Nearly every Alaskan gets a $1,312 oil check this fall. The unique benefit is a blessing and a curse
Nearly every Alaskan will receive a check for $1,312 this week, the annual dividend from the earnings of the state’s nest-egg oil-wealth fund
2023-10-05 12:51
Typhoon Koinu makes landfall in southern Taiwan, causing 190 injuries but no deaths
Typhoon Koinu is sweeping southern Taiwan, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brings intense winds and rainstorms to the island, leading to school and office closures
2023-10-05 12:47
Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region's Armenians
Israel has quietly helped fuel Azerbaijan’s campaign to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, supplying powerful weapons to the country ahead of its lightening offensive last month that brought the Armenian separatist enclave in its territory back under its control
2023-10-05 12:45
As Mexico cracks down on migrants, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador gains leverage with Washington
Last month, as the Biden administration scrambled to manage the latest wave of migrants overwhelming the US southern border, top US immigration authorities crossed into Mexico for an emergency meeting.
2023-10-05 12:28
The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
Getting rid of Kevin McCarthy didn't solve anything.
2023-10-05 12:28
Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker could cost GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
Some in the GOP are wondering if anyone can take Kevin McCarthy's place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder
2023-10-05 12:22
Vice President Harris among scheduled speakers at memorial for Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco
Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will be among those delivering remarks at Thursday’s memorial for the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
2023-10-05 12:21
America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none
2023-10-05 12:20
In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated
2023-10-05 12:16
Trump's intensifying rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern again as president
Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested that America’s top general be executed and mocked a political opponent’s husband who was beaten with a hammer
2023-10-05 12:16
Fired ‘GMA’ host Amy Robach beams as she shares selfie with landmark NYC building for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Ousted 'GMA' host Amy Robach had undergone a double mastectomy in order to overcome breast cancer
2023-10-05 11:29
Internet predicts that Kourtney Kardashian will give birth to her baby on 'arch nemesis' Kim Kardashian's birthday
Kim Kardashian celebrates birthday on October 21 and Kourtney will welcome her baby in the same month
2023-10-05 11:23