$40 trillion U.S. national debt just got uglier as interest payments rise to $1.25 trillion a year

The federal inte…

Iran plans an ‘exclusion zone’ that runs from the U.S. blockade, through Hormuz, and into the Gulf

The U.S. militar…

U.S. sanctions Turkish bank, accusing it of helping Iran transfer oil revenue from China to Turkey

The Trump admini…

U.S. tennis star Jessica Pegula’s dad is also big in sports—with a $9.3 billion net worth, he owns the Buffalo Bills

Jessica Pegula h…

The overlooked Russia-Ukraine war grows its outsized impact as U.S. diesel prices hit record high

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Who runs the labor market? Women accounted for 98% of U.S. job gains in August

Who runs the wor…

Top sovereign wealth fund may dump $80 billion in Treasury bonds — and load up on riskier U.S. debt

Norges Bank Inve…

Cyclospora outbreaks expose decades-old U.S. food safety problems that DOGE cuts are making worse

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U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright’s oil numbers don’t add up

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China demands answers after Chinese man dies in ICE custody, the fifth to die in U.S. custody

The Chinese gove…

Iran fires on U.S. allies in Gulf after night of American strikes it claims killed four at a wedding

Iran fired on U.…

Tennis star Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the U.S. Open—but he’ll still walk away with $140,000

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The U.S. is about to churn out more gas to power AI, and it’s triggering multibillion-dollar deals

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College enrollment crisis deepens as U.S. high school graduates decline

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Venezuelans bash their government’s deal handing over vast oil reserves to the U.S.

Trump said the a…

Iran’s president admits ‘we have many problems’ as the U.S. blockade chokes its economy

Iranian Presiden…

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.

Google Maps rela…

Battle for Hormuz: U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers being used to deploy sea mines

U.S. forces stru…

This boomer vs. Gen X Senate race emerges as key test of generational change in U.S. politics

In a race that h…

The mayor of this desert city likens the U.S. West’s water crisis to planning for a meteor strike

On the outskirts…

The U.S. will own the majority of a Venezuelan oil company with the world’s 2nd largest reserves

Many of the worl…