WASHINGTON — Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and auto insurance, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month while remaining far below its peak of two years ago. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, up from a yearly figure of 2.6% in October. Excluding volatile food and…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday delivered remarks at his fourth White House Tribal Nations Summit, where he touted his work to invest in the communities and announced a new national monument at the site of a former boarding school where Native American children were forced to attend. What You Need To Know President…
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. What You Need To Know A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld…
BEIJING — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. What You Need To Know China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of…
LUANDA, Angola — Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery museum, where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking of humans that once linked the nations’ economies. What You Need To Know Joe Biden…
A staffer for U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle was charged by the U.S. Capitol Police for carrying unlawful ammunition on Capitol grounds, authorities said Monday morning. Capitol Police said in a statement that Michael Hopkins, 38, entered the Cannon House Office building and put his bag through screening, where authorities detected what appeared to be ammunition…
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend draws to a close. Despite the Arctic-type weather, however, snowmobilers and skiers are reveling in their respective wintry terrains, and weather forecasters gave possible good news ahead of the NFL game in Buffalo….
In the two weeks since it became unequivocally clear that Donald Trump was headed for another four years in the Oval Office, prominent Republican figures, lawmakers and party officials alike have taken to referring to the Nov. 5 election results as a “mandate” from the American public. Democrats, despite acknowledging a brutal cycle and entering…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot was convicted Wednesday of planning to kill federal investigators. What You Need To Know A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of…
The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a rule blocking U.S. investors from funding the development of certain technologies “core to the next generation of military, cybersecurity, surveillance, and intelligence applications” in China in a bid to keep an advantage over the Chinese military. What You Need To Know The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a…