Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful NJ developer accused of corruption

NEW YORK (AP) — In late 2020, Sen. Bob Menendez met with Philip Sellinger, a private…

Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption

NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly…

Bill for preserving site of Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota passes U.S. House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to preserve the site of the Wounded Knee massacre — one…

Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon began a new effort Wednesday to contact former service members who…

What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over…

Federal Reserve is poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks progress toward a ‘soft landing’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in…

Stock market today: Asian shares weaker ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s…

Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns

CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes…

Stock market today: World shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Stocks were higher in Europe and Asia on Monday following a report that signaled the US…

EPA head says he’s ‘proud’ of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision…