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Published: 01 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting, the long-running murder case has finally produced a conviction. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, has been found guilty of one count of murder with a deadly-weapon enhancement in connection with the September 1996 killing of the...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has intensified his campaign against the Smithsonian Institution by directing federal officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that question the accuracy of its exhibits and encourage visitors to seek alternative sources of information about the nation's past. The directive marks the latest chapter in a broader effort by...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The conflict engulfing the Middle East intensified significantly on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement claimed responsibility for a missile attack targeting the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan. The strike came just hours after Saudi Arabia launched air raids against Houthi military positions in Yemen, marking a dangerous escalation that threatens to widen an already volatile regional...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump made his first appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner during either of his presidential terms on Friday night, delivering a lengthy speech that blended humour, political attacks, self-deprecation and renewed criticism of the American media. The annual event, traditionally regarded as a celebration of press freedom and the relationship between the...

Published: 15 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Florida carried out a significant execution this Tuesday involving one of its oldest prisoners. The seventy-four-year-old man had spent decades on death row for a brutal murder committed long ago. This event marks the tenth time Florida has utilized lethal injection within this current calendar year alone. The state currently maintains the busiest death penalty apparatus across the...

Published: 15 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The halls of the United States Congress are currently echoing with a significant debate. Top House Democrats are visibly split regarding a controversial proposal to halt military aid. Representative Thomas Massie has introduced an amendment to block billions in vital funding. This specific legislative effort targets over three billion dollars earmarked for Israeli military assistance. The House of...

Published: 15 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Washington has recently plunged into a bitter political standoff over national security priorities. Senate Democrats successfully blocked the critical advancement of a massive defense spending bill. This dramatic move occurred late on Tuesday afternoon during a highly tense legislative session. The deliberate delay protests President Donald Trump regarding his administration's renewed hostilities with Iran. The National Defense Authorization...

Published: 14 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Hunter Biden recently addressed a significant legal victory involving a defamation lawsuit. He expressed profound gratitude that the rule of law prevailed throughout this challenging process. A federal judge in California awarded him $1.7 million in total punitive damages. This judgment followed a long dispute with former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Biden shared these sentiments via a social...

Published: 11 July 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A sweeping bipartisan housing reform package has officially become law in the United States despite President Donald Trump refusing to sign it, marking one of the most unusual legislative developments of his second term. The legislation, designed to tackle America's worsening housing affordability crisis, automatically took effect after the constitutional deadline expired without a presidential signature or...

Published: 11 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Questions surrounding the health of veteran Republican Senator Mitch McConnell continue to intensify as the United States Senate prepares to return from its summer recess, with the prolonged absence of one of Washington's most influential political figures fuelling speculation across the political spectrum. Nearly one month after the 84-year-old Kentucky senator was admitted to hospital in the Washington...