Top State Department official travels to Venezuela to meet with detained Americans
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens' quiet visit to the capital city of Caracas represents a significant development...
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US small arms and ammo arrive in Ukraine as Pentagon details troops to train country’s military
President Joe Biden approved the package on September 1 as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House. The assistance...
Jobs Gap Has Grown to Two Unemployed Workers Per Three Openings Since Summer
U.S. job openings continue to far outpace the number of available workers, with nearly five million more open positions than...
US Navy seized Iranian petroleum products and hundreds of missiles from vessels in Arabian Sea
The weapons, the department said in the Tuesday release, were seized by the US during "routine maritime security operations."Iran's Islamic...
WSJ News Exclusive | Beijing Reins In China’s Central Bank
The People’s Bank of China has never been politically independent like a Western central bank, but it has nonetheless enjoyed...
EPA Trims Ethanol Mandate for Gasoline as Biofuel Pressures Pump Prices
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed reducing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into...
WSJ News Exclusive | Constellation Brands Agrees to Build Large Brewery in Southeastern Mexico
Constellation Brands Inc., the brewer of Corona beer for U.S. consumers, has agreed to build a brewery in southeastern Mexico,...
Demand for Oil, Gas to Remain Robust for Years, Energy Leaders Say
The leaders of the world’s largest oil companies said Monday that demand for the products they make will remain robust...
Top Space Force official: China is developing space capabilities at ‘twice the rate’ of US
On a panel of US space experts and leaders speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in a panel moderated...
Elon Musk Needs China. China Needs Him. The Relationship Is Complicated.
With the U.S. tightening technology exports to China in 2018, President Xi Jinping defiantly pledged to make China the world’s...
Apple Notified State Department Employees of Phone Hacking Linked to NSO Group Software
Apple Inc. last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have...
U.S. Added Just 210,000 Jobs in November
The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, marking a slowdown in hiring amid new Covid-19 uncertainties, but a tight...
FTC Challenges Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Holdings
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp.’s proposed landmark takeover of semiconductor-design specialist...
Suspected Chinese hackers breach more US defense and tech firms
The apparent espionage activity, which the National Security Agency helped investigate when it emerged in recent months, is more extensive...
Harris condemns Russian test of anti-satellite weapon at Biden administration’s first space council meeting
The National Space Council was resurrected during the Trump administration to streamline and synchronize space priorities and policies across the...
Chris Cuomo Addresses CNN Suspension, Saying ‘It Hurts’
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said being suspended by the network was embarrassing, addressing the controversy over his role in the...
CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo Indefinitely Over Role in Brother’s Response to Sexual-Misconduct Allegations
CNN suspended prime-time anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely after records released this week by the New York attorney general’s office provided...
Secretary of defense orders review of US airstrike that killed civilians in Syria in 2019
The review will be conducted by Gen. Michael Garrett, the commander of US Army Forces Command. Garrett will review "reports...
Workers Quit Jobs in Droves to Become Their Own Bosses
The pandemic has unleashed a historic burst in entrepreneurship and self-employment. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are striking out on...
Omicron Variant Is Reported in More Countries as Officials Grapple With How to Respond
Countries around the world reported their first cases of the Omicron variant over the weekend and some imposed new travel...
