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WASHINGTON: Newly compiled U.S. State Department data show the country issued about 250,000 fewer immigrant and nonimmigrant visas from January through August 2025 than in the same period a year earlier. That amounted to an 11% decline in permanent and temporary visas excluding

NEW YORK: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, accusing the artificial intelligence company of using nearly 100,000 online encyclopedia and dictionary entries without permission to train ChatGPT. The complaint, filed on March 13 in the Southern District of

HAWAII: A powerful burst of lava fountaining from Kilauea forced officials to close Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s summit area and a stretch of Highway 11 on Hawaii Island after volcanic debris and ash began falling across visitor overlooks, roadways and nearby communities. Park

HONOLULU: Hawaii authorities moved into storm preparations on Monday after Governor Josh Green declared a state of emergency and the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for parts of the island chain ahead of a powerful Kona storm expected to bring

NEW YORK: A coalition of 24 U.S. states filed a lawsuit on March 5 seeking to block President Donald Trump’s latest round of global import tariffs, arguing the administration lacks legal authority to impose the duties. The case was filed in the U.S.

NEW YORK: A powerful winter storm dumped heavy snow and blasted the U.S. Northeast with high winds, closing schools, restricting travel and snarling transportation from major highways to busy airports. Officials in multiple cities and states declared emergencies and urged residents to stay

TRUCKEE: Recovery crews have recovered the bodies of all nine backcountry skiers killed in a powerful avalanche near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe region, ending a four-day search complicated by severe winter weather and unstable snow conditions. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office

VIRGINIA: Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning American actor whose performances ranged from the steady consigliere Tom Hagen in The Godfather films to the broken singer at the center of Tender Mercies, has died. He was 95. Duvall died peacefully at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to overcome divisions and step up support for people in need as Ramadan approaches, urging action to protect human rights and dignity amid conflicts and humanitarian crises.

DETROIT: President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a major new U.S.-Canada crossing between Detroit and Windsor, unless Canada agrees to terms he outlined on social media. Trump said the bridge should not open