Trump administration freezes $10B in child, family aid to 5 states over fraud concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a Make America Healthy...
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Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Elon musk and the xAI logo.Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty ImagesElon Musk's X is being investigated by authorities in...
Epstein files released by DOJ
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex...
Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him released
Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on...
TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT
An employee with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checks the documents of a traveler at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in...
Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund 'Trump accounts' for 25 million U.S. kids
Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb....
With Trump's tax bill set to dent giving by the wealthy, can middle-class donors make up the difference?
A woman puts money into a Salvation Army red kettle outside of Giant Supermarket in Alexandria, Virginia on November 22,...
Black Friday is most popular with Gen Z, even as the holiday loses its shine, new survey finds
Black Friday signage at a Target store ahead of Black Friday in Jersey City, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Nov....
Bessent believes there won't be a recession in 2026 but says some sectors are challenged
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, arrives to speak during a site expansion groundbreaking ceremony at the Boeing South Carolina (BSC)...
Forget the China gloom — luxury bosses say shoppers are back
People walk past a Prada storefront located in a modern shopping complex on January 26, 2025, in Chongqing, China.Cheng Xin...
UK borrowing costs jump, stocks slide as speculation mounts over high-stakes budget
Rachel Reeves, U.K. chancellor of the exchequer, delivers a speech in London, UK, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg...
Government shutdown: House begins voting on bill to reopen U.S. agencies
The House of Representatives on Wednesday night began its final vote on a short-term funding bill that would reopen federal...
SNAP: Trump admin gets longer Supreme Court pause on order it pay full food stamp benefits
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel...
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block order it pay full SNAP benefits
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood...
Democratic leader offers deal to reopen government but Republicans sneer
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a new plan to Republican lawmakers that would allow the U.S. government...
'We're past peak-restrictiveness,' BOE governor says, as bets rise on Christmas rate cut
A Union flag flutters from a pole atop the Bank of England, in the City of London on August 7,...
Starbucks union authorizes open-ended strike as busy holiday season begins
Starbucks baristas gather outside a Starbucks store as they protest against the company during a rally to demand a new...
Government shutdown means opportune timing for Neptune Flood IPO
The timing of Neptune Insurance Holdings' IPO couldn't be more opportune.Neptune, the nation's largest private flood insurance, debuts on the...
The government shutdown fight hinges on ACA tax credits — and if immigrants should get them
The federal government will shut down early Wednesday, in large part because of a debate between Republicans and Democrats over...
Medicare Advantage enrollment expected to fall in 2026 as insurers cut back on unprofitable plans
Advocates hold signs during a news conference on Medicare Advantage plans in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 25,...
