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Houston (AFP) - Six wildfires were raging in the southwestern US state of Texas, including two burning completely uncontained, authorities said Wednesday, as multiple areas issued evacuation orders. The Smokehouse...

Houston (AFP) - A nuclear weapons plant in the US state of Texas said it would be open as usual on Wednesday after raging wildfires caused it to pause operations...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Apple has abandoned its ambitions to produce an electric car, US media reported Tuesday, ending a struggling decade-long project. The iPhone maker had dedicated...

Washington (AFP) - Operatives from Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are working inside Yemen to support Huthi insurgents' attacks on international shipping, a US official said Tuesday. Tim Lenderking,...

New York (AFP) - A US federal jury on Tuesday convicted two men of murdering the famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay, a case that had gone unsolved for more...

New York (AFP) - A New York medical school will scrap tuition fees after receiving a "transformational gift" worth $1 billion from a wealthy benefactor, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's...

Sydney (AFP) - Australian police are investigating claims Taylor Swift's father -- nicknamed "Papa Swift" by her adoring fans -- punched a photographer while disembarking a superyacht in the early...

New York (AFP) - Boeing employees are confused and distrustful of changes to safety reporting systems implemented by the aerospace giant after fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019, according...

New York (AFP) - The iconic but struggling US department store Macy's announced plans on Tuesday to close almost a third of its eponymous locations by 2026 while building up...

Washington (AFP) - An active member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday, officials said, as media reported he was...