Politics
Biden brings more troops and sanctions to NATO amid rising fears of Russian chemical warfare
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a NATO summit, at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2021. Stephanie Lecocq | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden landed in Brussels on Wednesday for urgent meetings this week with members of NATO, the G-7 and the European […]
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Who stands to make and lose money if the SEC climate rule becomes law
The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hangs on the wall at SEC headquarters in Washington. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday released a proposal for new rules that would require companies to disclose their risks related to climate change and their greenhouse gas emissions. It will be […]
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GOP grilling of Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson grows tense as Senate questioning winds down
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, during the third day of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 23, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson in a confirmation hearing […]
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Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, dies at 84
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday, her family said in a statement. She was 84. She died of cancer, her family said, adding that she was “surrounded by family and friends” at the time. “We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend,” the statement […]
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Omicron BA.2 subvariant will soon dominate in U.S., but Fauci doesn’t expect another surge
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Omicron’s more contagious subvariant, BA.2, has more than doubled in prevalence over the past two weeks in the U.S. and now represents more than 34% of Covid-19 infections that […]
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Up to 40,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded, captured or MIA in Ukraine, NATO estimates
A damaged military vehicle as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON – NATO estimates that up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, injured, captured or gone missing […]
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U.S. government formally accuses Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine
A damaged military vehicle is seen as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced Wednesday that the United States government believes […]
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Trump withdraws endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Mo Brooks, who urged GOP to stop questioning 2020 election
Former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) welcomes candidate for U.S. Senate and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) to the stage during a “Save America” rally at York Family Farms on August 21, 2021 in Cullman, Alabama. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images That’s “No Mo” endorsement for him. Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew his […]
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Adobe shares plunge 10% after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leads to reduced sales forecast
Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Systems Kim Kulish | Corbis | Getty Images Adobe shares fell about 10% Wednesday after the software company lowered estimates for the fiscal year to account for the impact of halting sales in Russia. Adobe said on March 4, the first day of the quarter, that it was stopping new sales in […]
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Intel CEO says semiconductors are like oil — making more in U.S. can avoid global crises
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on Wednesday likened semiconductors to oil, suggesting that computer chips will play a central role in international relations in the decades ahead. “Oil reserves have defined geopolitics for the last five decades. Where the fabs [factories] are for a digital future is more important,” Gelsinger said in an interview on CNBC’s […]
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