United States

Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 02:08 UTC
Travel to Argentina up 10% says United Airlines country manager

Interest in Argentina from the United States pushed for an “unusual growth” of 10% in corporate and leisure travel between the two countries, according to United Airlines' Christoff Poppe. It also means more jobs.
Saturday, July 1st 2017 - 13:35 UTC
Trump announces new oil pipeline to Mexico right “under the wall”

US President Donald Trump announced the construction of a pipeline to carry oil to Mexico through the border near Peñitas, Texas, which would run under the infamous wall he has promised to build.
Tuesday, June 27th 2017 - 15:46 UTC
Trump's revised travel ban scores first SCOTUS win

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday partially lifted an injunction on President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban and thus allowed restrictions on citizens from certain predominantly Muslim countries to go into effect.
Saturday, June 17th 2017 - 16:26 UTC
Pence to visit Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Panama in August

US Vice President Mike Pence announced he will be travelling to Central and South America later this year. During a conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami it became known that the Vice President will be touring Colombia -Cartagena and Bogota-, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Panama City on August 13-18.
Friday, June 16th 2017 - 19:40 UTC
Trump says he is restoring some of the restrictions lifted after the Obama administration's detente with Cuba.

US President Donald Trump has reversed parts of his predecessor Barack Obama's diplomatic re-engagement with Cuba, tightening rules on Americans travelling there and restricting US companies dealing with enterprises controlled by the island nation's military.
Thursday, June 15th 2017 - 01:40 UTC
Lousiana Rep. Scalise among those shot at congressional baseball team practice

House Majority Floor Leader of the United States Congress -a position commonly referred to as “Whip”- Steve Scalise (R) was among those wounded Wednesday morning when members of the congressional baseball team where fired at as they were practicing on a field in Alexandria, Virginia. The sole gunman was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, aged 66. He was shot by police and later died of his wounds, President Donald Trump announced.
Friday, June 9th 2017 - 10:43 UTC
Fired ex FBI chief claims Trump spread “lies”, could have obstructed justice and fired him over Russiagate

Former FBI Director James Comey asserted on Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's ties to the Trump campaign, bluntly accusing the White House of spreading “lies, plain and simple.” Comey also revealed that he'd orchestrated the public release of information about his private conversations with the president in an effort to further the investigation.
Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 07:07 UTC
US Navy received its most powerful aircraft carrier ever: US$ 12,9 billion

The United States Navy received the most powerful addition yet to its fleet of aircraft super carriers Thursday, the USS Gerald R. Ford. After 12 years of construction and US$12.9 billion, the new carrier was delivered to the Navy from Newport Shpbuilding.
Tuesday, June 6th 2017 - 07:33 UTC
“Pink slime” trial: beef plant demanding US$ 5.7bn from ABC for “fake news”

A trial has begun in South Dakota over a meat processer's claim that it was defamed by ABC News reporting that dubbed its product “pink slime”. Beef Products Inc (BPI) argues ABC and its journalist ruined its reputation in 2012 reports on “lean finely textured beef”, as the industry calls it.
Sunday, June 4th 2017 - 12:51 UTC
US unemployment down to 4.3% in May, but fewer jobs were added

United States employers added fewer jobs than expected in May, but the unemployment rate dipped further as the economy headed toward full employment. The unemployment rate last month was 4.3%, falling a 10th of a percentage point to its lowest level since 2001, the US Labor Department said on Friday.