Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday put a hold on President Donald Trump’s Justice Department appointees over the gift of a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar that could be used as his Air Force One.
It might be difficult to quantify what makes a particular U.S. state good or bad, but that didn’t stop U.S. News and World Report from trying. Last week, U.S. News released its annual rankings of each state in the country. Washington fell two spots from last year’s rankings, but still managed to place near the top of the list at No. 10. The outlet gave each state a score in eight different ...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would remove sanctions against Syria imposed on the previous regime “in order to give them a chance at greatness.” The announcement was made during Trump’s speech at an investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Pandora, the world's largest jewelry company, is based in Denmark and has nearly 500 stores in the United States, more than any of its other key markets. But in some ways, its real home is Thailand, where the company has been making its products for nearly four decades.
One hundred and twenty seven years after Wong Kim Ark’s landmark Supreme Court victory enshrined birthright citizenship, Norman Wong arrived at the University of California at Berkeley in late April on a quest to protect his great-grandfather’s legacy.
The Episcopal Church is ending its refugee resettlement agreement with the government rather than comply with a federal directive to help resettle White South Africans arriving in the United States as refugees, citing its “steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine appealed to President Donald Trump on Tuesday to meet him this week for peace talks, saying it would put pressure on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to attend, but he cast doubt on Putin's desire for either talks or peace.
U.S. President Donald Trump has secured $600 billion in investment commitments during a summit in Saudi Arabia, according to the White House, a key focus of his first scheduled foreign trip since returning to office.
Gonzaga remains focused on filling out its 2025 roster through the transfer portal, but Mark Few and his coaching staff continue to make positive progress with a couple of the top high school prospects in the 2026 recruiting class.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new economic team, keeping longtime politician François-Philippe Champagne as finance minister and placing former Goldman Sachs banker Timothy Hodgson in charge of energy and mining.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Sitting down to watch Sports Center on a Monday night isn’t what it used to be. At least it wasn’t last night. Instead of highlights, talking heads or gambling advice, we were treated to an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” or “St. Elsewhere.” That’s not right.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s days away from ordering an all-out escalation of Israel’s war against Hamas, and even the release of more hostages would only pause the campaign to destroy the Iran-backed group.
Dear Annie: I am a 26-year-old woman deeply in love with someone my parents can’t stand. He’s not what they envisioned for me; he’s rough around the edges, has tattoos, rides a motorcycle and works with his hands for a living. My parents like clean-cut, college-educated types in suits, and he’s the complete opposite.
Dear Doctors: My lower back went into spasm as I was washing the dishes. I figured it was from bending over, but my mom insists it’s from being so stressed out. (My family is dealing with severe damage in our house from the recent fires in Los Angeles.) Can stress really cause back pain?
Andrew Witty is stepping down as CEO of health care giant UnitedHealth Group in a surprise transition that follows a period of unprecedented turbulence, including the public killing of a company executive and financial woes that in recent weeks have only intensified.
