# America

Last month

August 2023

# Irish Abroad

'He texted from America at 5 in the morning. I couldn't get back to sleep'

24-year-old Kildare man Paddy Ryan is now a three-times-capped USA international.

11.7k

Aug 26th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Washington DC

Two dead and 1.1 million without power after eastern US storms

The storms’ spread was massive, with tornado watches and warnings posted across 10 states from Tennessee to New York.

12.4k

Aug 8th 2023, 7:25 AM

This year

2023

# Climate Change

The era of climate change denial is mostly gone, Micheál Martin says

Severe heatwaves have gripped southern Europe, parts of the United States, Mexico and China this month.

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Jul 25th 2023, 12:17 PM

# America

Leinster scrum-half McCarthy set for move to the US after Eagles call-up

The 28-year-old was born in Michigan and played underage rugby for Ireland.

14.8k

May 12th 2023, 10:53 AM

# Special Relationship

Joe Biden says he came to Ireland to make sure 'the Brits didn't screw around'

The US President was referring to Britain’s commitments to Northern Ireland.

23.8k

May 11th 2023, 1:11 PM

# pandemic

Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers entering US to end 11 May

The decision comes as Covid-19 deaths in the US have declined by 95% since January 2021, the White House said.

10.8k

May 2nd 2023, 9:51 AM

# Viktoria Nasyrova

Russian woman gets 21-year sentence for cheesecake-poisoning of US lookalike

The woman visited the home of her then 35-year-old victim in 2016 bearing the gift of a cheesecake.

31.8k

Apr 19th 2023, 10:43 PM

# Evan Gershkovich

America urges Russia to release US journalist arrested for espionage

The US has pushed for the release of Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested last week, as well as Paul Whelan who holds joint Irish citizenship.

8.3k

Apr 2nd 2023, 4:46 PM

# Black Sea collision

US tells Russia it will fly aircraft 'wherever international law allows' following drone crash

American forces brought down the unmanned drone after an encounter with Russian jets near Ukraine.

23.7k

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Mar 15th 2023, 8:43 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think Joe Biden should serve another term as US President?

Biden’s wife Jill said yesterday that the US president ‘has not finished what he started’.

44.3k

Feb 25th 2023, 9:43 AM

# Pennsylvania

Key US swing state senator John Fetterman hospitalised with depression

The Pennsylvania representative – who has made headlines for his imposing stature and unconventional dress style – had only just returned to work.

27.5k

Feb 16th 2023, 11:30 PM

# Investment

Coveney to travel to US West Coast to speak to industry leaders

Coveney will hear from enterprise leaders and highlight Ireland’s value as a location for foreign direct investment.

10.8k

Feb 6th 2023, 6:00 AM

# anthony lowe

US cops fatally shoot double amputee fleeing from them

36-year-old Anthony Lowe abandoned his wheelchair as officers point their weapons at him after allegations he had stabbed someone.

39.8k

Feb 1st 2023, 9:53 PM

# tyre nichols

Biden calls for calm after five police officers charged with beating black man to death

Tyre Nichols died in hospital after he was stopped on 7 January for what the Memphis Police Department said was reckless driving.

29-year-old Tyre Nichols died in hospital after he was stopped for what the Memphis Police Department said was reckless driving.

Family lawyers said police 'brutalised him to the point of being unrecognisable'.

Video footage of the arrest is to be published today

18.4k

Jan 27th 2023, 7:29 AM

# Gun violence

Teacher shot by six-year-old in US is recovering, police say

The teacher was identified as Abby Zwerner, 25, who is described as ‘devoted to students’.

12.5k

Jan 9th 2023, 8:54 AM

# kevin mccarthy

McCarthy inches ahead in US speaker race after fierce rebellion within Republican party

The chamber is unable swear in members and begin its 2023-24 session.

39.6k

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Jan 6th 2023, 10:21 PM

# Shooting

Five children among eight relatives found shot dead in Utah home

Bodies were discovered yesterday when police did a welfare check at the house.

22.8k

Jan 5th 2023, 12:19 PM

Last year

2022

# Blizzard

At least 47 killed after 'worst storm' in almost half a century hits US northeast coast

Much of the eastern United States is expected to remain in a deep freeze until tomorrow at least.

25.2k

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Dec 26th 2022, 4:02 PM

# volodymyr zelensky

Zelensky tells US congress aid is 'investment in global security'

Zelensky enjoyed a hero’s welcome on a trip to Washington to rally support

8.1k

Dec 22nd 2022, 10:56 AM

# January 6 committee

January 6 committee to issue criminal referrals over attack on Capitol, chairman says

The panel’s chairman said that the committee has decided to issue the referrals, but he did not disclose who the targets will be.

7.4k

Dec 6th 2022, 11:17 PM

# brittney griner

US basketball star moved to penal colony following nine-year sentence for drug possession

A Russian court rejected an appeal against Griner’s nine-year sentence for drug possession last month.

29.2k

Nov 9th 2022, 9:00 AM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: Biden’s student debt initiative is a welcome drop in the ocean

Our columnist looks at the prohibitive cost of education in the US and Biden’s recent efforts to address this.

18.7k

Sep 3rd 2022, 8:15 PM

# Ukraine

US says Russia trying to fabricate evidence after deadly strike on prisoners-of-war

The Ukrainians killed at the Donetsk prison included troops captured during the fall of Mariupol.

11.1k

Aug 4th 2022, 6:55 AM

# Diplomacy

US and Russian top diplomats hold 'frank' first talks since Ukraine war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he told his Russian counterpart that the world will not recognize annexation.

24.8k

Jul 29th 2022, 10:48 PM

# Abortion Rights

'My body my choice': Thousands rally across US for abortion rights

Thousands also rallied in Texas and Kentucky, and more protests were planned in other major cities as well as at hundreds of smaller events across the country.

14.7k

May 14th 2022, 10:30 PM

# Roe v Wade

White House warns against violence after abortion protests

Press Secretary Jen Psaki called for restraint after reports of demonstrations outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices.

10.8k

May 9th 2022, 5:16 PM

All time

# America

Police officer guilty of manslaughter over death of black motorist Daunte Wright

Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.

27.8k

Dec 23rd 2021, 9:55 PM

# Kyle Rittenhouse

Anger among black Americans following Rittenhouse verdict as Biden warns against violence

The defendant and the two men he killed were white but the case has been linked from the start to issues of race and the criminal justice system.

38.9k

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Nov 20th 2021, 9:05 AM

# America

One dead as US college endures two shootings in a week

It is the second shooting at the university but is not thought to be linked.

19.2k

Oct 18th 2021, 7:22 AM

# San Diego

At least two dead after plane crashes in California suburb

The plane was a twin-engine Cessna C340, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

13.4k

Oct 12th 2021, 7:13 AM

# US Covid-19

Biden pushes vaccine mandates to boost US economy

Biden had ruled out mandates in the past but feels the action is now required as almost 70 million Americans remain unvaccinated.

15.7k

Oct 8th 2021, 7:35 AM

# Facebook

Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

His comments came after a whistleblower Frances Haugen, gave evidence to US politicians yesterday.

11.8k

Oct 6th 2021, 8:32 AM

# America

Convicted murderer executed in Missouri despite pleas for clemency

Ernest Lee Johnson, 61, was executed for the 1994 murders of three convenience store workers.

26.6k

Oct 6th 2021, 7:43 AM

# us shutdown

US Senate to vote later today in bid to avert government shutdown

The coming days are expected to be the most critical yet for Biden’s presidency.

13.6k

Sep 30th 2021, 10:07 AM

# USA

No migrants left at Texas border camp as Biden condemns ‘horrible’ scenes

Almost 15,000 people – most of them Haitians – converged on the area just days earlier seeking asylum.

33.8k

Sep 25th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Space

Space tourist trip to orbit ends with splashdown

The SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists landed in the Atlantic after three days in orbit.

26.3k

Sep 19th 2021, 8:04 AM

# America

New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder

The 78-year-old Durst will appeal against the conviction, which carries a mandatory life sentence.

84.7k

Sep 18th 2021, 7:45 AM

# California

California forest fires threaten world’s largest trees

Groves of gigantic sequoias could be in the path of the wildfires.

16.5k

Sep 17th 2021, 7:32 AM

# America

Irishman, 'one of world's largest facilitators' of child abuse images, jailed for 27 years in US

Marques had been arrested in Dublin and extradited to the US in 2019.

58.7k

Sep 16th 2021, 8:21 AM

# the recall

California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom defeats recall election

The Democrat stays in office in the US’s most populous state, preserving his chances for a future run at federal politics.

Only a handful of the 46 names on the ballot had any level of public recognition and most failed to gain traction.

The victory cements Newsom as a prominent figure in national Democratic politics in the US.

25.4k

Sep 15th 2021, 6:52 AM