US Claims to Have Recovered $1.4bn in COVID Fraud

A US initiative designed to crack down on COVID fraud has resulted in the seizure of $1.4bn and thousands of criminal charges in the past three years, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed. The ... Read More

US is changing federal race and ethnicity categories for first time in 27 years

Americans of Middle Eastern descent used to have to identify as white on government forms – new categories will change that For the first time in 27 years, the US government is changing how it ... Read More

Donald Trump says each US state should determine different abortion laws

In a Truth Social post outlining his view of reproductive rights, former US president declined to endorse ... who believe the fight over abortion rights helps them at the polls, and Republicans ... Read More

Father of killed World Central Kitchen worker tells Blinken US should suspend aid to Israel

‘If the United States threatened to suspend aid, maybe my son would be alive today,’ John Flickinger told the US secretary of ... and prepares them for college. World Central Kitchen ... Read More

US Life Expectancy Increases Due To COVID-19 Decline

This marks a positive trend, with a 1.1-year increase from the previous year, largely attributed to declines in mortality due to COVID-19. The US has also ... 16 worst-paying college majors ... Read More

99 Cents Only discount chain to close all US stores

Company’s interim CEO says economic pressures have ‘greatly hindered the company’s ability to operate’ The discount chain 99 Cents Only announced on Friday that it will close all 371 of ... Read More

US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales

‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration’s fight against gun ... and at gun shows in the US will in future be subject to ... Read More

US children’s book author accused of killing husband also charged with poisoning attempt

Kouri Richins, 33, charged with murder last year over alleged murder of Eric Richins, 39, with fentanyl-spiked beverage An author from Utah who is accused of killing her husband and then ... Read More

US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations

This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023 Measles cases in the US are rising, as major health ... Read More

US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS

Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound A federal appeals court in the US has ... to the Guardian that it ... Read More

Baltimore bridge collapse: US braces for supply chain disruption

Downing of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupts shipping of cars and parts and risks loss of Baltimore’s cargo trade to other ports The US transportation ... reeling from Covid shocks and the ... Read More

Abortion rights across the US: we track where laws stand in every state

Abortion is now banned in 14 states, while two have banned the procedure past roughly six weeks of pregnancy The US supreme court ... below in line with Guardian editorial policy. Read More