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Alexei Mordashov, a Russian billionaire, may have avoided a freeze on a £1 billion shareholding in Tui, the world's largest tourism company, after selling...

A senior Republican senator said he and his colleagues could support an infrastructure bill of around $800 billion, underscoring GOP interest in a bipartisan...

The economy added only 210,000 jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from...

California's climate crisis is rapidly worsening, affecting every resident and "increasingly taking a toll on the health and well-being of its people as well...

An Oklahoma judge temporarily blocked the implementation of two new anti-abortion laws that go into effect next month, including one that is similar to...

The Federal Reserve closed a chapter on its aggressive, pandemic-driven stimulus on Wednesday, approving plans to begin tapering its bond-buying program this month, amid...

On the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States, just hours after the last American troops left...

Joe Biden is set to announce new actions to combat the coronavirus, including a nationwide campaign encouraging vaccine boosters, an expansion of at-home tests,...

Four sold-out performances at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. A new band member has joined the lineup, and the live set has been expanded. While...

The Kremlin said Monday that there were no concrete plans for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Americans to reconsider their energy options. A secure energy future for the United States and its allies has...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that even if President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by invading Ukraine, long-term isolation of Russia...

More than two dozen foreign policy experts have called for the United States and NATO to impose a partial no-fly zone over Ukraine, escalating...

GameStop shares soared yet again on Thursday after more than tripling over the past couple days. Just like last time, investors are creating buzz...

The federal government spent $660 billion more than it collected in tax revenue this March, the Department of Treasury said Monday, as the Biden...

Uganda's schools reopened to students on Monday, bringing the world's longest school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic to an end. The reopening caused traffic...

North Korea's test of its newest, most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday exposed the United States' defense weaknesses in the face of...

The White House and leading conservative policy experts both chastised a leading Republican senator on Tuesday for calling for all Americans to begin paying...

In Lakerland, it's far too early for panic, but it's never too early for concern. It's one thing to blow a 26-point game to the...

When David Lipson smelled the smoke, he was sitting in his dining room on the phone with his son. He ran out of his...

This week, the Minnesota Pharmaceutical Board filed a civil lawsuit, alleging that a cannabis retailer sold edible products with THC concentrations that were more...

Even as US newspapers sink toward an abyss, an unusual bidding war has broken out for a major chain, pitting hedge fund operators against...

Members of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign handed out empty pill bottles with a fake label attached that blamed President Joe Biden's "open...

Former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress last week that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 55 percent of the company's voting stock. This...

Chris Ford accelerated his police cruiser down Gold Cup Drive to catch the SUV doing 30 mph in a 15 mph zone. The corporal...

They describe her as desperate, scared, and frequently broke. Some have been victims of rape or domestic violence. Others are new mothers who are...

A shotgun lay on the lawn, a nearby window had a fresh bullet hole, and two spent shotgun shells were discovered on a driveway...

As military setbacks in Ukraine force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a corner, an ex-CIA officer predicts that he will resort to tactical nuclear...

A German court on Tuesday found a 97-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary guilty of aiding in the killing of more than 10,000 people. Irmgard...

Facebook is changing its name to Meta, a rebranded corporate parent. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the change on Thursday, saying he wanted a new brand...

The Justice Department announced Friday that former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress...

Freddy Fernandez was almost not here, sitting on his couch in his Missouri home with his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse...

Seven residents of Llano County, Texas, are suing the county, alleging that their First and 14th Amendment rights were violated when books deemed offensive...

As a result of his life becoming a "living hell" for defying coronavirus lockdown orders and the "scientific clerisy" during the pandemic, a medical...

According to a government report, colleges are hiding from applicants their skyrocketing tuition costs as the Biden administration aims to give out billions in...

The fastest Boston Marathon field has ever returned from the quickest turnaround in the event's 126-year history, leaving Hopkinton for Boston's Back Bay on...

The violence at the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville shocked the country, with people being beaten to the ground, lighted torches...

A dispute between railroads and labor unions could result in a shutdown as early as Friday, halting most train traffic across the country. Trains...

When SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son unveiled the wide-eyed android Pepper in 2014, he painted a vision of a new era of personal...

The Olympic trajectory that had Simone Biles on track for multiple gold medals has shifted from all but certain to, at best, hazy. Biles withdrew...

The United States Senate has averted a government shutdown by passing a stopgap funding bill that also includes billions of dollars in emergency aid...

President Joe Biden's and his team is promising updated guidance on the reopening of schools next week. As more Covid-19 vaccines are being administered,...

Brown, Ketanji Jackson does not have the typical background of a US Supreme Court justice. Not just because she's a woman of African-American descent. While many...

After New York Attorney General Letitia James released a damning report detailing 11 women who had been sexually harassed by Andrew Cuomo, the Empire...

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospitalizations for COVID-19 are at least three times more common in seniors than...

The Senate advanced legislation aimed at preventing mass shootings through a key procedural hurdle Thursday, voting to end debate and move toward a final...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused no pause in partisan squabbling in the United States Congress on Thursday, with some Republicans criticizing Democratic President Joe...

The deadline for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to introduce Democrats' healthcare, education, and climate package has been pushed back to Friday due to snags...

After the Rams' loss, Tom Brady issued an important reminder: Never make a permanent decision based on a fleeting emotion. Tom Brady was devastated. Brady, the...

Nissan announced plans Thursday for a massive battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will produce a new electric vehicle as companies and governments...

A flight attendant for American Airlines was hospitalized after a passenger allegedly attacked her on Wednesday, in what the company's chief executive called "one...

President Joe Biden has described Russia's war on Ukraine as genocide and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes. His administration, on the...

Authorities seized a helicopter and an airplane belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and his family and turned them over to the Armed Forces. The...

A Montana hospital went into lockdown and called the police after a woman threatened violence because a relative's request for ivermectin treatment was denied. Another...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture raided the home of Rico Exotic, a popular TikToker, because he owns a monkey classified as a dangerous wild...

Virginia Republicans chose not to support Amanda Chase, a self-described "Trump in heels," in her bid to defeat Democrats for the governor's seat in...

The IRS announced Tuesday that both child tax credit portals, as well as a new eligibility tool, are now operational. The Child Tax Credit...

Susan Isaacson was at a Highland Park cafe one recent morning when she heard a smoke alarm go off. Casey, 7, and Ava, 5, her...

The Texas primaries on Tuesday will provide the first pieces of the puzzle that will be the 2022 midterm elections. The ideological strength of the...

The issue of abused, missing, and murdered Native Americans is finally gaining media and legislative attention after years of neglect. The way the subject...

Buses transported civilians out of one besieged Ukrainian city and supplies to another on Tuesday, as officials attempted to move people away from a...

As the ranks of senior citizens grow and younger Americans continue to postpone life milestones that previous generations achieved earlier in life, more than...

NASA’s new rover, Perseverance, was confirmed to have landed on Mars around 4:00 PM EST on Thursday. Also known as “Percy,” the spacecraft made...

According to local media, videos on social media, and rights groups, thousands of Iranian mourners marched to Mahsa Amini's hometown early Wednesday to mark...

Nathalie Emmanuel explains where she draws the line when it comes to nudity on screen. Emmanuel, who played Missandei on HBO's "Game of Thrones" for...

According to police, the shooting of a California teenager by a school safety officer is now being investigated as a homicide. Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez, 18,...

President Volodymr Zelensky's message to the West and its leaders is as follows: "We are all Ukrainians." As he fights an existential battle for his...

Sarina DiMaso, a member of the Chiricahua Apache and Taino Nations, returned home from a drug and alcohol binge seven years ago to find...

Oklahoma is set to execute Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted of the murder of his 9-month-old daughter, on Thursday, continuing a string of...

Lesa Tard anticipates that the clean energy revolution will bring more hot wings and cheeseburgers to Stanton with Ford's plans to build a factory...

Russian nuclear submarines sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea, and mobile missile launchers roamed snow forests in Siberia on Tuesday, after President...

Few pipe organs in the world have a nickname, a feminine pronoun, and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ, affectionately known as "Hazel"...

Michelle Lockhart had to work two jobs as a teenager in Atlanta, as a camp counselor and a fast-food worker, to support her family. She...

Several federal agencies unveiled plans on Thursday aimed at minorities and other underserved communities, with the goal of expanding access to federal programs and...

Klain, who had left his position as chief of staff in then-Vice President Joe Biden's office a year prior but was still the foundation's...

Russia categorically denied plans to invade Ukraine on Monday, accusing the US of "whipping up hysteria" and "provoking escalation" of a military conflict between...

More than 200 House Democrats issued a new warning Thursday as part of the contentious debate over infrastructure spending: Include strong union and labor...

The civil rights enforcement division of the U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into a North Texas school district whose superintendent was...

The United States and Ukraine have thwarted Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to distort the narrative of his brutal war, but they are still...

Two years after Congress passed legislation that improved the U.S. retirement system, lawmakers' efforts to improve it further are progressing — albeit slowly. Measures in...