Pope Francis arrives in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on his first trip as pontiff to the Holy Land. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration).
Jury selection continued Tuesday morning in the case of the People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump — the first criminal trial of a former president ever.
Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s powerful national security adviser. Microsoft and the technology holding company G42 announced the deal Tuesday. As part of the agreement, Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, will join G42's board of directors.
The Biden administration aims to tackle "runaway interest" as part of a new student debt relief measure. If successful, it could bring relief to 23 million borrowers.
An international summit on saving the oceans netted $10 billion in pledges, the prime minister of host country Greece said on Tuesday."We're heartened by the commitments that have been made during this gathering -- over 400 pledges exceeding $10 billion in value," Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its "senseless" war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president had agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland."I have therefore asked President Xi to influence Russia so that Putin finally calls off his senseless campaign, withdraws his troops and ends this terrible war," he said on social media platform X. He said Xi had agreed to back the peace conference in Switzerland, which is due to take pla
The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid and a dire food crisis is deepening.- 'Very fragile' - "The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia is critical -- but there is a window to act right now to break the downward spiral," UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing closer to peril after another conservative hardliner came out in support of ousting him.
When Israel responds to the unprecedented weekend Iranian drone and missile salvoes, its aim will be to send a message of deterrence to Tehran while drawing a line under this round of hostilities, a senior Israeli lawmaker said on Tuesday. Among Israeli considerations in planning a counter-strike are the war-wariness of Westerns powers, the risk to air crews from any sorties against Iran and the need to keep focus on the more than half-year-long Gaza offensive, Yuli Edelstein said. Israeli officials say the response to the Iranian attacks will be agreed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East and pledged that the U.S. and its allies won't hesitate to use their sanctions powers to address Iran's "malign and destabilizing activity” in the region. Iran's missile attack on Israel early Sunday came in response to what it says was an Israeli strike on Iran's consulate in Syria earlier this month.
The company that provided Donald Trump with a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case said it had "substantial financial credibility," and rejected a suggestion by the state's attorney general that it wasn't qualified to provide help. Trump obtained the bond from Knight Specialty Insurance Co as a guarantee so he could appeal a $454.2 million verdict that state Attorney General Letitia James won in February. James objected to the bond on April 4 because Knight lacked a "certificate of qualification," and demanded that the insurer or Trump's lawyers "justify" the bond within 10 days.
Joe Biden loves nothing more than peppering speeches with references to his blue-collar roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania.In speeches, Biden often refers to his hardscrabble Scranton roots -- stories about the father who taught him that a job is about respect, not just a paycheck, the mother who taught him about values.
Hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy should be regulated, according to the mayor of Amsterdam, who believes this is the only way to defeat narco-trafficking and its "disastrous" effect on her city.In January, she invited fellow mayors and experts to a conference in Amsterdam to discuss "how and not whether" cities should regulate drugs.
The House on Tuesday will send its articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate for a trial.
"Getting young people into farming may not be the problem. Keeping them on the farm may be the hardest part," writes Eliza Milio.
Danish rescue services said Tuesday that the fire that engulfed Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, ravaging the building and toppling its iconic spire, was "under control."Shortly after 4:00 pm (1400 GMT), rescue services said the fire had been brought under control.
Emergency services rushed to contain the fire and secure valuables at the Danish capital's iconic old stock exchange.
Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. New business applications jumped in 2020 as the pandemic started, and have continued to be filed at a record pace. More than 5 million applications were filed in 2021 and 2022 and a record 5.5 million new business applications were filed in 2023.
The U.S. Senate's Democratic leader said on Tuesday he would consider a proposal from the Republican-led House of Representatives to consider national security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan separately, rather than as one bill. "I am reserving judgment on what will come out of the House until we see more about the substance of the proposal and the process by which the proposal will proceed," Senator Chuck Schumer said as the Senate opened.
The artist representing Israel at the Venice Biennale called Tuesday for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas and said her exhibit would remain closed until the hostages were released."I have therefore decided that the pavilion will only open when the release of hostages and ceasefire agreement happens."
Stocks eyed a broader comeback from a steep sell-off as investors digested results from Bank of America and other heavyweights.
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