A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday�s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a revised 6.1% increase in October and the smallest gain […]

The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release former President Donald Trump�s tax returns, raising the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman who broke political norms by refusing to voluntarily make public his returns as he sought the presidency. Reports released […]

The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has a peculiar �cemetery,� one that recalls some of the worst damage done since the Russian invasion: the debris of rockets used against this town and its people. The graveyard has more than a thousand missiles, or parts of them. Local authorities hope they can help provide information for […]

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Friday, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint drills that

A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in a bustling Paris neighborhood Friday left three people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and arrested. The Paris prosecutor�s office opened an investigation for murder and attempted murder. The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had recently been released from prison after […]

The U.S. government�s highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems. The probes bring to 35 the number of crashes investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2016 in which either Tesla�s […]

The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump�s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president�s income tax filings. The legislation would turn what had been a long-standing post-Watergate norm into established federal policy. The Democrat-led measure provides a capstone to […]

Ukrainians hailed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy�s wartime visit to the United States as a success, while Russian officials said Thursday that it only fueled the conflict. The U.S. has announced a new $1.8 billion military aid package, including supplies of the Patriot air defense systems, the most powerful such weapons to be delivered to Ukraine yet. […]

The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another significant round of military and economic aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy�s dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress. The bill, which runs for 4,155 pages, includes about $772.5 billion for […]

Travelers across much of the eastern United States were bracing Thursday for one of the most treacherous Christmas weekends in decades, with forecasters warning of a �bomb cyclone� that will pack heavy snow and wind while sending temperatures plummeting 50 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of hours. The frigid air was moving through the central […]