US accelerates Space Command headquarters move

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:35 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) The United States is accelerating the relocation of its Space Command headquarters to Alabama, with more than 140 military and civilian personnel already operating there and plans for more than 900 headquarters staff by fiscal year 2028, the Pentagon said.

US warns EB-1 green cards may shut for India

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:18 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) The United States has warned that employment-based first-preference green cards for Indians could become unavailable within weeks because of heavy demand, adding fresh pressure to an already severe backlog that has left another major category closed to Indian applicants.

US ‘very substantially’ leading China in AI: Trump

IANS | September 3, 2026 8:03 AM

Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said the United States is leading China “very substantially” in artificial intelligence, putting technological supremacy at the centre of an intensifying competition between the world’s two largest economies.

US Commerce Secy warns communities against blocking AI data centres

IANS | September 3, 2026 7:46 AM

Chapel Hill (North Carolina), Sep 3 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has warned American communities that they risk losing investment, jobs and tax revenue if they block the construction of artificial intelligence data centres because of what he called misinformation about their environmental and economic impact.