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Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Mining Bill to Lure Investors
Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill to regulate the country's mining as it seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once private industry that has long been exploited by criminal groups with ties to the government. It is the latest legislative initiative by...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:00:54 EDTSpeaker Johnson Slams Dems' 25th Amendment Push Against Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., accused Democrats of fixating on removing President Donald Trump from office while ignoring concerns about President Joe Biden's fitness for office.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:36:00 EDTThe Unconventional Logic Driving SpaceX's $1.75 Trillion IPO
Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:35:48 EDTStefano Gabbana Steps Down as Dolce & Gabbana Chair
Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as chairman of the Italian fashion house that he co-founded with Domenico Dolce, but will continue in his creative role, the company said on Friday. Gabbana's resignation from oversight roles was effective Jan. 1. Alfonso Dolce, Domenico...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:48:11 EDTA President and a Pope: The World's Most Influential Americans Are at Odds over Iran
President Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast - Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, massive protests. Yet in his second presidency, Trump's most influential American critic doesn't live in the country but at the Vatican.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:55:14 EDTPope's Africa Trip Takes Him to a Source of Growth for the Church, and Critical Challenges
When Pope Leo XIV pronounced himself a "son of St. Augustine" the night of his election, some Algerians took that to mean his ancestors hailed from the North African country where the 5th century saint lived and died.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:00:37 EDTZelenskyy: Ukraine Downed Shahed Drones in Mideast
Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:42 EDTNASA to Study Health Effects on Artemis Astronauts
While the Artemis II astronauts have been protected from the icy vacuum of space on their journey, their bodies have nonetheless been left exposed to possibly high levels of radiation -- a danger of space travel that NASA is anxiously waiting to study.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:36:47 EDTGoodell Says NFL's Australia Game Won't Be a One-Off
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has promised that this year's groundbreaking game in Melbourne between the San Francisco 49ers and the LA Rams would not be a one-off and the league could return as early as 2027.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:27:46 EDTTaiwan's Opposition Leader Meets China's Xi Jinping as Both sides Call for Peace
Taiwan's opposition leader met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the first such encounter in over a decade, with both sides affirming the need for maintaining peace around the self-ruled island that China claims as its...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:01:07 EDTShippers Weigh Unusual Routes as High Air Cargo Rates, Ocean Gridlock Persist
Some shippers caught between high jet fuel prices and congestion in vital Middle East waterways are now looking for transport routes in unexpected places, with a recent ceasefire between Iran and the United States unlikely to offer quick relief.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:14:42 EDTUS Pushes to Rebuild Peru Ties Before Election
As Peru heads into the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, Washington is mounting its most assertive push in years to shore up influence in the major copper producer that has become a key strategic partner for China, according to business leaders and senior...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:13:30 EDTTrump Warns Iran Over Hormuz Ship Tolls
President Donald Trump warned Tehran not to charge tolls on ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as a mounting global energy crisis prompted Japan on Friday to announce a further emergency oil release. The Iran war has damaged Gulf energy production, stranded tanker traffic,...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:03:49 EDTKremlin: Putin Envoy's US Visit Does Not Mean Ukraine Talks Have Resumed
The Kremlin said on Friday that a visit to the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin's special investment envoy did not mean that negotiations on a possible peace deal in Ukraine had resumed.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:07:20 EDTArtemis II's Grand Moon Finale Almost Here With a Pacific Splashdown to Cap NASA's Lunar Comeback
Their dramatic grand finale fast approaching, Artemis II's astronauts aimed for a splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity's first voyage to the moon in more than half a century.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:54:12 EDTUS, Iran Prepare for Ceasefire Talks as Netanyahu Authorizes Negotiations With Lebanon
Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire still shaky Friday, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:01:12 EDTInflation May Jump by Most in Nearly 4 Years as Gas Prices Spike in Wake of Iran War
Soaring gas prices are expected to produce a spike in inflation when the government reports consumer prices for March on Friday, likely unnerving the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:39:52 EDTFlorida AG Warns Catholic Law School Over TPUSA Ban
Florida's Republican attorney general has warned a Miami-area private Catholic university that its law school might have violated state consumer protection laws by prohibiting students from forming a chapter of Turning Point USA.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:21:38 EDTReport: Campaign Security Costs Top $100 Million
Increased threats of political violence have forced federal campaigns and committees to spend more than $100 million on security, according to a report released this month by a public service advocacy group.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:04:51 EDTApple to Close First Unionized US Store
Apple said Thursday that it will shut down its retail store in Towson, Maryland, the first of its U.S. locations where retail employees successfully unionized in 2022.
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