The United States is preparing a new round of economic sanctions on Iran, and Iranian officials have warned of a forceful response, adding fresh friction to the relationship between the two countries.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order permitting construction of a new White House ballroom to proceed while the Supreme Court considers a legal challenge seeking to halt it.

The US national debt has passed $40 trillion, a milestone that arrives as households face elevated borrowing costs and as officials debate whether the trajectory can be changed.

Seven people, including two police officers, died in a collision on the A66 in Teesside after a Volkswagen traveling the wrong way struck a police vehicle following a pursuit.

The Pentagon has removed the senior leadership of Stars and Stripes after a dispute inside the newsroom over the military newspaper's editorial independence.