Giant panda Beibei celebrates 2-year-old birthday in U.S.2017-08-23
The zoo on Tuesday held a celebration for giant panda Beibei's two-year-old birthday, which attracted lots of visitors.

U.S. welcomes DPRK's "restraint" on nuclear program2017-08-23
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday welcomed "some level of restraint" showed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with its nuclear program, seeing a possible pathway to a future talk between Washington and Pyongyang.

U.S. embassy to suspend issuance of nonimmigrant visas in Russia2017-08-22
The U.S. embassy in Russia said Monday that it will suspend all nonimmigrant visa operations across Russia for nine days starting Wednesday due to the Russian government-imposed cap on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia.

U.S. Navy records two collisions involving its destroyers within two months2017-08-22
Only a few days after the conclusion that inadequate leadership contributed to a collision involving a U.S. destroyer off the coast of Japan in mid-June, another U.S. destroyer from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet collided with a merchant ship laden with fuel oil on Monday morning.

Trump to unveil new Afghanistan strategy Monday night2017-08-21
The White House said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump would address the nation on his Afghanistan strategy on Monday night.

Spotlight: U.S., Canada, Mexico pledge quick negotiations to update NAFTA, but tough talks lie ahead2017-08-21
The United States, Canada and Mexico on Sunday wrapped up the first round of renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), pledging to continue a rapid pace of talks in the coming months to update the 23-year-old trilateral trade deal.

Man shot at Chicago downtown station2017-08-18
A 23-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and foot while using the red line train in downtown Chicago around 7:50 p.m. (0050 GMT) on Thursday night.

Pence says interests of U.S., LatAm "intertwined"2017-08-18
Still, Pence said his country"wants to trade even more with our neighbors in Latin America...to invest even more in Latin America.".

Schwarzenegger urges Trump to reject white supremacists2017-08-18
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday evening released a video, calling on U.S President Donald Trump to abandon his ambiguous attitude to racism and immediately reject"the support of white supremacists.".

Venezuela closes prison where violence kills 37 inmates2017-08-18
Venezuela's Minister of Interior and Justice Nestor Reverol ordered on Thursday the closure of a detention center in the southern state of Amazonas, where a clash between security forces and inmates on Wednesday left 37 dead and 15 others injured.

U.S. 21 Democratic Attorneys General issue joint statement denouncing white supremacist2017-08-18
21 Democratic Attorneys General issued joint statement Thursday denouncing white supremacist, according to a press release of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's office.

Two officers of USS Fitzgerald relieved of duty after fatal crash2017-08-18
The U.S.Navy said Thursday two commanding officers of U.S.S.Fitzgerald have been relieved of duty, after a fatal crash in June that killed seven sailors.

U.S., Canada, Mexico kick off NAFTA renegotiations amid uncertainty2017-08-17
The United States, Canada and Mexico on Wednesday kicked off here the first round of renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) amid widespread uncertainty and anxiety over the future of the decades-old trilateral trade deal.

37 inmates killed in prison riot in S. Venezuela2017-08-17
As many as 37 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday.