Tag: United States
There is much to say about the raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and even more to learn. Begin with congratulations to the unknown military and intelligence personnel who pulled it off.…
BRUSSELS (AP) The United States will send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands of Islamic State militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper…
President Trump has been fixated on Japans alleged exploitation of the United States for decades. Starting in the mid-1980s, he criticized Japan for protecting its markets unfairly against U.S. products while this country helped protect…
The Trump Administration is looking for ways to pressure China to change its trade practices, but how about not hurting the U.S. along the way? The latest shoot-self-in-foot moment came Friday when word leaked that…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to Census Bureau…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned global leaders Tuesday of the looming risk of the world splitting in two, with the United States and China creating rival internets, currency, trade, financial rules…
NEW YORK (AP) The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures released Wednesday. The…
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China should be filtering down to pork producers, but another development is easing the blow while injecting uncertainty into the industry. China slapped tariffs of 50 percent on American…
The attack on Saudi Arabias oil and gas facilities in Abqaiq, which has suspended half of the kingdoms processing corresponding to 6% of world supply is a blow to one of the main…
NEW YORK Congress can never do anything about the growing numbers of people still dying from 9/11, but the Senate voted Tuesday to ensure the words Never Forget will never be just a slogan…
