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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...

Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has returned to Europe to assist those in need. After returning home from Ukraine earlier this month, the...

The railroad system of the United States is being bolstered by its northern neighbor. The Rocky Mountaineer, one of Western Canada's most-decorated luxury scenic train...

Former Vice President Mike Pence has remained at the center of speculation about his plans for the 2024 presidential election, and despite the fact...

On Tuesday, Detroit sued the United States Census Bureau over population estimates from last year that show the city lost an additional 7,100 residents,...

"Blonde," Netflix's fictionalized Marilyn Monroe biopic, has been widely panned for its exploitative portrayal of Monroe's character. Some now argue that the film mishandled...

A North African tech worker had packed his belongings and was ready to move to London for a "life-changing opportunity" at Meta when he...

The Haitian gang that police say kidnapped 17 missionaries last week has threatened to shoot the hostages in the head if the demanded ransom...

On Wednesday, a person started shooting close to a Duke Energy facility at Wateree Hydro Station in Ridgeway, South Carolina, according to CBS News. Several...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to the country's eastern frontline on Thursday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Vladimir Putin to reduce Russia's troop...

Washington's NFL team announced Tuesday that its new name, which will not be the Wolves or RedWolves, will be revealed on Feb. 2. Other finalists...

Many religious leaders who support the anti-abortion movement have praised the new Texas law that prohibits most abortions in the state. However, some abortion...

According to reports, the Israeli government is forming a task force to deal with the fallout from the Pegasus project revelations about the use...

Travis Scott's offer to pay for the funeral of the youngest person to die as a result of attending his Astroworld Festival was turned...

The Duchess of Sussex is receiving support from a former colleague after allegations of bullying have come to light. Just days before the premiere of...

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...

According to a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death rates for Americans aged 15 and older rose sharply...

A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators is expected to announce on Sunday that they have reached a tentative agreement on legislation that would pair...

To pay for new Covid-19 vaccines, testing, and therapeutics, Congress is considering taking back some of the money it authorized last year for a...

The Biden administration backtracked on a contentious proposal to direct the IRS to collect additional data on every bank account with more than $600...

Salman Rushdie is recovering in a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in front of a New York audience on Friday in an...

The new home of Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers is a 94-square-meter (1,011-square-foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. Its gray concrete walls'...

The federal government set out to add thousands of medical workers to its emergency reserve nearly two years before COVID-19 was declared a national...

Former President Donald Trump returned to campaign mode with a vengeance Saturday night, vowing at a rally in Ohio that Republicans would retake Congress,...

Except for former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has the lowest approval rating of any elected president after one year in office. However,...

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...

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), including US President Joe Biden, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping, pledged on Friday to work...

On November 14, 48,000 unionized graduate workers at the University of California system's ten schools went on strike, kicking off what could be the...

Facebook's oversight panel announced a probe into the company's system for allegedly exempting high-profile users from its own rules on Thursday, accusing the embattled...

Four months into Russia's invasion, unprecedented Western economic retaliation and military aid to Ukraine have not dampened Vladimir V. Putin's ability or apparent determination...

On Wednesday Facebook made a stirring decision to block certain groups of Australians from sharing news. Fire and emergency services, non-profit organizations and state...

A costly troop mobilization, plummeting energy prices, and a new round of Western sanctions threaten to wreak havoc on Russia's already battered economy and...

Historians consider it the worst Native American massacre in US history. Despite this, few people have heard of it. According to historians and tribal leaders,...

Community groups in New Jersey and California are suing the EPA to force trash incinerators across the country — many of which are in...

At least 69 people have died in the Vancouver area of Canada as a result of a record-breaking heat wave that has engulfed the...

The search for dozens of people still missing five days after the deadliest storm to hit South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living...

A rapid increase in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere is fueling fears of a pandemic resurgence, sending shockwaves through the stock...

Joey Cassanova, a retired MMA fighter, posted a video to his TikTok page on April 7th, 2021, with the message, "If you only knew...

On Friday, Japanese authorities were looking for a missing Ugandan weightlifter, who went missing just a week before the Tokyo Olympics, which have sparked...

Russia will run out of weapons before Ukraine, according to the UK defense minister, because Russia is isolated and cut off from the global...

Despite a national shortage, Abbott plans to restart production of its baby formula, but it could take up to 10 weeks before it hits...

President Joe Biden’s first flight on Air Force One this month was only 25 minutes long. The President was headed home to Delaware for...

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the city of Boston violated the Constitution by refusing to allow a local organization to fly...

Along with a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some of which were so severe that even scientists who...

Paris Jackson has spoken out about how she honors her late father, Michael Jackson. On June 25, 2009, the King of Pop died at...

Gigi Sohn, President Joe Biden's choice to fill the vacant seat on the five-member Federal Communications Commission, was scheduled to be voted on Wednesday...

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued broad new directives to immigration officers on Thursday, stating that being an undocumented immigrant "should not alone be...

As Herschel Walker campaigns for the US Senate, he urges society to assist the oppressed in the same way that others assisted him in...

The Biden administration has moved up its deadline for all Americans to become eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine, announcing Tuesday that states will...

In 2021, disasters continued to strike, from Hurricane Ida's devastation in Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms,...

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

On a party-line vote, Senate Democrats approved sweeping legislation on health care, climate change, and taxes on Sunday, delivering a major victory for President...

President Biden's student loan forgiveness program has been halted by a federal judge in Texas, putting the administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000...

Russia has upped its saber rattling in Eastern Europe and the Arctic, a move that has put the Biden administration on alert. In the past...

A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the most well-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil was demolished...

Toyota Motor Corp's research arm announced the acquisition of Carmera, a provider of maps and data for driverless vehicles based in the United States,...

At least six major automakers, including Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, and Volvo, and 30 national governments pledged on Wednesday to work toward phasing out...

For those who have delayed getting vaccinated because they have already been infected with the coronavirus, a growing body of evidence suggests that vaccination...

Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, separated from her husband, and joined an exodus to safety in Poland on March 8, nearly two weeks...

One of the busiest trade ports on the US-Mexico border remained effectively closed Wednesday as frustrations and traffic jams grew over Texas Gov. Greg...

Authorities say a suspect shot and killed four people and injured three others, including a police officer, in a shooting spree that began in...

How has the livestream of the actors' legal dispute impacted public perceptions as well as survivors of sexual violence? The defamation trial of Hollywood...

Despite being required by federal law, the Marine Corps is the only branch of the United States military that has yet to implement full-gender...

When a person or persons belonging to any nationality wish to go outside their own country for some reason, one of the first things...

Hundreds of Black NFL retirees who were denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement are now eligible for compensation after their tests were...

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's chair, conceded defeat on Wednesday, a humiliating defeat for Democrats and the party's campaign arm. He...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated on Monday night that his electric vehicle company has yet to sign a contract with Hertz, a rental...

Tuesday saw the unanimous passage of a law in Indonesia outlawing extramarital sex. An annual prison sentence could be imposed for the crime. Cohabitation before...

Tensions between protesters and police intensified for the second night in a row Monday, a day after a Brooklyn Center police officer fatally shot...

Top US Air Force officials said on Wednesday that US-made fighter jets are one option for Ukraine as it rebuilds its air force to...

Tiger Woods  was injured last Tuesday morning when the 2021 Genesis SUV he was driving struck a median and flipped several times. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex...

General Amirali Hajizadeh, commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday that the country has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating...

In the latest flare-up of tensions in the region, China's military announced the resumption of military drills around the island in response to the...

Richard Glossip was scheduled to be executed last week in Oklahoma, but his execution was postponed for the fourth time last month. Glossip's lawyers have...

Can humanity be saved by a nudge rather than a bang if an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth? NASA is planning a first-of-its-kind mission to...

A family in Myanmar has said that government security forces fatally shot a 7-year-old girl as she ran to her father — the youngest...

J Michelle Childs, a South Carolina judge among those vying for Joe Biden's nomination to the Supreme Court, has received strong backing from an...

Gunfire erupted on a moving New York City subway train during rush hour Tuesday morning, wounding at least five people and injuring eight others,...

California, which is bracing for the year's longest and most intense heat wave, faces the risk of its power grid being pushed beyond capacity,...

Police said four people were killed in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of...