The Latest Breaking News from America

Scots cops arrest American fugitive who allegedly faked own death before being discovered at Glasgow hospital

Nicholas Rossi, 34, was detained in the Woodlands area of Glasgow on Thursday, 20 January, 2022, following an arrest warrant being issued.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2022

California transplants overwhelming other housing markets? Maybe not

The pandemic may not have spawned an all-out urban exodus, but it has driven some residents of America’s most populous state to seek shelter elsewhere.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Biden, White House seek to define Ukraine 'invasion' amid confusion

U.S. President Joe Biden sought on Thursday to clarify U.S. policy on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine after his remarks about how America might respond to a "minor incursion" raised questions about U.S. intervention.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Commentary: How President Biden can repair America’s global leadership

As President Joe Biden marks his one-year anniversary in office, America’s ability to project U.S. power, policies and moral leadership abroad has been steadily undermined by a slow-motion coup at home that threatens to undo U.S. democracy.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 20, 2022

After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not

Despite victories from Covid to climate change, the president is hamstrung and the nation as divided as ever, says history professor Adam Tooze

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022

Natural Immunity More Potent than Vaccines during US Delta Wave

During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday. The finding is the latest to weigh in on a debate on the relative…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2022

Steel campaigners welcome US trade talks to axe tariffs imposed by Donald Trump

Negotiators from Britain and America will hold discussions aimed at removing 25% duties on UK exports across the Atlantic, which experts warn threaten jobs

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2022

TV tonight: unpicking Andy Warhol’s obsession with death – particularly his own

Andy Warhol’s America reveals how the artist reacted to being shot and his mother dying. Plus: Peter Jones has an erotic surprise in Dragons’ Den. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022

America’s Coming Age of Instability

Why Constitutional Crises and Political Violence Could Soon Be the Norm

Foreign Affairs · Jan 20, 2022

What Biden should do to improve trade

Former US President Donald Trump's isolationist and protectionist "America First" policies seriously damaged America and its global leadership role. Raising tariffs on imports to the United States -- in particular, from China -- succeeded only in prompting other countries to impose reciprocal tariffs on US goods. Mr Trump's trade policy…

Bangkok Post · Jan 19, 2022