AI czar David Sacks Alex Brandon/AP White House AI czar David Sacks criticized the possibility of a California wealth tax. If the tax is ultimately approved, he said it will be "the beginning of s...
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Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the...
Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...
Low taxes, which are not in line with inflation, are ineffective in reducing alcohol or sugary drink consumption, the World Health Organization warns....
Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open...
One year into Donald Trump's second term, higher tariffs and sharper threats are straining transatlantic business. German companies in the US are weighing compliance against resistance as uncertainty ...
White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...
Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the...
Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. | Kenny Ho...
Chipotle quietly filed FEC paperwork to form a political action committee. Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chipotle has filed to form a PAC, allowing the compan...
Amid a violent crackdown on migrants in the US, claims have been emerging online that thousands are canceling their tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Are fans backing out? And would immigration officers ...
Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar's ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta's word to convince the EU that the polls ar...
Outrage grows in US after videos cast doubt on official explanation for death of 37-year-old intensive-care nurse...
The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...
Senegal’s football team are champions of Africa but fans from the country are banned from going to the US for the World Cup. They aren't the only ones, with Donald Trump's hostility and FIFA's ticket ...
New York City's law mandating an option to tip when customers pay for their order takes effect on January 26. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A New York City law requiring a tip prompt...
FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday April 14, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions during a news conference at the Governo...
Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty Images The DOJ is probing Jerome Powell over his congressional t...
Graffiti reading "ICE out now!" is seen on the exterior wall of a Target store in Minneapolis. Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images Target sent a memo to staff acknowledging the stress workers m...