Politics

The Federal Reserve made its third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The move, widely anticipated by investors and financial markets, brings the federal funds rate to a target range of 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent. Since beginning its rate cuts in September, the Fed has now lowered rates by a total of 100 basis points, or one percentage point.

Nineteen suspected members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang were arrested this week following a brutal home invasion in Aurora, Colorado.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced Wednesday the detention of a suspect in connection with the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in Moscow....

The Biden administration’s Energy Department released a report that could complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pushed back against "false media narratives" about illegal immigration, following a report highlighting the state's economic growth.

A group of Palestinians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department over its military aid to Israel.

Scientists are calling for a suspension of research relating to "mirror life" bacteria. "Mirror" bacteria are synthetic organisms created through mirror images of molecules.

A lawsuit filed by two high school students in Riverside, California, is drawing national attention to issues of fairness in girls’ sports and free speech rights.

A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday in north Phoenix near 28th Avenue and Thunderbird Road. Phoenix Police later confirmed that the...

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) proclaimed a state of emergency to "streamline and expedite" the state's response to bird flu.