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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON – Democrats are gearing up to spend record sums on lawyers, advertising and other protect-the-vote efforts before the 2022 midterm elections, hoping to stave off Republican …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – China so far does not appear to be helping Russia evade Western financial sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, but doing so would …

WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against …

TAIPEI -A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which China described as “provocative”. The U.S. Navy’s …

By Tina Bellon – Uber Technologies Inc is testing a new driver earnings algorithm in 24 U.S. cities that allows drivers to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip …

By Karen Freifeld – U.S. curbs on exports to Russia for invading Ukraine look tough at first glance, but exemptions on everything from mobile phones to airplane parts coupled with …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued a new general license allowing international aid organizations and private firms to conduct commercial and financial transactions with Afghan government institutions. The …

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON – The United States is playing a secondary role to European nations as thousands of refugees flee Ukraine, providing emergency aid but signaling …

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – U.S. credit markets have been churning with more volatility spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on top of uncertainty around monetary policy shifts, hurting …

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted scheming with at least one U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee and others to steal credit cards from the mail …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RICKEY JOHNSON was convicted yesterday of threatening a federal official and making interstate threats, following …

NEW YORK – About 70% of the U.S. population will be able to forego wearing masks indoors based on new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …

– Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Friday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating it over employees using communication channels not approved by the company. The Wall Street …

– Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken via telephone about the need to use all U.S. influence on some hesitant European countries …

– An intense winter storm will dump a mix of heavy snow and freezing rain on the U.S. Northeast on Friday, creating dangerous travel conditions while knocking out power to …

WASHINGTON – Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes dropped for a third straight month in January amid record low inventory. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Friday …

WASHINGTON – The trade relationship between the United States and China is “extremely difficult and getting more difficult,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Friday. Tai said she has …

LYNDHURST, NJ – Over $8 million worth of HIV medicine intended to be prescribed to U.S. military veterans was stolen by a Veterans Administration employee and sold to a Lyndhurst …

– U.S. investors purchased money market funds and withdrew cash from higher risk equity funds in the week to Feb. 23, as a rush for safety dominated markets in the …

– President Joe Biden on Friday is poised to name federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making good on his pledge to name a Black …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Coons, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Friday he would support an emergency spending bill of …

WASHINGTON – New orders for U.S.-made capital goods increased more than expected in January, while shipments surged, suggesting an acceleration in business spending on equipment early in the first quarter, …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden planned to announce his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday at the White House, according to two people familiar with the process. (Reporting …

By Costas Pitas LOS ANGELES – Ukrainians in the United States are making donations, sending money to relatives and mulling how they could get family out of a war zone, …

By Timothy Aeppel – Dave Petratis boosted wages for his U.S. factory workforce in December – six months ahead of schedule for normal annual increases. It wasn’t enough. The CEO …