WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for expanded exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Hong Kong. “This is great news for American ranchers and beef companies,” said Vilsack. “Hong Kong […]
The United States says it has captured a key suspect in the 2012 assault on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other Americans. The Defense Department said Tuesday that a military unit, along with law enforcement personnel, arrested Ahmed Abu Khatallah on Sunday and is holding him in a […]
A nude man roof-surfing on a Ford Ranger caused an accident on New Mexico’s Highway 522 when he fell from the vehicle and was lying on the side of the road on Friday evening June 6th. When the man, later identified as Alexander Werner, fell from the roof of the vehicle, a motorcycle traveling on the […]
The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy will grow 2 percent this year.That is slightly faster than last year, but below its earlier prediction of 2.7 percent from the IMF, Reuters reported.Economists said unusually harsh winter weather crimped business activity and made the world’s biggest economy shrink a bit in the first three months of this […]