Sources: AP
U.S. president Donald Trump signs a proclamation banning entry into the United States for nationals of 12 countries deemed "very high-risk" due to terrorist activity, hostile governments, and high visa overstay rates, while imposing additional restrictions on visitors from several others. Exemptions apply for select categories, including athletes and diplomats. Trump cited the recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, as reason for the ban. 2025-06-4
24-year-old Robert E. Crimo is sentenced to 21 life sentences for killing seven people and injuring 48 others in a mass shooting during the 2022 Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. 2025-04-24
Two people are killed and nine others are injured in two shooting incidents near a parade route in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 2024-11-17
The United States surpasses China in the number of deaths linked to COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 3,416, according to Johns Hopkins University. 2020-03-31
Hundreds of thousands of people participate in the March for Our Lives protest around the world regarding gun violence, mass shootings and school shootings in the United States. 2018-03-24
Three people are dead, including the shooter, one person is wounded after a shooting at an office building in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2013-01-30
The United States ambassador to the United Nations says there was no plot in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi. 2012-09-17
A free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea comes into effect. 2012-03-15
The United States is pleased after Russia suggests Iran could build a nuclear weapon in future, an unusual admission from Moscow. 2010-07-12
A spokesman for U.S. President Barack Obama expresses the administration's support for a second term for the incumbent Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, and says lawmakers would send a bad message by "playing politics in any way" with Bernanke's confirmation. 2010-01-24