WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, defended President Trump’s threat to end assistance to three Central American countries and to close parts of the United States border […]
Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 percent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a […]
As Mozambique battles to control a fast-spreading cholera outbreak in the cyclone-hit central city of Beira, international assistance is arriving. The number of cholera cases jumped to 271 over the weekend although no deaths from […]
Image caption As well as being a journalist, Jill Dando presented series such as travel programme Holiday The detective who led the inquiry into Jill Dando’s murder has told the BBC her case will never […]
The Latest on the Viking Sky cruise ship, which is having engine problems off the coast of Norway (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Norwegian rescue authorities say a freighter has experienced an engine seizure in […]
“The automation is just not as advanced as these governments hope they are,” said Robyn Caplan, a researcher at Data & Society and a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University. “It’s a mistake,” she added, “to […]
Jimmie Johnson is starting on the NASCAR Cup pole at Texas, where Kyle Busch is going for a tripleheader weekend sweep. Busch has two career NASCAR tripleheader sweeps, at Bristol in 2010 and 2017. He […]
Image copyright PA Thousands of Post Offices could become bank branches under Labour Party plans to reform the financial system. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said a new Post Bank would protect community banking at a […]
The end of the Islamic State group’s so-called caliphate was announced less than a week ago – and now, the first British fighters who stayed until the very end are resurfacing. The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville […]
WASHINGTON — After a two-day thrashing over her department’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sat before senators on Thursday ready to defend it again. “As I said then, […]
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