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December 11, 2018

Unfinished business: UN migrant pact inked, but foes remain

Seeking to remind the world that migrants are people, too, a U.N. migration conference ended Tuesday with pledges to put a ...

Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Barrasso

December 11, 2018

Senate votes overwhelmingly to renew farm programs

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the ...

December 11, 2018

The cost of France's protests running into billions

France's wave of protests and violence over the past month or so has already cost the eurozone's second-largest economy a ...

December 07, 2018

Australia anti-encryption law rushed to passage

A newly enacted law rushed through Australia's parliament will compel technology companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google ...

December 07, 2018

Health officials: Israeli fire wounds 33 Gaza protesters

Health officials say Israeli army gunfire has wounded 33 Palestinians protesting along the Gaza-Israel perimeter fence.

December 07, 2018

Trump signs funding stopgap, setting holiday fight on wall

President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to fund key government departments for two-weeks, setting up a ...

December 06, 2018

Republicans push through controversial Trump energy nominee

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal energy board despite a video that shows the nominee ...

December 06, 2018

Obama health law sign-ups lagging for 2019

With open enrollment ending next week, the government says sign-ups for coverage under former President Barack Obama's health ...

December 06, 2018

It may be time to stop itemizing your taxes

Around this time of year, many taxpayers begin the annual ritual of pondering The Big Question: Do I take the standard ...

December 04, 2018

Secret Santa pays off nearly $30K in Walmart layaways

A Secret Santa made the holiday season a little brighter for hundreds of shoppers near Philadelphia after paying off nearly ...

December 02, 2018

Damaging police report looms over Netanyahu re-election bid

Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges, adding to a growing ...

November 30, 2018

House Democrats' 1st bill aims for sweeping reforms

House Democrats on Friday unveiled more details of their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package that ...

November 30, 2018

Hundreds of Jordanians seek PM resignation, protest tax plan

Hundreds of protesters have called on the Jordanian prime minister to resign over his tax policies and perceived failure to ...

November 30, 2018

China says 8,000-strong UN peacekeeping standby force ready

China said Thursday it has assembled a standby force of thousands of United Nations peacekeepers, furthering its leading role ...

November 29, 2018

Puerto Rico completes its first debt restructuring deal

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico said Thursday that it has completed its first debt-restructuring deal since the government ...

November 29, 2018

Fed officials express caution about pace of future hikes

Federal Reserve officials earlier this month appeared on track to raise its key interest rate again in December, but they ...

November 29, 2018

Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets

Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday named immigration and the national debt as his two biggest regrets as he ...

November 29, 2018

Don't be your own worst enemy when investing

Looking for someone to blame for the not-so-stellar performance of your investment portfolio? Try checking the mirror.

November 29, 2018

German antitrust agency opens Amazon investigation

Germany's antitrust agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon over complaints it's abusing ...