DECEMBER 17, 2022
Above, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15 in Palm Beach, Florida. - Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner predicted that former President Donald Trump might get up to 25 years in prison for committing offenses related to last year's Capitol riot, after the House...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A growing number of consumers are falling behind on their car payments, a trend financial analysts fear will continue, in a sign of the strain soaring car prices and prolonged inflation are having on household budgets.
Repossessions tumbled at the start of the pandemic when Americans got a boost from stimulus checks and lenders were...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
2018 FIFA World Cup runner ups, Croatia finished their Qatar 2022 campaign with a 2-1 win over Morocco in the third place play off, making it the second time in their World Cup history that they've finished third after their 1998 run in France.
Croatia took an early lead seven minutes into the game with Josko Gvardiol heading...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Elon Musk’s decision to suspend several high-profile journalists from Twitter drew condemnation not just in the United States but further afield, where backlash to the move in Europe highlighted what could be an impending showdown with the billionaire.
Leaders on the continent lined up to criticize the move Friday, adding to domestic pressure on Twitter’s new owner and...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers camouflaging an American-made M-777 howitzer in the Donetsk region in May. Lawmakers voted to approve $800 million in military funding to Ukraine. - Ivor Prickett / NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress on Thursday gave final approval to a $858 billion military policy bill that would increase the Pentagon’s budget by 8 percent and repeal...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the United States game against Wales. - Carl Recine/Reuters
They have shown up in the shiny soccer stadiums here in Qatar one after the other, popping up more frequently than yellow cards or penalty goals.
There was President Emmanuel Macron of France cheering his team “les Bleus” on Wednesday as they beat...
DECEMBER 17, 2022
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) speaks during Press Briefing With U.S. House And Senate Champions, Impacted Families on Expanding the Child Tax Credit During Lame Duck Session on December 07, 2022 in Washington, DC. - Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project
A new proposal to expand COVID-era child tax credits could provide parents with up to $3,600 per...
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Gregory "Greg" Jensen, co-chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates, pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. - Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The world’s biggest hedge fund is sounding the alarm about the potential for a protracted multi-year recession.
Bridgewater Associates co-chief investment...
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Free speech experts and human rights organizations blasted Elon Musk's decision to suspend several high-profile journalists from Twitter on Thursday, with some raising concerns that the tech tycoon has created an opening for authoritarian regimes to intensify their crackdowns on independent reporting and political dissent.
In interviews, academics who specialize in freedom of expression and technology expressed worries...
DECEMBER 16, 2022
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it seemed to be business as usual.
It wasn't.
The sender was actually a suspected North Korean spy seeking information, according to those involved and three cybersecurity researchers.
Instead of infecting his...
