Politics

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at a fire station, in Redford Charter Township, Michigan U.S., October 4, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled an “Opportunity Agenda” proposal for Black men Monday, which includes plans to provide 1 million forgivable loans to

Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press during the weekly briefing at the City Hall about the ongoing programs in New York City.  Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images A former New York City official, who until Monday worked in the Adams administration, has been arrested and charged with witness tampering and obstruction of

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two as she departs for New York, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 7, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris said she considers Iran to be America’s “greatest adversary,” in a new interview on the CBS show

A waiter sets a table in the City of London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British employees are set to gain a slew of employment benefits under flagship legislation put forward by the new Labour government on Thursday, including stronger rights to sick pay and an entitlement to take paternity leave

Japan’s 82-years old nuclear survivor Kido Suechi of “Nihon Hidankyo” (Japan confederation of A and H bomb sufferers Organization) speaks during the 2022 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons at the Austrian Center in Vienna, Austria on June 20, 2022. Joe Klamar | Afp | Getty Images Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization

Michael Shvartsman walks following a hearing at the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City, U.S. July 20, 2023.  Amr Alfiky | Reuters Prosecutors are asking a New York federal court judge to sentence two brothers to years in prison for their admitted insider trading in a blank-check company’s securities before it announced a planned

Horst Jicha discussing cryptocurrency. Source: Team Business Global | YouTube A German national who was under home detention in New York City on a $5 million bond guaranteed by his domestic partner and children in a case in which he was charged with overseeing a $150 million cryptocurrency fraud is now a fugitive. “There’s a

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on October 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Donald Trump on Thursday said he supports making interest on car loans fully tax deductible, the latest in a suite of tax-cut promises the Republican presidential nominee has made

TD Bank pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple criminal charges and agreed to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines and other penalties to the Department of Justice and several federal financial regulators for failing to monitor money laundering by drug traffickers and other criminals. As part of the deal, TD Bank, whose U.S. unit is

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Landing zone Stocks climbed Tuesday as investors look for signs of a so-called soft landing — the Federal Reserve reining in inflation without damaging the economy. The S&P 500 rose nearly 1% for the day, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed

People buy items ahead of Hurricane Milton expected landfall in Bradenton, Florida on October 9, 2024. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | AFP | Getty Images As Hurricane Milton approached landfall in western Florida on Wednesday, the Biden administration warned consumers and businesses of the heightened risk of potential fraud, price gouging and collusion that accompanies

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends a Cabinet meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2024.  Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Transportation said Tuesday it is in contact with airlines about the affordability of their flights in

The surprisingly positive jobs report Friday has reinforced growing optimism about the U.S. economy, less than a month before the end of an extremely close presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, and while voters say the economy is a top priority. Nonfarm payrolls added 254,000 jobs in September, while

Former drug company executive Martin Shkreli and his lead attorney Benjamin Brafman arrive at U.S. District Court for the fourth day of jury deliberations in his securities fraud trial in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., August 3, 2017.  Amr Alfiky | Reuters The Supreme Court in an order Monday rejected a bid

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media soared Monday, a day after former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his July 13 assassination attempt, to rally with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Shares were up roughly 15% as of 12:30 p.m ET with heavy volume, and the stock was trading

An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Mario Tama | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., chided some of the conspiracy theories that have surfaced surrounding the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina. “If there are any challenges,

Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday criticized former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about how the Biden administration allocated disaster relief funding