Image copyright EPA US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election this year, US media report. Congress' most powerful lawmaker has told friends he will not stand for another term in his Wisconsin district this autumn, reports Axios. His exit would be a blow to the Republican party ahead of November's…
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Manchester attack survivor Amelia Thompson, 12, is going to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
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CLOSE Foreign affairs reporter Oren Dorell explains who is fighting whom in the Syrian Civil War in two minutes. USA TODAY In this file Navy handout photo taken on March 21, 2016, USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), a guided-missile destroyer, anchoring off in Corfu, Greece, during a scheduled port visit. The U.S. maintained the threat…
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U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Kurt W. Stein, director of Marine and Family Programs, Manpower and Reserve Affairs. (Photo: Lance Cpl. Ricardo Davila, Marine Forces Reserve) They spoke on condition of anonymity because they said they feared retaliation. The allegations that Stein disparaged, first reported by USA TODAY in February, involved two civilian employees who said…
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CLOSE During a Senate hearing with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, a few of the questions asked by senators seemed to require an explanation of the basics. USA TODAY Life-sized cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing "Fix Fakebook" T-shirts are displayed by advocacy group, Avaaz, on the South East Lawn of the Capitol on Capitol…
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CLOSE In this week’s PEOPLE cover story, Mariah Carey reveals for the first time her battle with bipolar disorder Time Mariah Carey has revealed she has bipolar disorder. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) For the first time, Mariah Carey is letting fans know she has bipolar disorder. The singer revealed her 2001 diagnosis to People magazine in an article…
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President Donald Trump said relations with Russia are worse than they have ever been and warned the country to "get ready" because a volley of U.S. missiles would soon be sent into Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready…
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Stock markets received yet another scare on Wednesday as tension between the U.S. and Russia ratcheted up, sending investors running for cover and overshadowing an easing of global protectionist rhetoric. The dollar drifted as traders also prepared for the latest U.S. inflation reading. What started as generally cautious trading quickly became risk-off after President Donald…
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For global investment banks, the long wait for a more level playing field in China is finally drawing to a close. China on Wednesday detailed a timeline to further open parts its financial sector by June 30, easing concern that the historic move would be derailed by escalating trade tensions amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
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Pharmacy shelves are bare, and black-market prices are sky-high. People are turning to antibiotics for pets. Residents protest the lack of medicine in Caracas, on April 9, 2018. Photographer: Wilfredo Riera/Bloomberg By Editor’s Note: There are few places as chaotic or dangerous as Venezuela. “Life in Caracas” is a new series of short stories that…
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