Nation and World
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5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversiesMay 23, 2024 8:59 pm - NORFOLK, Va. — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weeken...
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Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansMay 23, 2024 10:05 am - The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
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5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials sayMay 23, 2024 7:14 am - GREENFIELD, Iowa — A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, officials said, while ...
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’May 23, 2024 1:51 pm - WASHINGTON — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police f...
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Consumer watchdog classifies ‘buy now, pay later’ apps as credit cardsMay 22, 2024 4:32 pm - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will classify “buy now, pay later” apps the same way it treats credit cards, a move intended to improve consumer protections, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Hunter Biden’s tax trial set for September as judge agrees to delay, with gun trial still in JuneMay 22, 2024 3:45 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial th...
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Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to TrumpMay 22, 2024 3:43 pm - WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addres...
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Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s imageMay 22, 2024 3:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The direction of the Republican National Committee is clear from the last name of its new second-in-command: Trump. “My No. 1 goal is making sure that Donald...
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Giuliani says he will stop accusing Georgia workers of election tamperingMay 22, 2024 2:07 pm - Rudy Giuliani has agreed to no longer accuse two Georgia poll workers of tampering with the 2020 election, according to a draft agreement filed Tuesday in federal bankrup...
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Prosecutor in Trump classified papers case calls claims of hostility toward co-defendant ‘garbage’May 22, 2024 2:04 pm - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A lawyer for Donald Trump's personal valet accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of targeting the valet because he refused to cooperate against the fo...