Three top Pentagon officials are now suspended as part of the Defense Department investigation of unauthorized information leaks...

Too many air traffic controllers are retiring after 25 years of service, contributing to the ongoing shortages at the nation's airports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday said the United States is experiencing an "autism epidemic" that he claims cannot be explained by "better diagnostic criteria" or "genes."

Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for the governor's office in New York. The New York Republican was announced last week...

Tariffs are likely to push up prices and could put the US Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment, the bank's chair said Wednesday.

A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows Americans have conflicting views about the impact artificial intelligence could have on the job market and its impact on society.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was targeted in the arson attack on his residence because of the suspect's perception of Shapiro's stance on Palestinians, PennLive reported. In a warrant for suspect Cody Balmer's electronic devices obtained by the outlet, Corporal Benjamin...

Most Democrats want their party to "become more progressive," and say they agree with the more aggressive stance being taken by lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the debate over trans rights. In a win for Scottish gender-critical campaigners who brought the case to the...

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Wednesday the military has shifted its strategy in Gaza, from conducting temporary raids toward capturing territory with the goal of creating permanent buffer zones.

Three U.S. senators are visiting Taiwan this week and will have talks with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss issues including trade, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said Wednesday, as Taipei pushes ahead with tariff talks with Washington.

South African police have rescued a kidnapped American pastor "miraculously unharmed" following a deadly shootout, authorities said on Wednesday...

The U.S. Commerce Department said late Tuesday it was issuing new export licensing requirements for Nvidia's H20, AMD's MI308 artificial intelligence chips, as well as their equivalents, to China.

China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen...

Iran 's president formally approved the resignation of one of his vice presidents who served as Tehran's key negotiator in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, just as the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog was due to arrive...

Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to extend martial law until Aug. 6, a senior lawmaker said, as Russia's full-scale invasion of the country continues. An overwhelming majority of 357 deputies supported the extension, which allows the country to continue mobilizing...

Wall Street index futures dropped Wednesday and chip darling Nvidia slumped nearly 6% after the company flagged steep charges from new U.S. curbs on chip exports to China, fueling worries about the fallout of an escalating trade war.

It was the morning Dec. 7, 1941, when Vaughn Drake Jr. and his fellow soldiers were about to enjoy breakfast at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu.Little did they know, it would be a morning that would live in infamy."We left to go to the chow line to get our breakfast, and...

The International Monetary Fund disbursed on Tuesday the first installment of Argentina's new $20 billion bailout after President Javier Milei removed most of Argentina's strict capital and currency controls. For years, the restrictions had set the official exchange rate ...

Two U.S. service members were killed, and another was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a military vehicle crash near El Paso, Texas, while deployed in support of border operations, officials said, according to BNO News.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview Tuesday dismissed concerns over China weaponizing its Treasuries despite bond market volatility and added there was no risk of China potentially using its robust Treasury pile to inflict economic ...

The stunning victory of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Sunday might be a sign Latin America is turning to the right after decades of being considered a primarily left-of-center region.

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will hold a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent next week to discuss trade issues during a visit to the United States at the suggestion of Bessent, Seoul's ministry said on Wednesday. Choi was expected to attend a ...

In the days ahead of an antitrust trial he was trying to avoid, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered $1 billion to the Federal Trade Commission (up from $450 million) to settle the case that centered on Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, The Wall Street Journal ...

A letter sent by FHFA Director William Pulte to Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged that New York Attorney General Letitia James "falsified records" to secure a home loan on a property in Virginia as he "principal residence" in 2023, as she was serving as New York's prosecutor.