Hackers target Canada’s foreign ministry in cyber attack
Canadian cybersecurity officials were working to restore those internet services as of Monday night. "Critical services for Canadians" through the...
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Sheldon Silver, New York Power Broker Sent to Prison, Dies at 77
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government for two decades before...
US Embassy in Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
A State Department spokesperson said they have "nothing to announce at this time," adding, "We conduct rigorous contingency planning, as...
Ukrainian President pushes back on Biden: ‘There are no minor incursions’
"We want to remind the great powers that there are no minor incursions and small nations," Zelensky wrote on Twitter...
Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill Restricting Big Tech Platforms
WASHINGTON—A Senate panel approved antitrust legislation forbidding the largest tech platforms from favoring their own products and services over competitors’,...
FBI & European police take down computer servers used in major cyberattacks worldwide
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, said that after seizing the servers, investigators have identified "more than 100 businesses"...
Blinken to travel to Ukraine and Germany this week
In Kyiv, Blinken will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba "to reinforce the United States'...
Citigroup Sticks With Its Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate, While GE Drops Its Rules
Citigroup Inc. C -1.25% is sticking with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its U.S. workers. General Electric Co. GE 0.68%...
Fed Releases Transcripts of 2016 Policy Meetings
Transcripts released by the Federal Reserve on Friday revealed the extent of officials’ 2016 debate over how fast to move...
US officials believe Russia arrested hacker responsible for Colonial Pipeline attack
It appears to mark a rare instance of US-Russian cooperation against a major cybercrime group, following direct appeals from President...
Biden Taps Economists Lisa Cook, Philip Jefferson for Fed Seats
President Biden will seek to fill two seats on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors with academic economists Lisa Cook...
U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.9% in December
U.S. retail sales dropped by 1.9% in December as the Covid-19 Omicron variant and inflation surged, damping the end of...
RNC threatens to prohibit future GOP presidential nominees from participating in official general election debates
The letter, which was first reported by The New York Times, was signed by Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel....
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 230,000
Filings for jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 last week, an increase of 23,000, as a tight U.S....
US providing $308 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
The humanitarian assistance and vaccines come months after the US completed its military withdrawal from the country. The Biden administration...
Facebook’s Former Elections Boss Now Questions Social Media’s Impact on Politics
Katie Harbath joined Facebook FB -0.20% more than a decade ago as the first Republican employee in the company’s Washington,...
U.S. to Spend $10 Billion to Boost Small Businesses
The U.S. is planning to hand out $10 billion to help upstart companies gain access to capital in a bid...
Biden officials weighing Russia sanctions options after warnings about economic fallout, heightened cyber risk for US and allies
One concern is that those negative effects could boomerang back onto the US during an election year, sources told CNN....
US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast
The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, received reports of the...
U.S. Jobs Report Shows Record Annual Gain
Hiring slowed in December to 199,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, while the U.S. added a record number...
