New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that Cornell University has agreed to hire outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the school's handling of a woman's allegation that she was raped by seven students in 2024 after consuming alcohol and ...

Bill Gross, the billionaire investor who built his reputation as one of the world's most influential bond managers, is warning investors that rising U.S. debt and stretched stock valuations have created an increasingly precarious environment for financial markets.

Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted ​to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday it is too early to determine whether Iran was involved in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight after the co-pilot stabbed the captain and allegedly tried to take control of the...

President Donald Trump defended his administration’s use of taxpayer money for a series of television advertisements featuring him, arguing Wednesday that the spots promote the country rather than his political interests.

The Trump administration on Wednesday began sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to more than 950,000 Americans, returning what the White House says were excess fees collected through the federal health insurance marketplace.The Treasury Department is distributing the...

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services...

Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion "shield laws" protecting providers in three Democrat states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions.

A bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee against Jack Smith, alleging he violated her constitutional rights by subpoenaing her cell phone toll records without proper legal authority.

A federal judge entered an order on Wednesday that allows ​Paramount to close ⁠its acquisition of Warner ​Bros., ending a ⁠monthslong holdup for the $110 billion transaction.

Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted 11 House races toward Democrats on Tuesday, although Republicans retain the advantage in seven of the GOP-held or open seats that were moved to more competitive categories.

Iran has received a U.S. counterproposal aimed at reviving negotiations to end the seven-month war and reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump has publicly rejected Tehran's seven-day cease-fire plan.Iranian officials and state media...

Iran has received a U.S. counterproposal aimed at reviving negotiations to end the seven-month war and reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump has publicly rejected Tehran's seven-day cease-fire plan.Iranian officials and state media...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will co-lead a Pentagon initiative to study the future of warfare and "forecast the solutions to tomorrow's conflicts."

The Department of Homeland Security says a Biden-era program that brought Afghans to the United States had a 40% error rate in identity checks used to decide asylum claims, putting the country at risk of admitting potential terrorists and other dangerous criminals.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating leading artificial intelligence companies over potential safety risks posed by their models, opening a new front in Washington's scrutiny of an industry that has largely faced a hands-off federal regulatory environment.

President Trump has asked AG Todd Blanche to study a federal Inspector General's report on the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project and determine what legal action should be taken over cost overruns that have reached hundreds of millions of dollars.

The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque, who is an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights, on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to cut Washington's invasive mosquito population by 90% and its tick population by 50% by the end of 2028.

State officials nationwide are focusing on rising gas and diesel prices tied to the war in Iran, offering gas tax holidays and other measures to ease costs as affordability remains a top voter concern in the critical midterm elections.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is establishing a new Pentagon organization to centralize the development and deployment of drones, autonomous systems, and defense robotics.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday laid out an expansive effort to remake the U.S. military, announcing deeper cuts to senior-officer positions while doubling down on physical standards, eliminating what he calls "wokeness" and restructuring how the military prepares...

Its role? To "detect, attribute and disrupt" information attacks by hostile states, including AI deepfakes, and to "support and defend our democracy." It will operate with intelligence agencies, government departments, police and social media platforms.

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump acknowledged Tuesday that the prolonged war with Iran could cost Republicans control of Congress, even as she argued that preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon would justify the political consequences.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals as he made a series of announcements about a new drone command and more in what he called his "State of the Force" address.Hegseth was speaking to junior officers...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday laid out an expansive effort to remake the U.S. military, announcing deeper cuts to senior-officer positions while doubling down on physical standards, eliminating what he calls "wokeness" and restructuring how the military prepares...

Cancer isn't always caused by genetics, smoking or other familiar risk factors. An estimated one in eight new cancer cases worldwide can be traced to infections - many of which can be prevented or treated. A new analysis from the International Agency for Research on Cancer...

The Justice Department has filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota, accusing them of making improper and unethical comments to The New York Times about immigration cases, some of which are ongoing.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he has finally received his federal security clearance after waiting roughly nine months, giving him access to classified briefings on security threats and emergencies facing the city.

Iran has received a U.S. counterproposal aimed at reviving negotiations to end the seven-month war and reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, even as President Donald Trump has publicly rejected Tehran's seven-day cease-fire plan.Iranian officials and state media...

An institution created to preserve peace then handed five capitals the power to block peace whenever peace conflicts with their interests. That is not collective security. It is paralysis by design.

Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, with both indexes notching their second straight quarterly gains, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading cooled expectations that Federal Reserve policy makers would hike rates in October.The US Commerce Department...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a strategy to combat antisemitism Tuesday, promising security funding, expanded Holocaust education, and support for Jewish institutions while drawing criticism from several prominent Jewish organizations that say his rhetoric about ...

Americans are embracing a range of government interventions aimed at lowering the cost of living, with strong bipartisan support for price caps on prescription drugs, childcare and credit card interest rates, according to a new survey by The Wall Street Journal released Wednesday.

The elderly in-laws of New York Times technology executive Jonathan McKinsey have been charged with murder after allegedly lying in wait and gunning him down in front of children at a California sports complex.

Meta has claimed billions of dollars in tax credits for artificial intelligence data centers by classifying them as experimental projects, a strategy that could face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service, according to a new report.

A cryptocurrency super PAC largely funded by Trump-aligned billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss is pouring nearly $3 million into Ohio's Senate race in an effort to prevent Democrat Sherrod Brown from returning to Washington, Politico reported Wednesday.

The European Union and Canada are moving to significantly deepen their economic and security ties, with leaders preparing to announce a broad new partnership next month as both confront President Donald Trump's trade policies.

Nearly 2 in 10 likely U.S. voters say they would support destroying Israel and creating a pro-Palestinian state in exchange for an end to the Iran war and low oil and gas prices, Rasmussen Reports found.

The U.K. has "strong indications" that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday. Burnham said U.K. and U.S. officials are carrying out a "complex and ...

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has teamed his office with federal immigration agents, and he wants every county sheriff in the state to do the same.

Why the Democrat Controlled Federal Reserve Interest Rates are a Tax on Working America - Hitting Women and Minorities the Hardest

Vice President J.D. Vance was set to travel to Texas on Wednesday to help Republican House candidate Eric Flores in his race against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.

The University of Michigan has paused a pilot plan that would keep freshmen's first-semester letter grades off transcripts at its largest college, with interim President Domenico Grasso saying much of the media coverage distorted the university's intentions.

If Democrats win big in federal and state-level elections this November, they'll make America more like Canada at every opportunity, including where "assisted suicide" and euthanasia are concerned.