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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, because the central bank is more concerned about the job market than it is with battling inflation.

While previous deployments to Democratic-led cities have largely led to protests and lawsuits, Trump is banking on the moves helping him and Republicans, especially in next year's midterms.

Several top U.S. officials are in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire and attempt to bring about a permanent end to the war. They acknowledge the next phase poses serious challenges.

A closely fought first-round vote on Sunday has set up a showdown between a member of the Communist Party and an ultraconservative veteran politician, sharply polarizing the country.

This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse. The U.S. Mint ended production of the one-cent coin last week.

Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation."

President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.

Medicare announced 15 lower drugs after a second round of negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The drugs include Ozempic and also drugs to treat asthma, breast cancer and leukemia.

Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations.

Improved weather helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash floods that left scores missing.