Aerial view of Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, taken from an airplane on April 3, 2025. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The Cuban government said international airlines can no longer refuel there due to fuel shortages after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that supplies the communist country with…
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Japanese stocks jumped to a record high Monday, leading gains in the region after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landmark election victory. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower…
The Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center a day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant in relation to the 2020 election in Union City, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2026. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters A federal judge in Georgia ordered documents related to a Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on…
For years, a growing number of students have been considering alternatives to a four-year degree. Now the trend toward a two-year program or even shorter-term credential — also dubbed “un-college” — is gaining steam. Ballooning college costs and the student loan debt that goes along with them are partly to blame. New borrowing limits for 2026 under…
The Trump administration has made unprecedented equity investments and obtained other stakes in at least 10 companies over the past year. Many are in critical mineral companies as the White House plots a strategy to directly back mining companies to build a domestic supply chain and reduce dependence on China. But the investments also include…
The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, USA Rare Earth, at the…
Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media‘s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, just months after criticizing the deal. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “Letting Good Deals get done…
Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images This tax season, some families could see a bigger tax break for their children due to changes from President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill.” Enacted in July, Trump’s legislation permanently increased the maximum child tax credit to $2,200 per child for 2025, up from $2,000. That value will be…
Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles (NEVs) at a workshop of China FAW Group’s Hongqi Fanrong Plant on July 5, 2023 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. Zhang Yao | China News Service | Getty Images DETROIT — The unraveling of the U.S. electric vehicle push is increasingly raising concerns of…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week…
