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President Donald Trump hyped the sanctions plan as "economic D-Day" against Iran, but the U.S. has so far taken few steps to implement it.
Maria Bartiromo, the longtime host of Fox News and Fox Business programming, has disputed reports she was fired from the cable TV networks.
Filling open commissioner positions at the regulatory agency has been a sticking point in negotiations over the Clarity Act.
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is.
The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab, which lacks a steering wheel and pedals, meets vehicle safety standards.
While philosophers ponder AI consciousness, the models have ideas of their own.
Restoring talks? U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and then Kyiv on Sept. 5-6, Russia’s TASS news agency reported. The
President Donald Trump demanded that the Fed slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits.
Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year – and continue to prevent their return, in violation of intern...
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal.
Bitcoin headed for its third straight winning week, as traders searched for refuge amid volatile moves in equities, currencies and bond markets.
Private security spending and guard employment have climbed as companies and communities respond to high-profile attacks, even as violent crime falls.