UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport
U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway ...
Middle East latest: 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank, officials say
The Palestinian Health Ministry says two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday. A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Tulkarem and a ...
Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark ...
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks advance ahead of the Fed’s rate decision as panic over AI fades
Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as ...
Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation
President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation ...
After talking tough during campaign, Trump appears to ease up on China at start of presidency
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods ...
A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts
When Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced a $4 billion settlement about a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century ...
Judge set to sentence former Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted of taking bribes of cash and gold
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces the possibility of a long prison term when he is sentenced Wednesday for selling his once ...
A$AP Rocky’s accuser set to testify about alleged shooting in the biggest moment at rapper’s trial
A former friend of A$AP Rocky is set to testify Wednesday about the moment the hip-hop star allegedly fired a gun at him on a ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Trump is looking to boot transgender troops from the military. Here’s why that’s complicated
President Donald Trump has launched his second bid to oust all transgender troops from the military, and once again it will ...