Nation and World
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Ukraine says it’s ready to resume talks with Russia but needs clarity on Kremlin's terms
May 30, 2025 4:15 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is ready to resume direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday, a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following days of un...
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Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on pioneering TV series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87
May 30, 2025 3:55 pm - Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.
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Wall Street glides to the end of its best month since 2023
May 30, 2025 3:27 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street closed its winning week and month with a quiet Friday following a mixed set of profit reports from Gap, Ulta Beauty and other companies navigating ...
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Trump has long warned of a government ‘deep state.’ Now in power, he’s under pressure to expose it
May 30, 2025 8:09 am - As he crisscrossed the country in 2024, Donald Trump pledged to supporters that voting him back into the presidency would be “our final battle.”
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Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
May 30, 2025 8:03 am - At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State, on Thursday, an official said.
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US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far
May 30, 2025 8:00 am - A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
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Trump meets with the Federal Reserve chairman he has repeatedly scorned
May 29, 2025 5:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and the two discussed the economy but not Powell's outlook for interest rates...
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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says
May 29, 2025 5:53 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News' editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawye...
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White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report
May 29, 2025 5:50 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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Trump’s big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers
May 29, 2025 5:50 pm - WASHINGTON — Once again, President Donald Trump’s biggest policy plans were stopped in their tracks. On Wednesday, an obscure but powerful court in New York rejected the ...