FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs

Tokyo, 18 March, /AJMEDIA/ Thousands of employees returned to the Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters Monday to find overflowing parking lots, long security lines and makeshift office spaces without chairs… Read more

U.S. vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop

Tokyo, 17 March, /AJMEDIA/ The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S. defense secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signaled… Read more

Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. envoy says

Tokyo, 17 March, /AJMEDIA/ President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war,… Read more

At least 27 dead as tornadoes ravage central U.S.

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ At least 27 people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, officials said. Local news… Read more

U.S. strikes Yemen’s Houthis as Trump vows end to shipping threat

Tokyo, 16 March, /AJMEDIA/ The United States has launched “decisive and powerful military action” to end the threat posed to Red Sea shipping by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, President Donald Trump… Read more

Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says

Tokyo, 15 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar… Read more

Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court

Tokyo, 15 March, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration gave no sign on Friday of diverting from its plan for a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across… Read more

U.S. judges order Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers

Tokyo, 14 March, /AJMEDIA/ Federal judges in California and Maryland on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to reinstate tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who lost their… Read more

Putin suggests U.S. ceasefire idea for Ukraine needs serious reworking

Tokyo, 14 March, /AJMEDIA/ President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but sought a number of clarifications and… Read more

Rubio could face an unfriendly reception from close G7 allies over Trump’s policies

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may be walking into unusually unfriendly territory this week when he meets his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialized… Read more