President Joe Biden holds up a semiconductor as he delivers remarks before signing an Executive Order on the economy in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2021. On Monday, his administration announced further rules to prohibit the export of semiconductor technology to China. Pool File Photo by…
Taiwan’s president departed Saturday for a trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the U.S., his first since assuming office. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te waves to the media as he departs for South Pacific at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Lai leave Taiwan on Saturday…
Rev. T.D. Jakes (L) and former U.S. United Nations ambassador Andrew Young listen during funeral services for Coretta Scott King in 2006. Jakes suffered a medical emergency shortly after preaching at his Dallas, Texas church Sunday. (UPI Photo/Ric Feld/Pool) | License Photo Nov. 24 (UPI) — Evangelist T.D. Jakes is recovering after experiencing a medical…
A PayPal logo on the side of the Nasdaq digital board in Times Square in New York in 2015. File Photo by Andrew Gombert/EPA Nov. 21 (UPI) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will start overseeing non-bank companies that offer financial services, such as online payments and wallet apps, the agency announced Thursday. The rule…
The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled 167,000 pounds of ground beef over concerns of possible E. coli contamination. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo Nov. 21 (UPI) — The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says it has recalled 167,000 pounds of ground beef over concerns…
A large American Flag hangs at the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in New York City. On Wednesday, authorities arrested a homeless man plotting to blow up the financial institution this week. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 20 (UPI) —…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the issues of Taiwan, democracy, human rights and rights to development are “red lines” for China and not to be challenged, the official state media Xinhua said on Sunday. Xi warned the United States not to get involved in bilateral disputes…
The S&P 500 Index has given back more than half of its post-election rally as Friday’s selloff steepens, with sticky inflation and hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve weighing on sentiment. The broad equities benchmark was down 1.4 percent at midway through the session, putting it on track to lose 2.2 percent for the week,…
An image taken from a cellphone video shot by 14-year-old Libby German on the day in 2017 that she and 13-year-old Abby Williams were slain near Delphi, Ind., shows a man police believe to be their killer. Prosecutors at the ongoing the double-murder trial of Richard Allen argued he is the “bridge guy” in the…
By Michelle Nichols US says Russia, China ‘shamelessly’ protects, emboldens North Korea UNITED NATIONS – The United States on Monday called out Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council for “shamelessly protecting” and emboldening North Korea to further violate U.N. sanctions as Pyongyang pledged to accelerate building up its “nuclear force.” “Russia and…