Maine’s Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows, has disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. The ruling is based on Section Three of the 14th Amendment, known as the insurrection clause, and is a response to Donald Trump’s alleged role in the January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The United States has conducted airstrikes in Iraq, targeting three facilities used by the Kataib Hezbollah and groups. This attack comes in response to an attack on Erbil Air Base that injured three U.S. troops, with one in critical condition.
North Korea has conducted a series of ballistic missile tests, including the launch of a long range missile with the potential to reach anywhere on the US mainland. The regime’s first round of missile tests in about a month and has ignited a fresh wave of tensions in the region.
Hindu Americans in various cities across the United States have come together to celebrate the upcoming inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The festivities kicked off with a car rally organized by the Hindu American community in Washington DC, the beginning of a month long celebration leading up to the event scheduled for January 22, 2024.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that holds the redefine of abortion pill in the country. The focus of this case is the future of mifepristone, a medication used in the majority of abortions in the US.
On December 11, 2023, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s southwestern coast during a routine training flight. The pilot, whose identity remains undisclosed, successfully ejected from the aircraft and was rescued by South Korean maritime forces.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus saw a shooting incident on Wednesday morning. The gunman, identified as a 67-year-old former college professor, resulted in the loss of three lives and left another victim wounded.
Three commercial ships was attacked by missiles in the Red Sea on December 4, 2023. The attack, carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, an escalation in incidents related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The situation intensified as a U.S. warship, the USS Carney, downed three drones during the attack.
Tesla finally unveiled its Cybertruck at an event in Austin, Texas. The moment for Tesla, as the Cybertruck is the company’s first new model in nearly four years and an addition to its lineup of electric vehicles (EVs).
On November 22, 2023, an incident occurred at the Rainbow Bridge, a U.S.-Canada border crossing at Niagara Falls, New York. A vehicle towards a border checkpoint, crashed, exploded, and went airborne, resulting in the deaths of two individuals.
