The tech-heavy Nasdaq led Wall Street to a higher close on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro ...

The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a "wrecking ball" causing floods and droughts, UN officials said on ...

The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged at 3.25% on Wednesday, opting to hold ahead of the country's ...

It was hard to keep track of global markets from hour to hour on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting fresh five-month highs ...

Early voting has been underway for weeks ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, when US voters will elect members ...

Nigeria will increasingly turn to private investors at home and abroad to finance its next phase of growth rather than ...

Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Wednesday as attacks on Gulf shipping and no signs of diplomatic progress to end the Iran ...

Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in its custody since 2022, from prison on Wednesday and ...

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers will face off for the last time Oct. 21 in one of the most heated campaigns of the midterms, which has become dominated by efforts to ...

The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it has confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an elk in Pecos County, Texas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that Moscow is willing in principle to ...

A 42-year-old Alton woman was killed Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle in Belleville, and the driver fled, police said. Tameka L. Glastie was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:35 a.m., St.