Nation and World
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Hungary’s leader is in Ukraine. It's the first visit by Russia’s top EU ally since the war began
Jul 02, 2024 7:07 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighborin...
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Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
Jul 01, 2024 11:20 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increa...
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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Jul 01, 2024 9:39 am - The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election.
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European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option
Jul 01, 2024 7:52 am - LONDON — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc's new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and ...
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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custodyJul 01, 2024 7:48 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the f...
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Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt chargesJul 01, 2024 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for ...
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Hurricane Beryl takes aim at southeastern Caribbean as a powerful Category 4 storm
Jul 01, 2024 7:40 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl began pounding the southeast Caribbean on Monday as a powerful Category 4 storm after becoming the earliest storm of that strength...
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Biden needs support from millions of Americans who don’t think he can do the job
Jul 01, 2024 7:38 am - President Biden’s team continues to believe that tens of millions Americans — perhaps as many as one in every five voters — will cast a ballot for him this year despite t...
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Burst in COVID spending helped students recover, researchers find
Jun 30, 2024 6:00 am - When Congress sent tens of billions of dollars to schools — an unprecedented sum — to battle the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed like reopening campuses was going to be t...
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See how your spending habits differ from previous generations
Jun 30, 2024 5:00 am - Fifty years ago, the average American household spent more on clothing than health care, and putting food on the table cost about as much as keeping a roof overhead. Sinc...