Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
By: Paul Wiseman
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease at 100 years old.
Author: Associated Press
Friction between Trump and Republican senators is growing before the pivotal midterm elections
The relationship between President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans neared a breaking point this week as he upended their efforts to speedily confirm one of his own nominees and said he would not sign the renewal of a key surveillance law unless they agree to new terms.
Hegseth attacks NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday as he announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security.
US push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump due to intense fighting in Lebanon
The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and returning oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to prewar levels.
Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier
Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier, and are on track to notch weekly gains.
Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capital
Ukraine struck a major Moscow oil refinery Thursday for a second time in a week, officials said.
US stocks drift ahead of the Fed’s announcement on interest rates
The U.S. stock market is drifting Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear from the Federal Reserve in the afternoon about where it sees interest rates going.
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document.
FBI disrupts a planned attack on the White House UFC cage-fighting show, court papers say
Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled.
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.
