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They did so after a secret ballot of GOP lawmakers in a closed-door meeting. There is no clear successor

US inflation is "still too high" despite a recent slowdown, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, leaving the door open for a new interest rate hike.

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a "humanitarian pause" in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text did not respect Israel's right to defend itself, the US ambassador said.

US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday, as the leadership vacuum paralyzed Washington for a 15th day with no clear resolution in sight.

The United States on Tuesday said it was tightening curbs on exports of state-of-the-art AI chips to China, sending the share price of Nvidia and other semiconductor companies plummeting on Wall Street.

The figures from the SBA were reported by The Hill. It shows a roughly 50% increase compared to the previous five fiscal years

The breakthrough was reported by the Washington Post. The deal would involve allowing competitive, internationally monitored presidential elections next year

While the U.S. and Brazil see more institutional usage, Argentines and Venezuelans resort to them to cope with inflation. The role of remittances in Mexico

Unions representing 75,000 workers had conducted a 3-day-long strike this month to protest for better working conditions

A study by the Aspen Institute delves into issues such as lack of internet connectivity, access to digital devices and skills affecting Latinos in the U.S.

Menendez, of Latino descent, had already been indicted along with his wife in an alleged bribery scheme

"We note with disappointment VU's decision to close its facility without adhering to the agreed course of remediation," the U.S. deputy undersecretary of labor for international affairs, Thea Lee, said.

That is according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter. Venezuela would have to remove a ban on all opposition candidates who want to run

The Latin Times talked with Christopher Hernandez-Roy, deputy director and senior fellow of the Americas Program at the CSIS to get his insights on the issue

President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support on Sunday, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The United States will immediately restart food assistance at 28 camps inside Ethiopia that are home to refugees, mostly from Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea, officials said.

US warplanes on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said, an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

The recent wave of migrants fleeing bad economic conditions and violence reportedly includes a significant number of Cubans.

President Joe Biden admitted Wednesday he was worried that US political turmoil could threaten aid to Ukraine, urging Republicans to stop their infighting and back "critically important" assistance for Kyiv.

The figure is a more than 10% increase from August and the highest since December 2022. Crossings are on pace to surpass 3 million this year

A representative of the Mexican industry association Canacintra, Jesus Salayandía, said that companies are forced to stop production temporarily in Ciudad Juarez if long queues at the border continue.

France fields 1,500 soldiers in Niger as part of an anti-jihadist deployment in the Sahel region and the United States 1,100 military personnel.

According to the agreement, Mexico and the United States will implement several measures to stop migrants from using the railway system to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.

Venezuelan Victor Manuel Atencio began his journey on July 30, along with 31 countrymen from western Venezuela. Like him, they had become fed up with the government of Nicolas Maduro, whose rule has been marked by political turmoil and economic collapse.

"I'm not going to attend the San Francisco (summit) because we do not have relations with Peru," the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said.

"Colombia is in permanent evolution and international visitors have made us a trending destination," the President of ProColombia, the promotion agency of the country, Carmen Caballero said.

President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a pact on workers' rights Wednesday, as the pro-union US leader grapples with a major auto employees' strike at home.

A Jamaican Muslim cleric was convicted on Tuesday in New York for supporting state terrorism after he was found to be recruiting support for the terrorist group ISIS.

Less than a month after losing the Brazilian Presidency, Jair Bolsonaro applied for a U.S. tourist visa on Monday, planning to stay there for at least six extra months.

A Chinese national arrested for spying on the United States, was handed an 8-year jail term recently after being arrested in 2018.