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Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown

The bipartisan bill emerged one day before the federal funding deadline, and it was not clear whether Congress could complete it in time to avoid a pa...

Leaders Release $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill as Congress Races to Avert Shutdown

US justice department sues Apple for 'having illegal monopoly on smartphones'

The US Department of Justice is suing Apple, accusing the tech giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly on smartphones.

US justice department sues Apple for 'having illegal monopoly on smartphones'

'This is all my fault': Friend and interpreter for star baseball player sacked after 'massive theft' claim

The Los Angeles Dodgers have fired the longtime interpreter and friend of superstar Shohei Ohtani following allegations of "massive theft".

'This is all my fault': Friend and interpreter for star baseball player sacked after 'massive theft' claim

Hermès sued over claims it refused to sell shoppers Birkin bags

Hermès has been sued over claims it unlawfully allows only customers with "sufficient purchase history" with the company to buy its famous Birkin bags...

Hermès sued over claims it refused to sell shoppers Birkin bags

Elon Musk's Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing chess

The first patient to receive a brain chip from Elon Musk's company Neuralink has appeared to play online chess.

Elon Musk's Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing chess

'My heart is broken': Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka speaks out after ex-boyfriend found dead

Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has said her "heart is broken" after the death of her ex-boyfriend.

'My heart is broken': Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka speaks out after ex-boyfriend found dead

Blade Runner and Knives Out actor dies

Veteran actor M Emmet Walsh, who starred in Blade Runner and Knives Out, has died aged 88.

Blade Runner and Knives Out actor dies

Reddit Said to Price IPO at $34 a Share, in a Positive Sign for Tech

The social media company raised $748 million in the offering. Its shares begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Reddit Said to Price IPO at $34 a Share, in a Positive Sign for Tech

Angela Chao Was Intoxicated When She Died in Car Wreck, Police Report Shows

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office in Texas called the Feb. 10 episode, in which the shipping executive drove into a pond at a family ranch, an “unfor...

Angela Chao Was Intoxicated When She Died in Car Wreck, Police Report Shows

Led by Its Youth, U.S. Sinks in World Happiness Report

For the first time since the first World Happiness Report was issued 2012, the United States was not ranked among the world’s Top 20 happiest countrie...

Led by Its Youth, U.S. Sinks in World Happiness Report

Mother of British woman missing in Caribbean asks Biden for help finding her daughter

The family of a British woman who has been missing for three years in the US Virgin Islands are pleading for help from President Biden to find her.

Mother of British woman missing in Caribbean asks Biden for help finding her daughter

Catherine, Princess Scapegoat

Princes might occasionally be turned into frogs, but princesses always seem to end up as villains or scapegoats.

Catherine, Princess Scapegoat

Fed Holds Rates Steady and Projects Three Cuts This Year

Federal Reserve officials kept interest rates at 5.3 percent and projected they would lower borrowing costs in 2024 as the Fed chair struck a watchful...

Fed Holds Rates Steady and Projects Three Cuts This Year

Biden Administration Announces New Rules on Tailpipe Pollution

The regulation would require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.

Biden Administration Announces New Rules on Tailpipe Pollution

In Ethiopia’s Tigray and Across Africa, Rape Has Been Used as a Weapon of War

Rape should not be used as a weapon of war — in any context.

In Ethiopia’s Tigray and Across Africa, Rape Has Been Used as a Weapon of War

Congress Seeks to Bar Funding for U.N. Agency for Palestinians

A bill would bar support for the agency, UNRWA, amid accusations that some employees were Hamas fighters. Other countries are scrambling to make up th...

Congress Seeks to Bar Funding for U.N. Agency for Palestinians

Oprah, Ozempic and Us

Her special is a harbinger of how the weight-loss industry is rebranding: Obesity is a disease, and — for the first time — it’s not your fault.

Oprah, Ozempic and Us

Jewish groups defend Oscar-winning director who criticised Israel's military offensive

Jewish groups have spoken out in defence of Oscar-winning director Jonathan Glazer who used his acceptance speech to criticise the Israeli military ac...

Jewish groups defend Oscar-winning director who criticised Israel's military offensive

Racing to Avoid a Shutdown, Lawmakers Weigh Skirting Their Own Rules

Despite making a deal, lawmakers face several hurdles to beating a deadline to keep the government funded after Friday.

Racing to Avoid a Shutdown, Lawmakers Weigh Skirting Their Own Rules

'Most likely, he was very drunk': Ex-wife of tennis star's boyfriend doubts suicide theory

Konstantin Koltsov's ex-wife has said the boyfriend of tennis star Aryna Sabalenka was "most likely very drunk" when he died.

'Most likely, he was very drunk': Ex-wife of tennis star's boyfriend doubts suicide theory