Oil prices whipsaw while US stocks hover above their record heights
The U.S. stock market is hovering above its record heights following more whipsaw moves for oil prices.3 months ago
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives approves a bill to fund Homeland Security Department and end record shutdown, sending it to Trump to sign.3 months ago
Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
Iran's supreme leader says the Islamic Republic will protect its nuclear and missile capabilities as a national asset.3 months ago
Hegseth faces withering questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran.3 months ago
10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking
The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment.3 months ago
House approves bill to extend divisive US surveillance program, but path forward uncertain
The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.3 months ago
Iran’s rial currency hits record low as a shaky ceasefire with the US and Israel holds
Iran’s national rial currency has hit a record low of 1.8 to the dollar as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel holds.3 months ago
NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
The Artemis II spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began.3 months ago
Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years
The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the third straight meeting but signaling it could still cut rates in the coming months, moves that attracted the most dissents since October 1992. The Fed Wednesday kept its short-term rate at 3.6% and retained language in its statement suggesting the next move would be a rate reduction. Three officials dissented in favor of removing the reference to a future cut, while a fourth, Stephen Miran, dissented in favor of an immediate rate cut.3 months ago
Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel, investigators say
The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier.3 months ago
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.3 months ago
Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
The Supreme Court has struck down Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district.3 months ago
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich dismissed the DOJ lawsuit with prejudice because, she wrote, “amendment would be legally futile.”3 months ago
Judge approves OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s criminal sentence, a last step before it dissolves
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has been ordered to pay $225 million in a criminal case related to how it sold its blockbuster opioid painkiller.3 months ago
Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
A man accused of plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday.3 months ago
Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.3 months ago
Trump and Charles greet each other warmly as the king begins a day of diplomacy in Washington
President Donald Trump and King Charles III have greeted each other warmly as the monarch begins a day of diplomacy in Washington.3 months ago
United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel
The United Arab Emirates announced that it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of one of its largest producers and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices.3 months ago
US consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gasoline prices
U.S. consumer confidence rose modestly in April despite growing anxiety over soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.3 months ago
Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano’s eruption
Archaeologists and researchers at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii have used artificial intelligence for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that smothered the city, offering a new way to understand one of history’s most famous natural disasters.3 months ago
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”3 months ago
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.3 months ago
Marathon record-breaker says he underwent strict testing regime before smashing 2-hour barrier
Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in marathon running will prove to the world he is competing clean.3 months ago
