Russia would regard the deployment of any foreign military forces or infrastructure in Ukraine as foreign intervention and treat those forces as legitimate targets, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, citing Minister Sergei Lavrov. The ministry's comment, one of many it said were in response to questions put to Lavrov,...
US January Employment Report Will Be Delayed Because of Partial Government Shutdown
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Monday the closely watched employment report for January will not be released on Friday because of a partial shutdown of the federal government. "The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption of government funding," said Emily Liddel, associate commissioner at the BLS,...
How Long Does a Hospital Emergency Room Visit Take? Here’s How Valley Hospitals Rate
A visit to a hospital emergency room is typically no walk in the park. Along with the stress of a potential medical crisis, patients know they’re likely to be there for hours to be poked, prodded, tested, perhaps taken for X-rays – and a lot of hurry-up-and-wait. Data from the...
Gold, Silver Extend Fall as CME Margin Hikes Compound Sharp Selloff
Gold and silver prices continued to fall on Monday as higher margin requirements at CME Group compounded last week's sharp selloff following the nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. Spot gold was down 4.8% at $4,630.59 an ounce by 01:32 p.m. ET (1832 GMT), after tumbling...
Trump Administration Sued Over Pause on Immigrant Visa Processing
A group of civil rights organizations on Monday sued the State Department over its recent pause on the processing of immigrant visas for citizens from 75 countries, arguing the policy "eviscerate[d] decades of settled immigration law." The lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan asked a judge to issue a...
A ‘Historic’ Snowfall Hits the Carolinas
DURHAM, N.C. — At one point, snowflakes were falling so fast on the field inside the Carolina Panthers football stadium that it looked like a TV cutaway to Buffalo, New York — not glossy, uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. In the South Carolina Lowcountry, there was the unusual sight of snow...
Oil Falls 5% on US-Iran De-Escalation, Easing Supply Worries
Oil prices fell 5% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was "seriously talking" with Washington, signaling a de-escalation of tensions with the OPEC member, while a stronger dollar and milder weather forecasts also pressured prices. Brent crude futures were down $3.28, or 4.7%, at $66.04 per barrel...
What to Know About the Kennedy Center and Trump’s Campaign to Remake It
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to close this summer for an extensive two-year renovation, the latest step in President Donald Trump’s campaign to remake one of America’s top cultural institutions in his image. For more than half a century, the Kennedy Center has been...
Mother of US TV Host Savannah Guthrie Reported Missing in Arizona
The 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing over the weekend after vanishing from her home near Tucson, Arizona, the Pima County sheriff's department said on Monday. Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home on Saturday night, when she was visited by her...
Trump Assails Grammys and Threatens to Sue Trevor Noah Over Epstein Joke
President Donald Trump on Monday sharply criticized this year’s Grammys telecast and threatened to sue its host, comedian Trevor Noah, over a joke that appeared to tie Trump to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable!” Trump wrote on Truth Social just after 1...