General Politics

Their fate is the discussion of Arab leaders in Egypt but what do Gazans want for their future?

Concern grows after Israel said it would block aid to Gaza unless Hamas accepted a new US proposal.

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico finally went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies.

Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products getting tariffed at 10%. In addition, the 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February is doubling to 20%.

In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would slap tariffs on...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will pour $100 billion into bolstering chip manufacturing in the U.S., President Donald Trump announced Monday.

The president called the investment a "tremendous move by the most powerful company in the world." The new capital brings TSMC's total investment in the U.S. to $165 billion and will go toward building five new fabrication facilities in Arizona.

The announcement from TSMC, which supplies semiconductors to the likes of Nvidia and Apple for artificial intelligence use, supports the Trump administration's...

New York City officials are making it easier for illegal aliens to acquire a city residency ID card, in turn making it easier for them to obtain housing and free healthcare, according to reports.

City Council members passed a change backed by Mayor Eric Adams that opens up 23 additional types of IDs that immigrants can provide to obtain a New York City residency card.

The New York Post reported that some of the examples of identification that immigrants can provide include an expired driver’s license; documents from U.S. Immigration and Customs...

The "9-5" singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.

The service provides hens, feed, and support for six months, allowing customers to collect fresh eggs at home.

From handheld to space-based, new methane detectors are making it easier to track the greenhouse gas.

One chair inside the U.S. Capitol will be empty Tuesday.

The cabinet member who typically occupies it will be nowhere near the building or its surrounding area as Donald Trump delivers his joint address to Congress.

He or she will watch the speech from afar, representing the doomsday president in waiting, a title informally known as the "designated survivor."

One person is selected to sit out high-profile events like the State of the Union, inaugurations, and presidential speeches to joint sessions of Congress to preserve the Constitutional line...

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit.

The Department of Defense could save up to $80 million in wasteful spending by cutting loose a handful of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, the agency said Monday.

The Defense Department has been working with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing wasteful spending, DOD spokesman Sean Parnell said in a video posted to social media.

Parnell listed some of the initial findings flagged by DOGE, much of it consisting of millions of dollars given to support various DEI programs, including $1.9 million for...

The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

There are efforts under way to recycle and reuse more at what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth".

India faces a crucial choice in modernising its air force. But is a cutting-edge US fighter jet the answer?

The head of the FBI's New York Field Office was forced out of the bureau on Monday, a month after saying he was going to "dig in" following the Trump administration's removal of senior FBI leaders and requests for the names of all agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases, five sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Two of the sources said Assistant Director in Charge James Dennehy, a highly respected leader, was given a choice to resign or be fired. He was eligible for retirement and has officially retired.

In an email to colleagues on Monday...