Obama agreed to $2.1 trillion in spending cuts to end 2011 debt ceiling crisis. Here's what happened next.
The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity.
2023-05-30 21:25
Italy ends search for dead after Feb. 26 migrant shipwreck
ROME Italian authorities on Tuesday said they were ending the search for bodies after a deadly shipwreck on
2023-05-30 21:24
Factbox-Moscow drone attacks: what do we know so far?
MOSCOW Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday though all of them were destroyed by
2023-05-30 21:24
Rishi Sunak to visit Washington for talks with Biden next week
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden next
2023-05-30 21:17
Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 run
Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have formed a super PAC to support an expected Republican presidential bid, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.
2023-05-30 20:51
Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering
Prospects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore
2023-05-30 20:24
U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress
By Moira Warburton and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling faces
2023-05-30 20:24
Climate battle looms as Alberta premier Smith takes aim at Trudeau after election win
By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams (Reuters) -Alberta's re-elect conservative leader Danielle Smith has put herself on a collision course
2023-05-30 20:19
Tesla's Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for 'mutual respect' in US-China relations
China’s foreign minister has met Tesla CEO Elon Musk and said U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect” while touting the promise of the country’s electric vehicle industry
2023-05-30 19:57
US holiday air passenger travel tops 2019 pre-COVID levels
WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration screened nearly 9.8 million passengers over the four-day Memorial Day weekend - about
2023-05-30 19:57
Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
By Elaine Lies TOKYO A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a
2023-05-30 19:53
Report: 9th person saved from a collapsed Iowa apartment building after city officials had made plans to begin demolition
A ninth person was rescued Monday from a partially collapsed apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, the Quad-City Times reported, as some residents remain unaccounted for and officials make plans to demolish the remaining structure.
2023-05-30 19:27