President Donald Trump confirmed today that the US has taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Follow for live updates.

The Fed said Wednesday afternoon it is trimming its benchmark lending rate by a quarter point, its third such reduction this year. Follow along as Chair Jerome Powell discusses the move.

President Donald Trump confirmed today that the US has taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Follow for live updates.

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group shows that since 2000, most countries have made progress in expanding health service coverage and reducing the financial ...

One year ago today, the manager of a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, reluctantly called 911 at the urging of perceptive and perturbed customers.

The global economy is “undergoing one of its most turbulent periods in decades,” according to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, with geopolitical instability, trade realignments, and ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates again today, though deep divisions remain within its influential rate-setting committee. Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference at ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders in London today after talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators came to a halt with no breakthrough. Follow for live updates ...

Tokyo may be a futuristic metropolis, but its roots run deep in the 17th century when the city was known as Edo—then one of the world’s largest urban centers that flourished with commerce, ...

President Donald Trump is touting the economy and defending boat strikes amid scrutiny. He will head to Pennsylvania to make remarks on cost of living concerns as the administration faces pressure on ...

One person is dead and another injured after a shooting at Kentucky State University upended students’ final exams of the semester before they go on winter break, police said.

Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley is facing questions from Congress today over a follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Venezuela and pushes for a peace ...