Trump administration considers allowing tariffs of up to 15% for 150 days, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a stopgap effort to impose tariffs on large parts of the global economy under an existing law that includes language allowing for tariffs of up to 15% for 150 days,
US and allies accuse North Korea and Russia of flagrantly violating UN sanctions in military deals
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and 10 allies on Thursday said the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea flagrantly violates U.N. sanctions and has helped Moscow increase its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. They
CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over restriction on pharmacy benefit managers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging the first such restriction enacted by
NYPD probing detectives who worked security at house where man says he was tortured, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating two detectives who worked security at an upscale Manhattan townhouse where a man says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks by two crypto investors who wanted
Alaska man unscathed after being pinned for three hours by 700-pound boulder in glacier creek
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound (318-kilogram) boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to his wife’s quick
US probes effort to impersonate White House Chief of Staff, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -U.S. federal authorities are investigating an effort to impersonate White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report said Wiles had told associates
AP PHOTOS: Elon Musk leaves the White House after a turbulent effort to slash the government
The nation’s capital had never seen anyone like Elon Musk, who announced this week that he’s stepping back from his role as Donald Trump’s most unorthodox adviser. Musk, the world’s richest person in the world, had an
US government employee charged with trying to give classified information to a foreign government
WASHINGTON (AP) — An information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency was charged Thursday with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government, the Justice Department said. Prosecutors say Nathan Vilas Laatsch,
Leadership shakeups at agency tasked with carrying out Trump’s mass deportations agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is undergoing a major staff reorganization. In a news release Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced leadership changes at the department tasked
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 2 years in prison for plot to fleece billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for his role in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund. Tim Leissner, at his
