United States

• Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  US Treasury US$ 25bn in loans to support seven large airlines

  

  The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it had closed loans to seven large airlines hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and urged Congress to save tens of thousands of airline jobs by extending billions in payroll assistance.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  First Trump/Biden presidential debate Tuesday evening in Cleveland

  

  Cleveland on Tuesday will see US President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden go head to head for the first time on the same stage amid a bitterly acrimonious campaign in a dangerously divided United States.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  California wildfires rage renowned vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties

  

  A wind-driven wildfire raged for a second day through Northern California wine country on Monday, burning homes, forcing thousands of residents to flee, and threatening some of the world-renowned vineyards of Napa and Sonoma counties.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 16:32 UTC

  Latino business owners thrive in the United States

  

  Whilst the United States economy is taking a hit due to the recent situation around the world, there is positive news to be found.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  The New York Times reveals Trump's tax-returns; the president calls them “fake news”

  

  President Donald Trump has relied on heavy losses across his business empire to help nearly erase his federal income tax bill, according to a report on Sunday from the New York Times.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  US Federal Maritime Commissioner report on the staggering losses of the cruise industry and Florida

  

  A report issued by United States Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola says there is an urgent need for the cruise industry to resume sailing from Florida's cruise ports, citing staggering losses to revenue, local employment, and the contributions cruise passengers make to other tourism sectors such as the airline and hospitality industries.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Trump expected to name conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill Supreme Court vacancy

  

  President Donald Trump plans to name conservative federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, two sources said on Friday quoted by Reuters.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Thousands of US companies sue the Trump administration over tariffs on trade with China

  

  About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Co, Target Corp, Walgreen Co, and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than US$300 billion in Chinese-made goods.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Trump backtracks and Republicans promise a peaceful transfer of power, whoever wins on 3rd November

  

  Donald Trump will accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the White House said on Thursday, a day after the Republican president drew criticism for refusing to commit to accepting those results.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Niece of Trump sues the president's family accusing them of defrauding tens of millions of dollars inheritance

  

  Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump and author of a recent memoir that painted an unflattering portrait of him, sued the U.S. president on Thursday, accusing him and other family members of defrauding her out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars.