Fed holds interest rates but keeps door open to a cut in coming months
Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that while there are signs the economy is slowing, the Fed was not yet ready to cut its key interest rate. Yet even as it…
UAW union endorses Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump
The United Auto Workers has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris over Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump. The union’s endorsement shouldn’t be surprising. UAW President Shawn Fain has been outspoken against Trump.…
Putin hit man seen as Russia’s big prize in prison swap: ‘High-value asset’
In the biggest prisoner swap with Moscow since the Cold War, the Biden administration on Thursday secured the liberation of 16 American and German nationals held prisoner in Russia and…
Soaring popularity of Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ rebuts narrative that Trump VP pick is floundering
Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ returned to the top spot as the No. 1 bestselling book in the U.S. this week — and sources close to the campaign told…
At least 30 dead after Typhoon Gaemi cut off towns in China’s Hunan province
Heavy rains and floods from Typhoon Gaemi caused at least 30 deaths and left 35 people missing across eight towns in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state-run news agency…
Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.” The demonstrations are part of a…
Tennessee voters head to the polls to pick nominees for Senate, House seats
Voters in Tennessee head to the polls on Thursday to cast their ballots in the state’s primary, which includes a competitive Republican primary challenge against a sitting member of Congress.…
What a historic prisoner swap means for Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Russia’s release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is cause for celebration: The three were freed as part of…
Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier who served in Gaza
Yuval Green, a 26-year-old former paratrooper, is one of a handful of soldiers who have served in Israel’s war against Hamas and are now publicly criticizing the way it is being prosecuted. Green described the…
Biden calls Russia prisoner swap deal that freed WSJ’s Gershkovich, Whelan a ‘feat of diplomacy’
President Biden has called the prisoner swap deal with Russia Thursday that secured the release of The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others a ‘feat of diplomacy.’‘Moments…