Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia
After the fall of Communism, Russia ushered in capitalism by selling off billions of dollars in state assets. Now, 30 years later, the Russian government is stepping up a wartime…
Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating
These should be wonderful times at Finca El Puente, a coffee plantation carved into the mountains of southwestern Honduras. On world markets, the price of ordinary coffee has more than…
Farmers say bird flu a ‘crisis’ as egg prices soar
20 hours ago Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Kreher Family Farms For Brian Kreher, a fourth-generation farmer in the small town of Clarence, New York, the latest outbreak of…
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested outside US Capitol
The former leader of the far-right Proud Boys was arrested on Friday outside the US Capitol, police said. Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role…
LA mayor sacks fire chief, blames her for mishandling wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sacked the city’s fire chief, blaming her for mishandling the response to last month’s devastating wildfires. Bass said Kristin Crowley had failed to warn…
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault
15 hours ago Alys Davies BBC News A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted…
Ten prison guards charged in fatal beating of Robert Brooks
Ten former New York state prison guards have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a prison inmate. Officers were seen on body camera footage hitting Robert Brooks…
Trump administration will cut thousands of jobs at Pentagon and IRS
The Trump administration is cutting more than 11,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Pentagon, as part of its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the…
Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has claimed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to drop a lawsuit against the firm. The US regulator alleged in 2023 that Coinbase had…
CQ Brown: Trump fires top US general in Pentagon shake-up
5 hours ago Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Getty Images US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in…