United States

Sandra Day O’Connor, retired Justice and the first woman to serve on Supreme Court (associate from 1981 to 2006), died yesterday 1 December 2023 in Phoenix at 93

The Internal Revenue Service is restoring training for its employees and replacing one of its oldest IT systems, with a focus on improving service to taxpayers; budget comes from the $60 billion modernization fund under the Inflation Reduction Act

Jewish-led peace organization IfNotNow helped organize a protest at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.; protesters held hands to block the entrance to the building and were met with pepper spray and police use of force

Thousands of activists in the US have united under the slogan 'Black Lives 4 Palestine', finding common cause between supporting Palestinians and the African-American community, with strong roots of solidarity between black and Palestinian organisers

Dr Jo-Elle Mogerman became the first woman and the first black CEO and president of the nation's oldest zoo, the Philadephia Zoo

Nearly 30% of prospective buyers were interested in new construction in September, as home sales grew by 12,3% and prices dropped from 2022; builders have been offering mortgage buy-downs and additional upgrades as rates reach 8% for a 30-year fixed rate

On Friday, 27 October, the United States voted against a UN resolution submitted by Jordan, on behalf of the Arab countries, for a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinians

California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco - the second most dense city in the US - are dangerous

A recent Human rights watch report indicates that Washington has never paid reparations to victims of torture at Abu Ghraib and other US prisons in Iraq, where thousands of men, women and children were reportedly incarcerated by US soldiers

Minnesota Vikings Alexander Mattison received racist messages after the team’s loss on Thursday Night Football; he shared 2 of 60 Instagram screenshots he allegedly received, both containing racial slurs and telling Mattison to take his own life

No opening statements, 45 seconds for closing statement, one minute to answer a question and 30 seconds for follow-ups: these the announced rules for Republican primary elections debates starting this week

The deadliest fire in over 100 years in the US, with at least 110 victims, has devastated the town of Lahaina on Maui island; Hawaii, the US state at highest risk of natural disasters from eruptions to floods to fires, has seen an increase in accidents