Sources: AP via Salon
American car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals. 2024-04-19
Eight people are killed in a car crash on a highway in Zavala County, Texas, United States. 2023-11-8
An ongoing tornado outbreak across the United States kills three people, injures dozens of others, and leaves hundreds of people homeless. 2022-12-14
The United States imposes retaliatory measures against Russia in response to the 2020 United States federal government data breach, its interference in the 2020 United States elections, and the occupation of and human rights abuses in Crimea. The U.S. bans trade in bonds newly issued by Russia's Central Bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry of Finance, formally names the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service as responsible for the data breach, blacklists 32 Russian entities and individuals, and expels ten Russian diplomats. Russia denies these allegations. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the U.S. ambassador to inform him that "a series of retaliatory measures will follow soon". A spokesperson for the ministry also says that a potential summit between both countries' leaders may not take place. 2021-04-15
Winter Storm Kade brings heavy snowfall to much of the United States, with 14 inches of snow recorded as far south as Texas. Dozens of car accidents are reported in Oklahoma City as a result of difficult driving conditions due to the storm. 2020-02-5
Reports surface about the publication on January 29 by the United States of a list of Russian politicians and oligarchs that the U.S. government was required by CAATSA to draw up. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the list, on which he is not included, is an "unfriendly act" that complicates ties between the two countries. 2018-01-30
During a session of the United Nations Security Council, the United States repeat its "unapologetic" support for the ongoing Iranian protests. Russia denounces the "veiled [U.S.] attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine" the JCPOA. France calls to "be wary of any attempt to exploit this crisis for personal ends". 2018-01-5
North Korea confirms that it has detained a United States citizen Jun Young Su and is preparing to charge him with "committing a crime" against the country. 2011-04-14
The Government of Australia sends a QANTAS jet to evacuate Australians trapped in Egypt while the United States Government charters jets to evacuate its citizens. 2011-01-31
Ly Tong allegedly attacks Dam Vinh Hung with pepper spray during a concert in California, United States, accusing him of being a proponent of Communism. 2010-07-20