JOHANNESBURG — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of his abductors engaged in gunfire with officials and were killed, police reported Wednesday. What You Need To Know South African law enforcement…
LONDON — The U.K. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the Scottish government. What You Need To Know The Supreme Court has ruled that the U.K. equalities law defines a woman as someone…
NEWARK, N.J. — The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agent conducting immigration enforcement. What You Need To Know The top federal prosecutor in New…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump weighed in Friday on whether the U.S. should “lock the clocks,” calling on Congress to make daylight saving time permanent to allow for more daylight later in the day. The president wrote in a post on Truth Social that the option is “Very popular and, most importantly, no more changing…
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks jumped Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggested fear is still high about escalations in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. What You Need To Know U.S. stocks jumped in another manic day…
BRUSSELS — European countries vowed Friday to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin’s willingness to stop the more than three-year war. What You Need…
BANGKOK — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. What You Need To Know China has again vowed to “fight to the end” in an escalating trade war with the U.S….
Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. What You Need To Know The “Hands Off!” movement stages over 1,200 demonstrations nationwide against Trump and Musk Protests highlight opposition to cuts in social security, health programs and federal layoffs…
WASHINGTON — Hours before a deadline that could have led TikTok to go dark in the U.S. for a second time, President Donald Trump on Friday announced he is signing an executive order to delay a potential ban. The move gives ByteDance, the China-based owner of the popular social media app, another 75 days to…
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison. What You Need To Know A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of…