A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, but no major tsunami threat was expected, seismologists said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit at 6:49 am (1449 GMT), was located 97 miles (157 kilometers) west of Ferndale, California at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 ...
A former senior US official with links to Donald Trump’s transition team flew to Taipei Tuesday, sparking more speculation over relations with Taiwan after the president-elect’s unprecedented call with the island’s leader. Stephen Yates, once a deputy national security advisor to former US vice president Dick Cheney, told journalists he ...