Nation and World Politics
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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Apr 29, 2024 11:43 am - JERUSALEM — A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against in...
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Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
Apr 29, 2024 9:38 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navaln...
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Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cutsApr 29, 2024 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's plann...
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Texas police confront protesters;Apr 29, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as police arrested more...
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Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
Apr 29, 2024 7:01 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza S...
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Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza
Apr 29, 2024 6:59 am - JERUSALEM — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as internatio...
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About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds
Apr 26, 2024 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster th...
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
Apr 26, 2024 9:35 am - NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens...
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Trump's lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial
Apr 26, 2024 9:16 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing...
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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
Apr 26, 2024 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest r...