Highest risk of nuclear ‘Armageddon’ since Cuban missile crisis, says BidenPutin ‘not joking’ over potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, US president tells Democratic fundraiserFri Oct 07 2022 - 06:20
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possessionPresident urges state governors to follow his lead as he calls for end to ‘failed approach’Thu Oct 06 2022 - 23:54
Democrats furious and seek revenge against Saudi Arabia over Opec production cutsDemocratic Party figures fear Opec move to curtail production could see petrol prices rise ahead of midterm elections next monthThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:12
Biden pledges to help Puerto Rico prepare for future storms amid visit after Hurricane FionaPresident pledges funding to improve hurricane defences and to make power-generation network on the island more resilientMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:48
January 6th attacks: Oath Keepers ‘planned armed rebellion’ Five members of the right-wing group go on trial in Washington over attack on US Capitol last yearMon Oct 03 2022 - 20:13
US supreme court to rule on series of contentious cases as law term commencesJustices to consider voting arrangements, LGBT rights and affirmative action in universitiesSun Oct 02 2022 - 16:00
White House seeks to end hidden airline and hotel chargesBiden wants greater transparency and to generate more competitionFri Sept 30 2022 - 19:00
Hurricane Ian: ‘Substantial’ loss of life’ feared as Biden declares major disaster in Florida Storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit the state, has left a swath of destruction in its wakeThu Sept 29 2022 - 22:18
Cars float on streets as ‘historic’ Hurricane Ian strikes FloridaCuba left without power and two die as category 4 storm sweeps over west of islandWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:22
Nasa smashes spacecraft into asteroid in bid to change object’s courseAgency says Dart mission shows it is ‘very possible’ to save Earth from impact of an asteroidTue Sept 27 2022 - 06:38
Nasa to crash spacecraft deliberately into asteroidSpace agency seeking to test technology that could be used to deflect objects from hitting Earth in the futureMon Sept 26 2022 - 16:19
Russia should lose permanent seat on UN Security Council, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin says Ireland needs to ‘assess’ if it can accept Russians fleeing conscription to fight in UkraineFri Sept 23 2022 - 22:08
Reduction in VAT for newspaper sector ‘on the table’, Taoiseach saysReduction in current nine per cent VAT rate being examined by Government ahead of budgetFri Sept 23 2022 - 21:19
Ireland believes shared will now exists to resolve North protocol rowGovernment’s criticism of Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates in New York as State seeks to make its mark during UN weekFri Sept 23 2022 - 10:20
Cost-of-living concerns threaten Democratic gains in run-up to midtermsRepublicans set to stress bread-and-butter issues as midterm elections approachFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Ireland frustrated at effectiveness of UN Security Council, Taoiseach says Martin says Russia behaving as ‘rogue state’ and hits out at Israelis’ settlement buildingThu Sept 22 2022 - 21:54
Russia must be held accountable, says UN Security CouncilSeveral killed as explosions hit Kyiv-held and occupied cities in southern and eastern UkraineThu Sept 22 2022 - 21:00
State may seek better governance and rights in countries receiving Irish aid, says TaoiseachTaoiseach expresses concern at domestic energy firms increasing standing chargesThu Sept 22 2022 - 19:00
Western powers criticise Putin for calling up 300,000 reservists to fight in UkraineRussian leader says if territorial integrity of country is threatened ‘we will certainly make use of all weapon systems’Wed Sept 21 2022 - 19:58
Biden calls for expansion of security council as part UN reformsUS president criticises Russia over war in Ukraine and says he does not want new cold war with ChinaWed Sept 21 2022 - 19:53
Coveney unveils €110m fund to tackle global disease, child hungerIreland give €65 million to the new global fund to tackle Aids, malaria and TBWed Sept 21 2022 - 16:38
Taoiseach condemns Putin’s ‘threat of nuclear deployment’ in UkraineMicheál Martin says Russian leader has weaponised migration by bombing cities and civilian targetsWed Sept 21 2022 - 16:17
Ireland expected to contribute €65m to global fund to tackle deadly diseases Biden to press Truss to reach deal with EU on Northern Ireland protocolWed Sept 21 2022 - 06:23
Covid-19 pandemic is over, says BidenUS president said US forces would support Taiwan if it faced ‘an unprecedented attack’ by ChinaMon Sept 19 2022 - 16:33
Joe Biden relaunches the ‘war on cancer’ — and this time it’s personal President wants to cut cancer deaths by at least 50 per cent - but Republicans claim measures to lower prescription costs could jeopardise plansSat Sept 17 2022 - 05:00
US letter: High in the Rockies, locals are priced out by second-home buyersFrom Irish to Mexicans, Leadville in the Rocky Mountains has history of people arriving from outsideFri Sept 16 2022 - 19:24
Lost Irish of Leadville: How the Colorado silver rush drew thousands of emigrants high up the Rocky MountainsThousands of migrants from Ireland toiled as precious metal miners in the Rocky Mountains in the years after the FamineFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:02
Trump hints at civil unrest if he is indicted over classified documentsRepublicans have been transporting migrants out of Texas to cities with Democratic mayorsThu Sept 15 2022 - 21:00
Biden brokers tentative deal to avoid US rail strikeIndustrial action could have cost the economy up to $2 billion a dayThu Sept 15 2022 - 15:29
US faces potential rail strike which could cost economy up to $2bn a dayDispute centres on work schedules for train employees, which unions argue are excessively arduousWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:30
US abortion bill galvanises Democrats and splits Republicans Republicans slow to back senator Lindsey Graham’s proposal for a federal ban on most abortions after 15 weeksWed Sept 14 2022 - 16:46
US Republican senator proposes ban on abortion after 15 weeksWhite House and Democrat politicians criticise proposed federal billTue Sept 13 2022 - 19:52
Department of justice serves raft of subpoenas in US Capitol attack investigation Mobile phones belonging to two senior advisers to Donald Trump are also seizedTue Sept 13 2022 - 06:23
How did some of the Chieftains’ instruments end up on the International Space Station? Let an astronaut explainIrish-American astronaut Cady Coleman also featured on Irish stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landingsTue Sept 13 2022 - 05:10
Biden seeks ‘to end cancer as we know it’US president announces ‘supercharged moonshot programme’ to rally American ingenuity to find cure for cancerMon Sept 12 2022 - 22:47
America Letter: Wind may be turning in favour of trade unions once againAmerica LetterFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:01
Mar-a-Lago files: Are some Americans more equal than others in the eyes of the law?Legal sparring continues over classified documents found at Donald Trump’s Florida homeFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:09
Prospect of Sinn Féin leading government North and South now very real, says McDonaldParty leader tells US audience there will be a referendum on Irish unity within a decade and that people are ready for a united nationThu Sept 08 2022 - 06:25
US blames Iran for cyber attack on AlbaniaAlbania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran as US says it will take further actionWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:43
Work visa proposal for Irish put forward in US House of Representatives Bid to allow Irish people access E3 visa programme already tabled in the US senateWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:02
Independent assessor appointed to view Trump material Ruling could delay investigation into how classified documents were found at former president’s homeMon Sept 05 2022 - 20:34
Artemis launch: Second attempt called off by Nasa after fuel leakUS space agency will have another opportunity for moon rocket launch early next weekSat Sept 03 2022 - 17:04
Empty folders marked classified included in material seized at Trump’s homeInventory of documents taken by FBI in raid last month unsealed by judgeFri Sept 02 2022 - 18:21
US shoots for the moon in new space race, only this time the opposition is differentAmerica Letter: United States and China eye resources on the lunar southern polar regionFri Sept 02 2022 - 15:27
The Mar-a-Lago files: photograph puts Trump in the frameFBI image of classified material at the former president’s home aims to show seriousness of the caseFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:30
Trump and Maga supporters a threat to US democracy, Biden warnsPresident says Republican Party dominated, driven and intimidated by TrumpFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:47
Sarah Palin loses comeback bid as Democrat wins in AlaskaTrump argues discovery of classified documents among presidential records should not have been cause for alarmThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:46
US justice department finds efforts to obstruct Trump investigationFBI agents searched former president’s home in Florida for classified documentsWed Aug 31 2022 - 06:28
Biden says he is determined to ban assault weapons in US President hits out at Republicans over attacks on the FBI in wake of search of Trump’s homeWed Aug 31 2022 - 06:19
Nasa rocket launch destined for moon postponed due to engine problemThe space agency had a window of two hours from the original launch time to get the rocket off the ground, but eventually it ran out of timeMon Aug 29 2022 - 10:57
