Voters will have a chance to help shape the American economy when they go to the polls in November. WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath breaks down where President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stand on key economic issues. Photo Illustration: Carlos Waters/WSJ
Speaking for the first time since the April 26 ordeal at a marina in the Bahamas, Marlin Wakeman unspooled the kind of fish tale that his famous fisherman father, Rufus Wakeman, might tell his rapt audience on his "Mill House" podcast.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a court order to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over files on priests accused of sexual abuse.
Nine months after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century struck Maui, Mayor Richard Bissen says the county will hire an outside expert to assess how its emergency management agency performed during the disaster. The Aug. 8 wildfire killed 101 people and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina. Maui’s police and fire departments have already conducted after-action reports.
"This is a scandal" and "an indictment of the system" — but probably legal, one legal watchdog told POLITICO.
Biden’s announcement is an unintentional admission that his efforts to privately sway Netanyahu have had limited effects.
An analysis of locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest he had lead poisoning. It may have contributed to chronic ailments, deafness and — ultimately — his demise.
A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. Republican Rep. Josiah Magnuson has been against the bill from the start, saying it would create a health care czar who could take over like a dictator if there was another pandemic emergency like COVID-19.
Apple is apologizing for its advertisement promoting its latest iPad Pro after widespread blowback online.
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can detect the parasites that cause malaria in certain donors’ blood, and it’s seeking the opinion of its independent advisers on the best way to meet its goal of zero transfusion-related cases without unnecessarily prohibiting some people from donating blood.
Credit card holders could be paying more in fees and interest than their travel rewards and other perks are worth, Biden administration officials argue.
President Joe Biden is in a no-win situation after his threat to cut of certain weapons to Israel amid the Jewish state's war with Hamas.
The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Groups in Florida that support the ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state won't pass the required 60% approval threshold unless there are resources to educate the state's voters.
US intelligence officials are watching closely to see if the United States’ support for Ukraine will lead the Russian government to take more risks in potentially interfering in the 2024 presidential election, a senior FBI official told reporters Thursday.
A video showing a confrontation between a man and a woman wearing a hijab during a pro-Israel rally at Arizona State University is further highlighting the roiling tensions on college campuses across the US over the Israel-Hamas war. Here are the latest developments:
Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made payments to a porn actor to illegally influence the 2016 election. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida was the latest surrogate to accompany Trump, joining him Thursday for the 14th day of his hush money trial in New York. Last week, it was Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who joined the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Catholic high school that fired a gay teacher over his plans to marry his same-sex partner, saying that the termination did not violate federal workplace protections for LGBTQ workers.
The senator joined Trump in the courthouse for the trial.
Graduating students at historically Black colleges and universities across the country are receiving well wishes via a video greeting from a prominent fellow alumna: Vice President Kamala Harris. “As a proud HBCU graduate, I know firsthand the value of attending an institution like yours,” the vice president says in a congratulatory video that has already been met with shock and applause during graduation ceremonies. The surprise video, which has debuted at a handful of HBCU commencement ceremonies in the past week, will appear at around half of all HBCUs in the country, according to the White House.
Judge Juan Merchan called out former President Donald Trump’s defense team during their motion for a mistrial Thursday afternoon, telling them there were many times they could have objected to Stormy Daniels’ testimony, but did not.
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