Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion
2023-05-18 23:56
Vatican recalls stamp celebrating Portugal's colonial empire after complaints
The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal following complaints that it celebrated Portugal’s colonial empire and the nationalist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar
2023-05-18 23:53
Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
2023-05-18 23:52
Hike again? Take a pause? Fed officials are split about what to do next to fight inflation
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed’s policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022
2023-05-18 23:29
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies
Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as “the grave dancer” for his ability to revive moribund properties has died due to complications from a recent illness
2023-05-18 23:18
J.P. Morgan seeks documents from Manhattan DA in Epstein case
NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase & Co is seeking documents from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as part of
2023-05-18 22:58
Warhol estate loses U.S. Supreme Court copyright fight over Prince paintings
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON Andy Warhol's estate lost its U.S. Supreme Court copyright fight with celebrity photographer Lynn
2023-05-18 22:21
Austrian actor Helmut Berger, movie star in the 1960s and 1970s, dies at 78
Austrian-born actor Helmut Berger, a European movie star in the 1960s and 1970s who rose to prominence with roles in films by Italian director Luchino Visconti, has died
2023-05-18 22:17
U.S. Democrats warn Biden against toughening aid for the poor
By Richard Cowan, Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress expressed frustration with President Joe Biden's willingness to
2023-05-18 22:15
Persistently high inflation is causing a split among Federal Reserve officials over next steps
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed’s policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022
2023-05-18 21:51
Japan, Britain strike 'historic accord' on cooperation in defense, clean energy, semiconductors
Japan and Britain have struck what they are calling a historic accord on cooperation in defense, clean energy and semiconductors
2023-05-18 21:45
Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 election win
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways" to victory
2023-05-18 21:23