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The widening US budget deficit and massive investments in artificial intelligence have fueled a rise in interest rates in the debt market. The Treasury Department has been working to ease investors' concerns.
The latest US sanctions target the core of the International Criminal Court's investigation into the situation in Palestine and, more broadly, any investigation that targets nationals of non-ICC countries, such as Americans and Israelis.
The record milestone underscores the mounting cost of government borrowing as Washington faces growing spending demands and rising interest payments.
The company is being sued in California by 29 US states for deceiving consumers and violating federal child protection laws by exposing young users to violent or sexual content and addiction risks.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is still 'important work to be done' before a deal could be reached, while Trump suggested that the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline could be revived.
The annual exercises, designed to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea, will end around a week earlier than planned. US President Donald Trump said he had told the Pentagon to curtail the exercises, citing his 'good relationship' with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The musician, whose beats carried hits like 'La Grange' and 'Sharp Dressed Man,' had stepped back from touring last year after suffering from unspecified health issues.
The sanctioning of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan is the United States' latest salvo against the Hague-based court. Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal.
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose party is out of power but is favored to win Quebec's October elections, said 'this would be the worst possible time to reflect on our future because of Trump.'
Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an 'existential threat' to its operations.
The American president, touting his 'very good relationship' with the North Korean dictator, instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to 'substantially reduce' joint military exercises with Seoul.
The popular messaging platform ended livestreaming and video calls in the country after a 13-year-old girl was pressured into taking her own life during a broadcast. Five teenagers and one adult have been arrested in connection with the death.
The $1.7 billion border project, which has faced bipartisan opposition, broke ground earlier this month on public lands that are known for rich biodiversity, including hundreds of species of birds, bobcats, and black bears.
Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million.
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has racked up several failures in the region, from the war he launched against Iran alongside Israel to how he has handled the Palestinian issue, demonstrating his incompetence.
Hayden Panettiere, star of several popular television series including 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' and later an award-winning country music singer, was announced dead by her father, in a statement to ABC News on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said that he is 'not happy' about US participation in joint military drills with South Korea, citing his 'very good relationship with Kim Jong Un' and challenging a long-standing alliance aimed at deterring the nuclear-armed North.
In light of the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned from the US presidency on August 8, 1974. Now, 52 years later, the 'America First' movement claims the Republican was the victim of a 'deep state' conspiracy, drawing parallels with Donald Trump.
Former Chilean president Gabriel Boric wanted to turn the site into a museum and a memorial. The home of his predecessor, who took his own life during General Pinochet's coup in 1973, was instead purchased by a private company that had outgrown its offices.
The Revolutionary Guards control more than military operations: They also impose their demands on Iran's president and his negotiators, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.
US media have reported on deteriorating living conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, deployed for over eight months. Yet the White House has shown little willingness to provide information on the conflict.
The move comes a day after opposition figure Dinorah Figuera vowed to fight for the release of political prisoners in formal talks with the interim government. A first round of the US-brokered talks kicked off last week and wrapped up on Wednesday.
Critics fear the devices could be misused by an agency already facing scrutiny over its use of force and the training of its officers.
'On the morning of December 4, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,' Mangione told a federal judge as he pleaded guilty to stalking his victim. His lawyers moved to have separate state murder charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.
The works were found at a home in the town of Sao Bernardo do Campo, near Sao Paulo, and the man who had them was arrested, police said.
A White House statement said the tariffs will 'encourage increased domestic production' of drones and their components, and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.
Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alabama all put inmates to death on Thursday. Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling, but one which also reflects a trend of increased executions in the US.
The President's tariff agenda has faced a series of legal pushbacks since he imposed sweeping duties on trading partners after returning to the White House last year.
A federal judge in Boston ruled that incidents cited by the Department of Justice were "too isolated and episodic" to prove Harvard violated civil rights law during pro-Palestinian campus protests.
The civil suit was brought against Boeing by Naoise Connolly Ryan, widow of Michael "Mick" Ryan, an engineer with the UN World Food Programme.
The two sides issued a joint statement, highlighting agreements on reforming the judiciary and seeking access to earthquake recovery funds.