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UBS: US Made 1,000 New Millionaires a Day Last Year
Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new U.S. dollar millionaires, more than a 1,000 a day, a report published Wednesday showed.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:10:28 EDTTropical Storm Erick Off Mexico's Pacific Coast Expected to Become Hurricane Wednesday
A hurricane warning has been issued for part of Mexico's Pacific coast as Tropical Storm Erick intensified. Erick was expected to reach hurricane strength as it neared land Wednesday. The cyclone was centered about 180 miles south-southeast...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:14:56 EDTIran's Khamenei Rejects Trump's Call for Unconditional Surrender
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a statement read by a television presenter on Wednesday that his country will not accept U.S. President Donald Trump's call for an unconditional surrender.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:11:44 EDTUS to Drop Guidance to Limit Alcohol to 1 or 2 Drinks per Day
U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for the industry.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:58:03 EDTHegseth Faces More Grilling From Congress as Iran-Israel Conflict Escalates
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on transgender troops to his use of a Signal chat to share sensitive military...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:47:49 EDTTrump's Bid to Bar Foreign Students From Harvard Threatens Kennedy School's Lifeblood
When 35-year-old Oscar Escobar completed his term as the youngest elected mayor in his Colombian hometown in 2023, he was accepted into a program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government tailored to aspiring global leaders like him.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:49:35 EDTWall Street Futures Steady Ahead of Fed's Interest Rate Verdict
U.S. stock index futures edged higher Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, while the Israel-Iran conflict entered its sixth day, with new missile strikes launched from both sides.
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:27:09 EDTNew Israeli Strikes Hit Tehran as Iran Warns That US Involvement Would Risk 'All-Out War'
Israeli warplanes pounded Iran's capital overnight and into Wednesday as Iran launched a small barrage of missiles at Israel with no reports of casualties. An Iranian official warned Wednesday that any U.S. intervention...
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:35:23 EDTDHS: Media Deceiving Public About Crime By Illegals
The Department of Homeland Security fired back at the mainstream media, accusing them of not properly portraying an illegal alien from Mexico who was arrested last week on suspicion of spitting on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Los Angeles.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:31:44 EDTParents of Slain Minn. Lawmaker: Division Must End
In their first interview since police say their daughter was assassinated over the weekend, the parents of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman described the "mind-numbing pain" they are going through as they relive the events of Saturday morning.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:16:23 EDTTexas Stops Providing New Funds to Build Border Wall
Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing a fraction of the hundreds of miles of potential barrier that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:46:25 EDTReport: Nearly 70K Sign Up for $5 Million Trump Gold Card
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that nearly 70,000 people have signed up for President Donald Trump's gold card visa, which will grant foreigners legal residency in the U.S. for a $5 million investment.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:12:50 EDTSpicer to Appear at Senate Hearing on Biden Cover-Up
Former White House Press Secretary and Communications Director Sean Spicer is set to appear before a Senate hearing Wednesday designed to investigate the decline of former President Joe Biden and the coordinated cover-up that kept his condition from the country.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:50:38 EDTAppeals Court Seems Likely to Keep Trump in Control of Guard in LA
A federal appeals court on Tuesday seemed ready to keep President Donald Trump in control of California National Guard troops after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:42:16 EDTJudge Blocks Trump Passport Policy Targeting Trans People
A federal judge expanded a ruling Tuesday that blocked the Trump administration from enacting policy changes to sex markers on passports for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:17:23 EDTOhio Republicans to Introduce Bill Banning, Criminalizing Abortion
Republican state legislators who oppose abortions are planning to introduce legislation on Wednesday to abolish nearly all abortion procedures in Ohio, ABC News reported.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:39:18 EDTAllergic Reaction Sends Homeland Sec Noem to D.C. Hospital
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, D.C., CNN reported.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:47:37 EDTClintons Headline Guest List at Abedin-Soros Wedding
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among Democrat royalty who attended the wedding of Huma Abedin and Alex Soros, the son of progressive billionaire George Soros, last week in Water Mill, New York, The Hill reported.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:28:59 EDTEconomist/YouGov Poll: 60% Say US Should Stay Out of Israel-Iran War
Amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, a large majority of Americans say the United States should not get involved in the fighting, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:22:00 EDTAppeals Court Gets Arguments on National Guard Deployment
A federal appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments in a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's authorizing the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to California.
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