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The decision was largely expected by investors, who have seen markets begin to churn amid ongoing concerns about higher oil prices and AI spending.

In a visit with “Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas, Pope Leo XIV described his role as the first American pontiff. “I have great love for America,” he said. “But I…

For the first time on camera, Pope Leo XIV discussed his family’s history with slavery. “I come from a family that my grandparents were immigrants. On my mother’s side we…

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the seventh month despite concerns about inflation that continues to pressure U.S. households.

During his opening statement, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right and will refrain from answering questions from Senators in their probe of his Covid pandemic…

Watch live coverage as Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as part of Committee Chairman Rand Paul's investigation into the origins of Covid.…

After a dayslong pause in direct strikes between the United States and Iran, the war is flaring up again after U.S. Central Command said it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched…

Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer senators’ questions at a hearing Wednesday on the origins of Covid and the government’s handling of the pandemic, saying he would invoke his Fifth…

The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The five Democratic candidates for governor in Wisconsin almost entirely refrained from lobbing attacks at one another during their only debate Tuesday night, even as the volatile race enters its…