Ireland expected to contribute €65m to global fund to tackle deadly diseases Biden to press Truss to reach deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocolWed Sept 21 2022 - 06:23
Covid-19 pandemic is over, says BidenUS president said US forces would support Taiwan if it faced ‘an unprecedented attack’ by ChinaMon Sept 19 2022 - 16:33
Joe Biden relaunches the ‘war on cancer’ — and this time it’s personal President wants to cut cancer deaths by at least 50 per cent - but Republicans claim measures to lower prescription costs could jeopardise plansSat Sept 17 2022 - 05:00
US letter: High in the Rockies, locals are priced out by second-home buyersFrom Irish to Mexicans, Leadville in the Rocky Mountains has history of people arriving from outsideFri Sept 16 2022 - 19:24
Lost Irish of Leadville: How the Colorado silver rush drew thousands of emigrants high up the Rocky MountainsThousands of migrants from Ireland toiled as precious metal miners in the Rocky Mountains in the years after the FamineFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:02
Trump hints at civil unrest if he is indicted over classified documentsRepublicans have been transporting migrants out of Texas to cities with Democratic mayorsThu Sept 15 2022 - 21:00
Biden brokers tentative deal to avoid US rail strikeIndustrial action could have cost the economy up to $2 billion a dayThu Sept 15 2022 - 15:29
US faces potential rail strike which could cost economy up to $2bn a dayDispute centres on work schedules for train employees, which unions argue are excessively arduousWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:30
US abortion bill galvanises Democrats and splits Republicans Republicans slow to back senator Lindsey Graham’s proposal for a federal ban on most abortions after 15 weeksWed Sept 14 2022 - 16:46
US Republican senator proposes ban on abortion after 15 weeksWhite House and Democrat politicians criticise proposed federal billTue Sept 13 2022 - 19:52
Department of justice serves raft of subpoenas in US Capitol attack investigation Mobile phones belonging to two senior advisers to Donald Trump are also seizedTue Sept 13 2022 - 06:23
How did some of the Chieftains’ instruments end up on the International Space Station? Let an astronaut explainIrish-American astronaut Cady Coleman also featured on Irish stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landingsTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:10
Biden seeks ‘to end cancer as we know it’US president announces ‘supercharged moonshot programme’ to rally American ingenuity to find cure for cancerMon Sept 12 2022 - 22:47
America Letter: Wind may be turning in favour of trade unions once againAmerica LetterFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:01
Mar-a-Lago files: Are some Americans more equal than others in the eyes of the law?Legal sparring continues over classified documents found at Donald Trump’s Florida homeFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:09
Prospect of Sinn Féin leading government North and South now very real, says McDonaldParty leader tells US audience there will be a referendum on Irish unity within a decade and that people are ready for a united nationThu Sept 08 2022 - 06:25
US blames Iran for cyber attack on AlbaniaAlbania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran as US says it will take further actionWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:43
Work visa proposal for Irish put forward in US House of Representatives Bid to allow Irish people access E3 visa programme already tabled in the US senateWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:02
Independent assessor appointed to view Trump material Ruling could delay investigation into how classified documents were found at former president’s homeMon Sept 05 2022 - 20:34
Artemis launch: Second attempt called off by Nasa after fuel leakUS space agency will have another opportunity for moon rocket launch early next weekSat Sept 03 2022 - 17:04
Empty folders marked classified included in material seized at Trump’s homeInventory of documents taken by FBI in raid last month unsealed by judgeFri Sept 02 2022 - 18:21
US shoots for the moon in new space race, only this time the opposition is differentAmerica Letter: United States and China eye resources on the lunar southern polar regionFri Sept 02 2022 - 15:27
The Mar-a-Lago files: photograph puts Trump in the frameFBI image of classified material at the former president’s home aims to show seriousness of the caseFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:30
Trump and Maga supporters a threat to US democracy, Biden warnsPresident says Republican Party dominated, driven and intimidated by TrumpFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:47
Sarah Palin loses comeback bid as Democrat wins in AlaskaTrump argues discovery of classified documents among presidential records should not have been cause for alarmThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:46
US justice department finds efforts to obstruct Trump investigationFBI agents searched former president’s home in Florida for classified documentsWed Aug 31 2022 - 06:28
Biden says he is determined to ban assault weapons in US President hits out at Republicans over attacks on the FBI in wake of search of Trump’s homeWed Aug 31 2022 - 06:19
Nasa rocket launch destined for moon postponed due to engine problemThe space agency had a window of two hours from the original launch time to get the rocket off the ground, but eventually it ran out of timeMon Aug 29 2022 - 10:57
US prepares for return to the moon after 50 years New Artemis programme to launch on Monday could pave the way for astronauts to travel to Mars in the late 2030sSun Aug 28 2022 - 17:32
Reaction to abortion ruling appears to offer hope to Democrats for November electionsAmerica Letter: Narrative of inevitable Republican victory in midterms is beginning to changeFri Aug 26 2022 - 20:00
Biden administration announces student debt-relief packageMove criticised by opponents as being inflationary and giving a break to wealthy studentsWed Aug 24 2022 - 19:45
Trump has been condemned by January 6th committee - but consequences remain unclearLike any TV production with good ratings, this show will now get a second seasonSat Jul 23 2022 - 05:00
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of US CongressRight-wing figure defied subpoena from committee investigating January 6th attackFri Jul 22 2022 - 21:12
Uvalde shooting puts focus on proliferation of police forces in USAmerica Letter: With 15,000 law enforcement bodies, the question of who is in charge can be complexFri Jul 22 2022 - 20:00
Trump watched television and did not contact authorities as supporters attacked US Capitol, committee hearsVice-president’s security staff feared for their lives and contacted families to say goodbye as protesters closed in on January 6th last yearFri Jul 22 2022 - 06:12
Steve Bannon’s legal team call no witnesses in contempt trialClosing arguments in case involving former Trump strategist due on FridayThu Jul 21 2022 - 21:10
Joe Biden ‘doing well’ after testing positive for Covid-19US president will continue to work while isolating, says White House press secretaryThu Jul 21 2022 - 20:16
Sinn Féin urges Biden administration to appoint special envoy to NorthMichelle O’Neill says it has been a good year for party fundraising in the United StatesThu Jul 21 2022 - 06:33
Biden stops short of declaring national climate emergency as he promises actionDemocrats’ climate proposals are being blocked in US Congress due to opposition from centrist senatorWed Jul 20 2022 - 20:55
US judge says he will not allow Steve Bannon trial be turned into ‘political circus’Witness says former White House strategist missed deadlines to provide documents to committee investigating January 6th attack on US CapitolWed Jul 20 2022 - 19:19
Steve Bannon ‘decided he was above the law’ and refused to co-operate with January 6th committee, say prosecutorsFormer White House strategist under Donald Trump denies charges against him as trial commences in WashingtonTue Jul 19 2022 - 23:13
Anthony Fauci says he will likely retire before the end of Biden’s termChief medical adviser to US president has led country’s response to many public health crises since 1980sMon Jul 18 2022 - 19:40
Criminal trial of Steve Bannon gets under way in Washington Former Trump strategist faces charges of contempt of US Congress for failing to co-operate with investigation into January 6th attackMon Jul 18 2022 - 19:40
Ancient Order of Hibernians votes to continue as male-only organisationMembers vote against proposal to change US Irish Catholic organisation’s constitution to admit womenMon Jul 18 2022 - 00:15
Plausible some victims of Uvalde shooting could have survived if police had acted sooner, report saysSchool shootingSun Jul 17 2022 - 22:39
Government working on scheme to allow Americans retire in Ireland Varadkar to tell Ancient Order of Hibernians measures would help make case for US immigration reform to benefit Irish peopleSat Jul 16 2022 - 06:00
‘We have to go to the ends of the earth to protect this tree’: Ancient California trees at risk of US wildfires Blazes are getting more intense and dangerous for giant sequoias in Yosemite National ParkFri Jul 15 2022 - 19:00
Battle begins in US over right to travel for abortion as some states put extreme laws in placeBiden cites case of 10-year-old rape victim who had to travel outside Ohio to access terminationThu Jul 14 2022 - 17:49
Parents of children killed in Uvalde furious over video leakFootage shows police waiting outside classroom for more than an hour while gunman insideWed Jul 13 2022 - 18:28
Alan Stanford asked to step aside from post at Pittsburgh theatreActor, writer and director reportedly removed from position as artistic and executive director after board meetingWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:15
