Nation and World
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Iran warns US military intervention would bring ‘irreparable damage’
Jun 18, 2025 6:59 pm - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said Wednesday that Iran is not frightened by threats from President Donald Trump, as Israel and Iran continue to trade air...
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Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs, new SSA law
Jun 18, 2025 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security's trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security ben...
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Senate Republicans propose deeper Medicaid cuts. Here’s what that means.
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Fed holds rates steady, brushing off Trump’s calls for cuts
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Food giant Kraft Heinz vows to stop using artificial dyesJun 17, 2025 8:38 am - Kraft Heinz promised Tuesday to purge certain artificial food dyes from its products by the end of 2027, a move that follows pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to excise color additives from the nation’s food supply because of potential health risks.
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34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza's new food distribution centers, authorities say
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Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
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ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
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Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
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Prosecutors: Suspect in shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers planned to target two othersJun 16, 2025 6:40 am - A federal prosecutor says the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers had gone to four homes as he sought to kill lawmakers. In one case, the lawmaker — who was not identified — was on vacation and wasn’t home. In the other case, the suspect — Vance Boelter — left after police arrived, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.