Becoming it’s third launch of short-range missiles in just over a week, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles on Friday morning local time, according to three U.S. officials. The launch was similar to the previous
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion in goods, escalating his trade war after accusing Beijing of reneging on more promises. The world’s two largest economies have now
On Wednesday, a fire broke out at an Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Texas; the latest of a series of petrochemical industry blazes this year in the Houston area, injuring at least six people. The fire began
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, marking the first such reduction in 11 years. The announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Washington of
Capital One reported a massive data breach affecting 100 million people in the US that exposed the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses used on their credit card applications. A 33-year-old Seattle woman named Paige Thompson
Authorities said that a “disgruntled Walmart employee” fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi. Southaven Police Chief Macon Moore said the
A law enforcement official says the gunman in the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting has been identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan. Police said Legan was heard to be “really angry” as he opened fire during the last
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money; this comes after the number of first responders dying
The woman who was expected to replace Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday that she doesn’t want the job. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez said in a Twitter post that she hopes Rosselló will appoint a secretary
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving the White House. Coats is expected to be replaced by Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe. Coats had a difficult relationship with President Trump and clashed over North Korea and
