Overall violent crime rate up last year in most populous U.S. state: survey

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The overall violent crime rate increased slightly last year in California, the most populous state in the United Stat…[More]

U.S. envoy arrives in Beirut amid efforts to end Israeli-Hezbollah conflict

BEIRUT, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said here on Monday that both Lebanon and Israel's commitment to UN Resolution 1701 is no longer…[More]

Commentary: Free trade or not? Washington calls the shots

This photo taken on May 22, 2024 shows the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) Behind these headlines, however, lies …[More]

4 killed in helicopter crash into radio tower in Houston

HOUSTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Four people including a child were killed after a helicopter carrying them crashed into a radio tower on Sunday night in …[More]

2 killed, 38 injured in flash flooding in U.S. New Mexico

HOUSTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least two people have been killed, 38 injured and nearly 300 rescued after overnight flash flooding caused by heavy ra…[More]

7 killed in U.S. ferry dock collapse

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people died from the partial collapse of a ferry dock on Sapelo Island in the U.S. state of Georgia on Sa…[More]