Ex-Michigan gubernatorial candidate pleads guilty to charges in Jan. 6 riots
Former Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots that resulted in the breach of the…
Federal judge blocks Biden policy to stem flow of migrants at southern border
1/3 Asylum seekers stand in line for food, water, blankets and clothing near the border wall in Jacumba, Calif., on May 13. A policy that…
Biden administration creates new preparedness office for future pandemics
The Biden administration Friday announced creation of a new pandemic preparedness office within the White House. The goal is to ensure that America is better…
British court sets free woman jailed for late abortion on appeal
A 45-year-old British woman jailed for 28 months for using the abortion medication mifepristone beyond the 10-week legal limit was freed Tuesday by the Court…
Blinken urges Senate to confirm dozens of foreign service nominees
1/2 U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on the U.S. Senate on Monday to confirm 62 nominees for foreign service positions. File Photo by…
British economic growth stagnating; electricity, gas production fell sharply in May
1/2 Britain's economy shrank slightly in May with GDP pulled down by a sharp drop in production output led by a 2% fall in electricity,…
British wages surge by 7.3% amid inflation, tight labor market
British wages jumped by 7.3% in the March to May quarter compared to the same period in 2022 driven by high inflation and a tight…
Federal monitor: NYC should be held in contempt for Rikers Island jail violence
Rikers Island correctional facility in New York where a federal monitor has found the jail to be "patently unsafe" while recommending a federal judge hold…
DOJ appeals order barring various federal agencies from talking with social media companies
The Biden administration on Wednesday filed a motion to appeal a recent decision blocking various federal agencies and their employees from communicating with social media…
Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student debt forgiveness program
1/4 The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo June 30 (UPI) --…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell doubles down on more interest rate increases
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on June 21. He said on Wednesday that more interest rate hikes…
Bank of England hikes interest rates to 15 year high as it battles soaring prices
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey announcing a sharp rise in interest rates to 5% on Thursday warned that high inflation meant that if the…
Senior British minister Michael Gove says COVID-19 lockdown party video is ‘terrible’
Senior British minister Michael Gove has described a video of a party at the Conservative Party's headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as "terrible", as COVID rule-breaking…
Biden delivers first 2024 campaign speech to union workers in Philadelphia
1/4 President Joe Biden receives a briefing from Archie Filshill, left, CEO of Aero Aggregate, after surveying the damage of the Interstate 95 collapse in…
President Joe Biden intends to nominate Mandy Cohen as CDC director
President Joe Biden announced Friday his intent to nominate former North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen as director of the Centers…
Partygate: Panel finds Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over gatherings
A cross-party panel of British lawmakers found former Prime Minister Boris Johnson guilty Thursday of deliberately misleading Parliament over lockdown parties in Downing Street and…
British wage growth surges 7.2% amid fears inflation becoming embedded
Record pay growth in manufacturing helped push up the overall figure helped push average pay in Britain to a record $39,312, excluding bonuses, the country's…
Profits, pay and productivity. Who is to blame for inflation?
The blame game is on in earnest.As the debilitating impact of a dozen rate hikes in a little over a year has begun to hammer a large…
Hundreds march in Boston’s first Pride parade since 2019
Members of Boston Pride for the People lead the city's Pride parade on Saturday, the first held since 2019. Photo by CJ Gunther/EPA-EFE June 10…
Britain’s ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns as member of Parliament
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured 2022) has resigned as a member of Parliament after receiving a pre-publication copy of a report critical of…