Anheuser-Busch Inbev reported a drop in U.S. revenue in the second quarter as Bud Light sales plunged amid a conservative backlash over a campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The world's largest brewer said Thursday that revenue in the United States declined by 10.5% in the April-to-June period from a year earlier,...
Kidnapped Woman Punches Her Way Out of Makeshift Cell in Oregon Garage, FBI Says
PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least...
Should Trump Go to Jail? The 2024 Election Could Become a Referendum on That Question
NEW YORK — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he’ll face time behind bars. For Trump, who's now facing his third criminal indictment — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and block the transfer of presidential power...
The US Government’s Debt Has Been Downgraded. Here’s What to Know.
WASHINGTON — Late Tuesday, Fitch Ratings became the second of the three major credit-rating firms to remove its coveted triple-A assessment of the United States government's credit worthiness, a move that spurred debate in Washington about spending and tax policies. Fitch cited the federal government's rising debt burden and the political...
Federal Rules Turn Out the Lights on Traditional Bulbs Across the Country Today
SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect Tuesday. Quite possibly without you even noticing. The Energy...
The Judge Assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case Is a Tough Punisher of Capitol Rioters
WASHINGTON — The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attack fueled by Trump's baseless claims of a stolen election. She has also ruled against him before. U.S. District...
Drone Attacks in Moscow’s Glittering Business District Leave Residents on Edge
The glittering towers of the Moscow City business district dominate the skyline of the Russian capital. The sleek glass-and-steel buildings -- designed to attract investment amid an economic boom in the early 2000s – are a dramatic, modern contrast to the rest of the more than 800-year-old city. Now they...
Live Indictment Updates: Trump Lied Repeatedly Despite Warnings From Top Officials
WASHINGTON — Follow along for live updates on the Justice Department's indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges focus on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss...
Trump Charged by Justice Department for Efforts to Overturn His 2020 Presidential Election Loss
Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. He also was summoned to appear before a federal magistrate judge...
$1.1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Drawing Offers Shot at 6th Largest Prize Ever
An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will be up for grabs Tuesday night, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, allowing it to roll over again and again until it reached...