House Explodes in US, Killing Firefighter, Injuring 11
contact@hellonews.website sterling, virginia — One firefighter was killed, and nine others were injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb Friday leveled a home where they were investigating a gas…
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Trump, Company Fined $364.9 Million, Banned From Doing Business in New York
A ruling was delivered Friday in the New York civil fraud trial involving Donald Trump. The decision marks a major setback for the former president, whose legal battles have continued…
China Rekindles Sister City Ties as Relations Remain Strained
Austin, Texas — As Washington and Beijing move cautiously to mend frayed relations, China is working to boost people-to-people ties, which saw a dramatic decline during the COVID pandemic. Since…
Hot Seawater Kills Most of Cultivated Coral in Florida Keys
Record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years in an effort to prop up a threatened species…
US VP Kamala Harris Attends Munich Security Conference
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is attending the Munich Security Conference, where she is reassuring U.S. allies the United States can still be depended on. “It is in the fundamental…
Two Juveniles Charged in Deadly Super Bowl Celebration Shooting
A court in the U.S. state of Missouri announced Friday that two juveniles have been charged in connection with the mass shooting that left a woman dead and 22 others…
Presidents Day Commemorates Achievements, Contributions of US Presidents
Presidents Day is a U.S. holiday observed on the third Monday of February to commemorate the birthdays of U.S. Presidents George Washington (February 22) and Abraham Lincoln (February 12). This…
Israel Planning Offensive on Gaza’s Rafah Despite International Outcry
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that Israel was “thoroughly planning” a military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international concerns about the safety of…
Biden Praises 'Herculean Efforts' to Rebuild Site of Ohio Train Derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying…
US Cyberattack Hit 2 Iranian Military Ships in Red Sea
pentagon — The United States carried out a cyberattack earlier this month against two Iranian military ships as part of its multipronged response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers…
US Reinstates Sanctions on Yemen's Houthi Rebels, Effective Friday
state department — The United States has reinstated sanctions on Yemen’s Houthi rebels effective Friday, following their continued attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, endangering maritime security.…
Trump Must Pay $354.9 Million, Barred From NY Business for 3 Years
new york — Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former…
US Suggests Russia Can Be Talked Out of Launching New Anti-Satellite System
washington — Russian plans to launch a new, space-based anti-satellite weapon system that could potentially wreak havoc on Earth are not set in stone, according to U.S. President Joe Biden,…
Biden: Make No Mistake, Putin Is Responsible for Navalny's Death
U.S. President Joe Biden reacted to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny Friday, directly blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin and using the death to scold the U.S. House…
West Virginia Senator Manchin Won't Seek US Presidency in 2024
WASHINGTON — West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Friday that he is not running for president, according to his spokesperson Jon Kott. For months Manchin, a centrist Democrat, had been…