
The world shed 3.5 million millionaires in 2022 as market losses drained wealth at the top
Last year, as interest rates rose and inflation stayed stubbornly high, total household wealth declined for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
2023-08-17 06:20

India-Pakistan partition: How aeroplanes played a crucial role
Up to 50,000 people were flown out of what became India and Pakistan after partition in 1947.
2023-08-14 08:28

2 people safely eject from jet that later crashed during Thunder Over Michigan air show
Two people ejected from a jet that later crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan air show on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
2023-08-14 07:26

Trump dominates Iowa state fair while flouting traditions and awaiting another possible indictment
Former President Donald Trump seized the spotlight at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, swooping overhead in his private plane just as his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was flipping pork chops and greeting potential GOP caucus-goers.
2023-08-14 04:28

What judicial ethics rules say about Clarence Thomas' lavish lifestyle bankrolled by his friends
It's undeniable that Justice Clarence Thomas' friendships with billionaires have given the conservative jurist a lifestyle most Americans could only dream of. But whether Thomas violated ethics rules by failing to disclose that hospitality is tricky.
2023-08-13 21:25

Trump and DeSantis woo Iowa Republican voters in separate appearances at state fair
The 2024 Republican presidential race is playing out in close quarters Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, as former President Donald Trump and his top-polling rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, join the crowd of thousands of potential caucus-goers.
2023-08-12 19:19

Inflation may be cooling — but drivers can't seem to catch a break
If you're sitting in rush-hour traffic in Arlington, Virginia, there's a good chance you'll spot Hunter Scott in his helmet and elbow pads scooting right past you on an adjacent path.
2023-08-12 18:15

Exclusive-United States, China agree to double weekly flights between countries -- sources
WASHINGTON The United States and China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air
2023-08-12 04:26

Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky launches military anti-corruption purge
The Ukrainian president calls bribery "high treason" after confirming mass dismissal of officials.
2023-08-11 23:54

National security panel reviewing secretive land buys near key Air Force base
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is probing a secretive company that has been buying up land around a key Air Force base in California, sources familiar with the matter and a California lawmaker told CNN.
2023-08-11 20:29

Air Canada posts quarterly profit versus year-ago loss
Air Canada reported a quarterly profit on Friday compared with a year-ago loss as Canada's largest airline cashed
2023-08-11 18:19

Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal industry -- something energy experts say is key to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
2023-08-11 17:26