Morgan Stanley employees are saying they were pressured to approve questionable mortgages for wealthy clients despite concerns about borrowers' finances, occupancy claims and other underwriting issues, allegations the bank denied, according to a report on Wednesday.

An immigrant-led business coalition voted to sue New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open five city-owned grocery stores.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani indicated he is open to reparations for slavery in the nation's largest city, saying in an interview that he will await the findings of an ongoing city review while emphasizing the importance of acknowledging New York's...

The U.S. military's stockpiles of crucial air defense missiles have been severely depleted after a major recent flare-up in the war with Iran, raising concerns about America's readiness for future conflicts even as the Pentagon moves to replenish its arsenal.

Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier told defense contractors Monday that the service is "older, smaller, and less ready than it needs to be," delivering a blunt readiness warning as the U.S. absorbs five months of aircraft attrition and munitions losses...

The race to build artificial intelligence data centers is reportedly creating a hiring frenzy for electricians and other skilled trades, with tech giants offering lucrative opportunities and contractors warning the surge is pulling workers away from other critical construction projects.

More than 1,100 employees and researchers from some of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies have signed an open letter urging the U.S. government to develop technical and policy tools to slow the pace of advanced AI development if it begins to outstrip...

More than two-thirds of Americans believe the nation's largest technology companies wield too much power and support using antitrust laws to rein in their influence, according to aYouGov study released exclusively through Axios on Wednesday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plan to attend the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas.

Residents and local officials in southeastern Ohio are warning that underground disposal wells used for radioactive oil and gas wastewater could eventually threaten the drinking water supply for thousands of people, prompting renewed calls for state regulators to halt new...

Washington power broker Lindsey Graham returned home to South Carolina for the last time Wednesday for his funeral and burial.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Republican lawmakers, and the two candidates vying to replace her are split over how to spend an oil-driven windfall now flowing into state coffers, even as the state's sovereign wealth fund has grown to nearly $75...

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis for only the second time in its history, warning a drop in donations is threatening the availability of blood nationwide. The organization, which supplies about 40% of the nation's blood, said donations have...

Michigan health officials reported 10,077 cases of cyclosporiasis on Wednesday, an increase of 397 cases since their last update a day earlier.An investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has linked the outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell...

SpaceX's X and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) announced Wednesday they had settled litigation over an alleged advertiser boycott of the social media platform linked to the now-defunct Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM).

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ordered one of Dr. Anthony Fauci's attorneys removed from a Senate hearing Wednesday after the former White House chief medical adviser repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during questioning about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released emails he says show former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci solicited award nominations, helped draft his own application, and later received a $1 million prize while the nominating scientists received hundreds of millions in NIAID funding.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move injects new drama into the lingering tensions between Fauci and Republican ...

Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia's biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow.Ukraine's almost daily long-range drone and missile strikes using domestically...

The MERA Oil consortium of U.S. and Saudi Arabian companies is advancing plans for a $5 billion integrated refinery and export corridor in the Gulf aimed at boosting regional energy infrastructure, its partners said on Wednesday, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows.

The OpenAI agent that broke out of a testing sandbox and breached Hugging Face this month also reached infrastructure tied to CyberGym, the project behind the cybersecurity benchmark the models had been assigned to solve...

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, targeted the conservative leader for his political views, prosecutors said on Tuesday, citing Kirk's opposition to gay marriage and transgender rights.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's monetary policy verdict against a backdrop of simmering Middle East tensions, while chip stocks struggled ahead of Big Tech earnings later this week.

The Senate Leadership Fund is launching a $17 million summer advertising campaign in North Carolina, marking the GOP super PAC's largest media reservation anywhere in the country this election cycle as the GOP seeks to protect its Senate majority.

A small California-based drone maker says one of its sea vessels sailed close enough to a Chinese warship operating inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone to capture what it believes is the first footage of its kind recorded by a private U.S. firm. It shared the...