French Politician Is Charged With Glorifying Terrorism in Social Media Post
Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament, could face seven years in prison for the post, in which she quoted a perpetrator of a 1972…
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U.S. Searches for Crew After Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The fate of the plane’s crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation.
Parents Who Borrowed for Children’s College Face Looming Deadline
New rules mean that parent PLUS loans have to be consolidated into a new loan by June 30 for parents to keep affordable payments. But the de…
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request
The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wa…
More Infrastructure Sites in Gulf Countries Are Attacked
In Kuwait, an Iranian attack on Friday damaged a power and water desalination plant, officials said. Both sides in the Iran war have ramped …
How Do You Count 1.4 Billion People? India Is Trying.
India’s 2027 census will shape how wealth and power is distributed and inform policies around castes and women in the world’s most popul…
Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier
Robust job growth in March suggests that the labor market remains relatively healthy, allowing officials at the central bank to focus on fig…
The White House is readying a budget for the statistics agency that compiles the jobs report.
President Trump is set to release his new spending plan on Friday, after trying last year to cut funding for the federal bureau tasked with …