Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that there “is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach,” delivering a fiery speech before the United Nations General Assembly as the Jewish state prepares for a ground invasion in Lebanon. “I have a message for the tyrants of Tehran,” he said. “If
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris—who has vowed to be a “candidate of change” and chart a “new way forward”—is considering retaining some of President Joe Biden’s cabinet if her party loses control of the Senate in November, NBC reported. Concerned about the prospects of Republicans flipping the Senate in November, Harris’s team is considering retaining some
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance charges at his arraignment Friday. Prosecutors allege Adams abused his power for nearly a decade, putting the interests of foreign nationals above those of his own constituents. A sprawling 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday laid out the accusations against the mayor,
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts this year and next. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, the Commerce Department said, down from the previous month’s 0.2% increase. Compared with a
‘It is not only despicable but illegal for any person or group to provide support to terrorists,’ says Brenna Bird Pro-Palestinian protest (Mario Tama/Getty Images), Jason Miyares (wilkowmajority.com) A group of Republican attorneys general has filed an amicus brief backing a lawsuit against American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine, the
Core PCE, which excludes food and energy, ticked up to 2.7 percent. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index—came in below expectations, suggesting that the central bank is inching closer to its 2 percent target. The PCE decelerated to 2.2 percent year over year, down from 2.5 percent in the
A single shot ‘caused the shooter to recoil and briefly fall out of sight,’ a local official says. A Butler County official who was a witness to the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania provided more details on Thursday about a local police officer’s actions that he believed stopped the would-be