmon in the US state of Oregon crashed last week on a creek bed, inadvertently releasing thousands of the juvenile fish into the water.
The young Chinook, also known as King, salmon were being taken from the (...)
Technology giant Amazon has announced job cuts affecting hundreds of staff at its cloud computing business.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been growing and now represents 14% of Amazon's total revenue, according to its latest financial report.
The (...)
Idaho police have captured two white supremacist gang members who have been linked to two homicides since a prison break on Wednesday.
Fugitive inmate Skylar Meade, 31, and alleged accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were caught in the city of Twin (...)
All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide.
The (...)
The Federal Aviation Administration has flagged more safety issues for two troubled families of Boeing planes, the latest in a series of issues at the embattled aircraft maker.
The issues involve engine anti-ice systems on the 737 Max and larger 787 (...)
RIYADH — A high-level delegation from the civil aviation sector of Saudi Arabia, headed by General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) President Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, will embark on a global tour that will take it to Singapore, China, and the United (...)
Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos has sold more of his shares in Amazon, bringing the total value of sales in recent days to more than $4bn (£3.2bn).
The technology giant, which Bezos founded in 1994, said he has sold 24 million Amazon shares this (...)
Police in Washington state say an old rusted rocket found in a local man's garage is an inert nuclear missile.
On Wednesday, a military museum in Ohio called police in the city of Bellevue to report an offer of a rather unusual donation.
The police (...)
A man has been arrested and charged with harassment and stalking near Taylor Swift's New York home.
David Crowe, 33, from Seattle, was arrested on Monday after complaints about an "emotionally disturbed male acting erratically".
He was charged with (...)
Nearly 90 weather-related deaths have been recorded across the US after the country was pummeled by ferocious winter storms for the past week.
The deaths include at least 25 in Tennessee and 16 in Oregon, which remains under a state of emergency (...)
An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said.
Flight ANA 118 departed Tokyo's Haneda (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi-US Business Council will host executive roundtables in order to explore market opportunities in the Kingdom.
The executive roundtables will take place in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, from Nov. 14-17.
These exclusive (...)
An investigation is under way over a bodycam footage that appears to show a Seattle police officer laughing about a woman fatally struck by a patrol car.
Officer Daniel Auderer was responding to an incident where Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was killed (...)
California's legislature has become the first in the US to approve a bill banning caste discrimination.
Legislators said the measure would protect people of South Asian descent who allege unfair treatment.
The governor must now decide whether to (...)
A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and how well our immunity will defend against it.
The new variant, called BA.2.86 and nicknamed Pirola (...)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and PATH, a nonprofit global health organization based in Seattle, US, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to establish collaboration and innovation partnerships to (...)
The US will not delay a deadline for airlines to refit planes with new sensors to address possible 5G interference, despite concerns the cut-off date could cause travel disruption.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that (...)
A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested after opening one of the plane's doors and sliding down an emergency exit slide as the plane prepared for takeoff from Los Angeles to Seattle Saturday, officials said.
The incident on Delta Flight 1714 took (...)
We might soon be traveling on aircraft that cruise through the skies on hydrogen instead of fossil fuels.
That's the hope of Los Angeles-based startup Universal Hydrogen which has turned a turboprop-powered regional airliner into a hydrogen (...)
Norway's Bergen is gearing up to open the world's longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel.
On April 15, 2023, the 2.9km tunnel will open to the public with running and cycling events. It takes around 10 minutes to cycle through and 30 to (...)
An assault rifle and 163 rounds of ammunition taken from a man about to board a plane in New Orleans on Valentine's Day is an example of a trend identified by US officials.
In some parts of the country, more passengers are attempting to bring their (...)
Asian champions Al Hilal netted a late equalizer to take their Club World Cup clash against Wydad Casablanca to extra time as the match finished 1-1 before triumphing in a penalty shootout on Saturday.
The Saudi Arabian side won the shootout 5-3 to (...)
A gunman killed seven people before being arrested in California on Monday, just two days after a shooting claimed 11 lives at a popular dance hall.
The latest attacks occurred at two separate locations in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay, about 30 (...)