[ad_1] Gold is glittering for investors, with prices now topping a record $4,000 an ounce. But the reasons behind the shiny metal’s surge may be less than dazzling, with Wall Street analysts saying it reflects growing unease over the U.S. economy and political stability. The price of gold has leaped 53% this year alone, far outpacing…
[ad_1] Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison on Monday after a Paris court granted him release under judicial supervision. Monday’s announcement came less than three weeks after Sarkozy, 70, began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. Sarkozy left…
[ad_1] As a reporter, you see a lot of strange things. You witness the most dramatic and traumatic parts of other people’s lives. You count on being able to control how it all affects you. But you never expect investigating someone else’s past will lead you back into your own. And that’s exactly what happened…
[ad_1] Washington — The federal government will acquire a 10% stake in a Canadian-based company that has mining claims in remote northwestern Alaska, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the White House announced Monday. The $35.6 million investment in Trilogy Metals, Inc., will support mining exploration in Alaska’s Ambler Mining District, the White House says. The…
[ad_1] Maria Corina Machado, 58-year-old leader of the pro-democracy movement in Venezuela, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness.” Lilia Luciano spoke to Machado for her only interview with a U.S. news organization. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] For much of 2025, the Trump administration’s wide-ranging tariffs defied forecasts that the import duties would drive up inflation. But that reprieve appears to be over, with economic data this week showing the tariffs are now pushing prices higher. The Consumer Price Index in August rose at a rate of 2.9% from a year ago,…
[ad_1] Couch began in 2019 as a Boston-based retro pop group, who were forced to write and record their songs over Zoom during the pandemic. The seven-member band performed on stage together for the first time in 2021, and since then have sold out shows in both the U.S. and Europe. Their debut album, “Big…
[ad_1] This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Vice President JD Vance joins as President Trump heads to the Middle East amid the critical moment in the Israel-Hamas peace deal and at home, as the ongoing government shutdown drags on. Plus. Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty joins. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The union representing the nation’s air traffic controllers is directing its members to keep working during the U.S. government shutdown now stretching into its second week, with the labor group warning that failure to report for duty could lead to termination. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) told members Monday that it discourages federal…
[ad_1] Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp as lightning sparked-fires scorch 3 counties 03:41 A wildfire known as the 6-5 Fire has scorched homes in a historic California Gold Rush town that was settled around 1850 by…
