21+ hour, 1+ min ago   (423+ words) North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, with the projectiles traveling about 250 kilometers from the country's eastern coast. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the launches from the Wonsan area at about 5:20 a.m. local time on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (831+ words) Mexico and the United States are preparing for a fourth round of trade talks in Washington as both sides seek progress before the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections, with automotive rules, tariffs and supply-chain policy among the key issues. The talks are…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (618+ words) Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared an awkward but ultimately cordial exchange at the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City on Friday. A professional lip reader has claimed to have deciphered what Giuliani…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1016+ words) U.S. consumer prices rose 3.4% in August from a year earlier, matching the July annual rate, while the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis from July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The monthly…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1095+ words) President Donald Trump has identified Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington as one of several foreign entities he is considering including in a potential $5 billion lawsuit against the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank whose report questioned whether…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (966+ words) Helena Foulkes, a Rhode Island native and former Fortune 500 executive, defeated incumbent Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Sept. 9, winning 62.44% of the vote to McKee's 37.56%, according to unofficial Rhode Island Board of Elections results. The victory makes…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (722+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to issue a $5,000 payment to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections, announcing the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9. Trump presented…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (896+ words) Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's campaign to bring weapons under state control is facing resistance from Iran-aligned armed factions ahead of Sept. 30, the date linked to the scheduled completion of the U.S.-led coalition's military mission in Iraq. Iraqi officials have…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (847+ words) Former Sen. John E. Sununu has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on Sept. 8, setting up a November contest against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Sununu, 61, returns to the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (460+ words) Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu and Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas have won their respective New Hampshire Senate primaries, setting up a high-stakes November showdown for a seat that could help determine control of the U.S. Senate. Sununu secured the Republican nomination,…...