Newly released Justice Department records detail how Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with influential figures across business, medicine, law and Hollywood, revealing a spinning web of influence among the elite that extended well beyond politics and finance, The Wall Street Journal...

The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain's east coast last year was jailed for six years on Thursday for causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years.Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 31 rose by 22,000 to 231,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department...

Democrat U.S. senators on Thursday urged the Pentagon to conduct an immediate review of SpaceX amid allegations that Chinese investors have secretly acquired stakes in the closely held rocket maker, citing potential national security risks, according to a letter seen by...

Ukraine and Russia swapped over 300 prisoners following "productive" talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, as a U.S. mediator conceded that "significant" work lay ahead in the quest for a broader deal to end the war.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer said he is considering calling Bill Gates to testify as part of the committee's ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation, as lawmakers from both parties press to question the billionaire Microsoft co-founder.

The U.S. Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier.

The U.S. and Russia agreed on Thursday to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue following a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in Abu Dhabi, the United States European Command said in a statement.

In the 15 years since leaving the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh has lectured often that the ideal central bank is one with the smallest possible footprint in the economy, focused intently on controlling inflation, and bound in part by policy rules rather than letting...

Iran's revolutionary guards have detained two vessels in the Gulf carrying over 1 million liters of smuggled fuel, state media reported on Thursday, adding that the vessels' crews comprising 15 foreigners were referred to judicial authorities....

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition "is one of the few things that unites the entire country."

An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter responding to assist officers with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said. A Ranger helicopter crew responded to assist the Flagstaff Police...

Ofir Akunis, Israel's consul general in the world's largest Jewish city outside its borders, is deeply offended by Zohran Mamdani's oft-stated views that Israel, as a Jewish state, is illegitimate. As long as that is true, Akunis said, he will not meet with the new New York...

Prominent Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss said on Wednesday that Brad Karp had resigned as chairman of the firm and it had appointed Scott Barshay to be his successor. Karp did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The firm did not give a reason for his...

The man accused of murdering Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum last May, now faces terrorism charges, according to a new indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

A federal judge in Maryland ruled Wednesday that Elon Musk and key members of his Department of Government Efficiency must give depositions in connection with litigation over their involvement with the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Italy has thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign minister said Wednesday, as security operations ramp up with just hours to go before the opening ceremony.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., sparred with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday in a highly charged exchange over inflation, tariffs, and immigration at a House hearing on the state of the economy, at one point telling the committee chair to "shut him up" as ...

Vice President JD Vance is advocating a trade system involving price floors for critical minerals.

A senior Russian official said Moscow will consider military measures if the United States proceeds with plans to deploy its Golden Dome missile defense program to Greenland. The comments were made ahead of Thursdays expiration of the New START treaty.

Most Greenlanders dont want to become part of the United States, according to a poll released earlier this week. The survey, published by The Copenhagen Post, showed that 76% reject the idea of becoming part of the U.S. while just 16% say they do not know.

The British government said Wednesday it will release emails and other records about the decision to appoint former diplomat Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. after lawmakers demanded more transparency over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A new national poll finds strong support for utility-scale solar energy among Republican voters, particularly when the technology is manufactured in the United States and free of Chinese ties.

Prominent Democrats criticized Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after hundreds of employees were laid off from The Washington Post on Wednesday, calling the cuts a threat to independent journalism and democratic accountability.