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.

The Bahamas' government said Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings in the country, pending a full post-launch investigation. "No further clearances will be granted until a full environmental assessment is reviewed," Bahamian Director of Communications ...

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Vietnam agreed to cooperate closely in response to U.S. reciprocal tariffs imposed on the countries during a meeting in Hanoi, South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korean businesses, which are the largest foreign ...

Hong Kong Post said Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the United States and will suspend its air mail postal service for items containing goods from April 27 due to "bullying" U.S. tariffs.

The Israel Defense Forces killed a squad commander in the special operations unit of Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the IDF said.The IDF statement about the strike in the Aitaroun area against the squad commander did not name the target.

By 2028, 1 in 4 job applicants will be fakes created with artificial intelligence, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, CNBC reported recently.

A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus, where authorities said they had identified a suspect but had not made an arrest. Three of the students were injured by gunfire and the fourth was injured in ...

Former Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, in 2026, followed by her campaign announcing just hours later on social media that she had been hospitalized with no further details.

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough" who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91.

The White House said Tuesday that "sanctuary" policies endanger the lives of Americans in communities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

A federal judge has allowed the U.S. Department of Justice to temporarily stop funding legal education programs for people facing deportation or immigration court while a lawsuit brought by the organizations that provide the servicemoves forward in court.

The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Tuesday entered the 2026 governor's race in his state, adding to a growing field of Republicans vying to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

While an Associated Press reporter and photographer were barred from covering an Oval Office press conference on Monday as part of the press pool, an AP print journalist who covers the White House was allowed into a Tuesday afternoon executive branch event.

North Carolina judges heard arguments Monday from attorneys for Republican legislative leaders who insist their latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful this time giving the job of appointing members to the GOP state auditor.

A man who was arrested outside the headquarters of UnitedHealthcare had a history of mental health issues and threatened to shoot up corporate offices, according to charges filed Tuesday.

An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, marking another jump in a long string of increases. The CDC's data was from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The previous estimate - from 2020 - was 1 in...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Tuesday that "the ball is in China's court" in the current tariff war.

At least four people were hospitalized after a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday, CBS News reported, citing law enforcement.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off the popular social media app Instagram in 2018 in anticipation of a potential antitrust lawsuit, documents unveiled at trial on Tuesday in Washington showed.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to Securities and Exchange Commission data, including email communications, according to a source familiar with the matter.