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The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates
WASHINGTON — In a sign of how unusual this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to be resolved when officials gather Tuesday and Wednesday. For now, it’s not even clear...
Little daylight between U.S. and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet
JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday that Hamas must be eliminated and all hostages released for there to be peace in Gaza, setting aside calls for an interim ceasefire in favor of an immediate end to the conflict. Rubio had...
Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the leftVideo
WASHINGTON — Family and friends of the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk described his politics as veering left in recent years as he spent large amounts of time scrolling the “dark corners of the internet,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday. Investigators were still piecing together...
After Charlie Kirk’s killing, a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired
BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey — After years of complaints from the right about “cancel culture” from the left, some conservatives are seeking to upend the lives and careers of those who disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death. They’re going after companies, educators, news outlets, political rivals and others they judge...
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executedVideo
Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was “extremely callous.” Kilmeade’s initial comment came on a “Fox & Friends” episode Wednesday and began getting widespread circulation online...
Rep. McCaul will retire, but GOP hawk also worries about World War 3 after Russian escalation
Rep. Michael McCaulof Texas, one of the GOP’s most prominent foreign affairs hawks, announced he’d retire on Sunday while warning that, with Russia’s escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, “we got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III.” McCaul made his statements...
Pope Leo XIV marvels at ‘huge learning curve’ in an interview released on his 70th birthday
ROME — Pope Leo XIV has marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly,” in excerpts of an interview released Sunday on his 70th birthday. History’s first...
Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff reported Saturday. The dead included 12 children, according to the morgue in Shifa Hospital, where the bodies were brought....
Venezuela says U.S. marines raided a fishermen’s boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
CARACAS, Venezuela — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tensions between...
Taliban claim agreement is reached with U.S. envoys on a prisoner swap as they seek better ties
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said Saturday they reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners as part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan. They gave no details of a detainee swap and the White House did not comment on the meeting...
London protest organized by far-right activist exceeds 100,000 as small clashes break out
LONDON — A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 100,000 people and became unruly on Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from counterprotesters. Several officers were punched, kicked and struck by bottles tossed by people...
U.S. electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
HARRISBURG — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center...
Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’S commitment...
Kirk shooting probe looking for collaborators, Utah AG says
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown said investigators are “absolutely” going to try to identify any possible collaborators in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “We’re looking for everything at this point,” Brown said Friday on Bloomberg Television’s Balance of Power. “The information we have is still fairly limited.”...
Evergreen High School shooter’s online footprint reflects new wave of extremism, experts say
DENVER — The online footprint of the 16-year-old who shot two students and then himself at Evergreen High School this week fits into a new wave of online extremism that calls for violence as a way to destroy society, experts said. Social media accounts for Desmond Holly suggest to experts...
Prosecution continues case against man accused in a Trump assassination attempt
Witnesses from the FBI and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Friday offered details on the law enforcement response and evidence collection during the trial of a man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump while he played golf in South Florida last year. One FBI agent presented...
NATO flexes its muscles, bulks up defenses on eastern flank to ward off Russia
WARSAW, Poland — NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. The alliance’s supreme commander in Europe said a new operation, dubbed Eastern...
At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo
KINSHASA, Congo — Two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people dead and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported Friday The accidents happened onWednesday and Thursday, about 150 kilometers apart in the Equateur province. One boat with nearly 500 passengers caught fire...
Nepal’s president appoints former chief justice as interim premier and 1st woman leader
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal ‘s president on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister and the first woman to head the Himalayan nation’s government, following fiery protests that collapsed the previous administration. Karki, a popular figure when serving as the court’s only female chief...
NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia
WARSAW, Poland — NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. The alliance’s supreme commander in Europe said a new operation, dubbed Eastern...
Colorado funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses withdraws guilty plea
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses withdrew his guilty plea Friday and will go to trial, after a judge rejected a plea agreement in a rare decision. Family members of those whose bodies were found piled up and decomposing in a building...
Judge tells Trump to update immigration website for Venezuelans with temporary protected status
SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump’s administration must update its immigration services website to reflect that 600,000 Venezuelans with temporary protected status are legally allowed to live and work in the United States, a federal judge ordered. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ordered Trump’s Republican administration to change its U.S....
U.S. suspends talks with Kosovo and blames the caretaker government for rising tensions
PRISTINA, Kosovo — The United States on Friday suspended talks with Kosovo, saying the actions by its caretaker government were to blame for rising tensions and instability in the small Balkan country and the region. Seven months after parliamentary elections in February, Kosovo still doesn’t have a functioning parliament because...
Grief over Kirk’s assassination echoes worldwide and testifies to his influence on the right
Dozens of angry European lawmakers banged their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. Backers of the American conservative activist rallied at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa. And supportive world leaders chimed in, lauding him as a friend and inspiration. The...
What to know about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA
A 22-year-old Utah man was arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event on a college campus, authorities said Friday. “We got him,” Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters at a news conference announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson in Wednesday’s killing of Kirk at Utah Valley...
