Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was ...
With home prices and mortgage rates high, many families find the American dream out of reach
The Petersen family’s two-bedroom apartment in northern California is starting to feel small. Four-year-old Jerrik’s toy ...
Author’s story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires
On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories ...
18 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting with separatist rebels in Baluchistan
Pakistani troops fought insurgents who set up roadblocks in the restive northwestern region, leaving 18 paramilitary security forces and 12 rebels dead in some of the ...
LeBron, Lindsey Vonn, Ronaldo keep going; Faster, stronger and longer, with plenty of help
Aging athletes such as LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lindsey Vonn are similar to racing cars — maintained by tinkering mechanics, data analysts, and shelves of replacement parts “If you look ...
Blockades, mass rally set in Serbia to mark 3 months since canopy collapse killed 15 people
Serbia’s students will lead mass demonstrations and blockades of three bridges over the Danube river in the northern city of Novi Sad on Saturday to mark three months ...
Former German President Horst Köhler dies at 81
Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...
Russian drone and missile attacks kill 4 in Ukraine
At least four people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes continued to pound Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s ...
Takeaways from India’s budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring ...
Middle East latest: 2 freed hostages are back in Israel
Hamas released two hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel, while Palestinian authorities say Israel has agreed to release dozens of prisoners in ...
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the ...
Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire
Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages — all men — on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ...