US reports first case of Omicron

The United States on Wednesday (local time) reported its first case of the 'Omicron' variant of the COVID-19. Photograph: ANI Photo The case has been detected in the US state of California, Top......

'Lost Paradise': California's worst fire finally contained

The deadly northern California wildfire that destroyed the mountain town of Paradise has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks. The catastrophic Camp Fire in northern......

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,50,000

The United States has recorded over 1,50,000 Covid-19 deaths, another grim milestone that comes amid warning from a top Indian-American physician that the country has failed to arrest the spread of......

California shooting: Woman attacker pledged allegiance to the Islamic State

The wife of the Pakistani-American man who together carried out the deadly California shooting, pledged allegiance to Islamic State (Daesh) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Facebook and had......

Founder, desi ex-president charged with 'massive fraud' in US

According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes raised money by deceiving investors about the company's technology, business and......

Unwholesome regulations on food

For several years now, a beef producer in the US has been trying its best to test its cattle for mad cow disease. The brain-wasting disease is rare, but deadly, since it can kill people who eat......

Apple readies HealthKit rollout

Apple Inc has been discussing how its "HealthKit" service will work with health providers at Mount Sinai, the Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins as well as with Allscripts, a competitor to......

Siddiqui is Obama's chief agricultural negotiator

Islam A 'Isi' Siddiqui has been nominated by US President Barack Obama to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the US Trade Representative Siddiqui, in his new role, will now......

Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of coronavirus

IMAGE: Courtmaster Jeffrey Brooker cleans the center court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday in Indian Wells, California. The BNP Paribas Open was cancelled by the Riverside County......