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Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July
The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Friday.
Judge sets dates for Menendez brothers' resentencing hearings
Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez will move forward next week after a series of delays. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for ...
Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
A defense attorney in Karen Read's second murder case on Friday grilled a top police investigator about delays in booking critical evidence connected to the death of Read's boyfriend, a Boston police ...
Judge releases the Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE to continue her studies
A federal judge in Vermont has decided not to wait for the transfer of a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center to schedule a bail hearing Friday, more than six ...
1st Egyptian drafted into the NFL, Ahmed Hassanein, takes part in Detroit Lions minicamp
Ahmed Hassanein remembers the days of learning how to play football in his half-brother's small kitchen in California.
Protesters in Slovakia condemn Prime Minister Fico's visit to Moscow
Protesters gathered Friday in the Slovak capital to demonstrate against populist Prime Minister Robert Fico's latest trip to Russia.
'Don't get in my way,' the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff
The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday not to try to impede upcoming changes, saying that ''I will run right over ...
Colombia takes regional lead in Indigenous self-government, raising hopes for Amazon protection
Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...
As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims
The stakes are high between the world's two biggest economies whose trade topped $660 billion last year. Bessent and Trump's ...
Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.
You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks
That followed weeks of each side suggesting the other side had reached out first, including Trump implying Chinese President Xi Jinping had called him, only to be refuted by Beijing. When it comes to ...
Steelers 1st-round pick Harmon balancing joy of being a pro with grief over the passing of his mom
Derrick Harmon showed up for work on Friday, eager to get his NFL career started while still coming to terms with the death of his mother Tiffany Saine, who passed shortly after the Pittsburgh ...