U.S. revamps federal racial and ethnic categories for first time in 27 years

For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing the way it classifies people by race and ethnicity, a move federal officials believe will more accurately count residents of Hispanic, Middle Eastern and North African descent. The revisions to the minimum racial and ethnic categories announced Thursday by the U.S. Office of … Read more

China pays attention to US-Japan security upgrade plan

Washington — Washington and Tokyo are preparing to unveil plans to reorganize the U.S. military command in Japan in what would be the biggest upgrade to their security alliance in decades. China has objected, saying it does not want to be a target of defense plans that Washington and Tokyo are expected to announce at … Read more

U.S. gives Maryland $60 million to rebuild collapsed Baltimore Bridge

The U.S. government on Thursday provided Maryland with $60 million in initial emergency funding to clear debris and begin rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, the result of a very rapid disbursement in the wake of the disaster. A large cargo ship that lost power hit a bridge in the Port of Baltimore early … Read more

Another suspect arrested in Moscow concert hall attack had financed massacre

Russia’s top investigative agency said on Thursday that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in a gunman’s attack on a suburban concert hall in Moscow that killed 143 people. The latest person to be detained was involved in financing Friday’s attack on the Saffron City Music Hall, where gunmen shot people waiting for … Read more

Biden, Obama and Clinton raise $25 million at New York polling stations

New York: US President Joe Biden joined his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in a blockbuster fundraising event in New York on Thursday as he raised $25 million for his re-election campaign. The Democrat’s gala was held at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, about an hour’s drive from where his Republican rival Donald … Read more

Human skin used to bind 19th-century books removed from Harvard library

New York: The prestigious Harvard University said on Wednesday it had removed human skin from the cover of a book that had been in its library for more than 90 years. In 2014, a 19th-century book called “Des Destinées de l’Ame” (also known as “The Destiny of Souls,” a meditation on life after death) was … Read more

Brit who fought for Russia against Ukraine says he’s ‘ready to die’ for Putin

He claimed he was “doing God’s work” after joining the Russian army in January. A British man who flew to Russia to fight alongside Vladimir Putin’s troops in Ukraine says he would die for it, subway the report said. Notably, British citizen Aiden Minnis, 37, is a former National Front member and convicted criminal from … Read more

Ninja, the world’s biggest gaming streamer, reveals cancer diagnosis: “It’s a bit of a shock”

Ninja, a professional video gamer and the world’s most watched Twitch streamer, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. The 32-year-old, who has 19 million Twitch followers, shared his diagnosis in a post on X on Tuesday. “Well, I’m still a little shaken up, but wanted to update you all. A few … Read more