US AND CANADA

Photo Credit: Getty Images

In the early hours of April 8, Santo Domingo was rocked by a catastrophe that turned a night of music into a scene of horror. The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed during a live performance by celebrated merengue artist Rubby Pérez, killing at least 18 people and injuring over 120 more.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

In a historic milestone for commercial space travel, six women — pop icon Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King among them — will be rocketing into space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket next week. The NS-31 mission will be the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

With the deadline to sell TikTok fast approaching, President Donald Trump has declared he is "very close" to brokering a deal that could prevent the social media giant from being banned in the United States. The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, faces a shutdown if a sale isn't finalized by April 5, and a flurry of high-profile buyers are vying for a piece of the action.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

In a surprise that echoed across global markets, U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, announced levying higher tariffs on many African countries with Lesotho being one of the ones affected by a whopping 50%. This was part of a broader game plan to establish a standard rate of 10% tariff on all imports as well as to introduce additional “reciprocal tariffs” against those countries which it considers involving unfair trade practices.