Domestic terrorism and violent extremism is a growing threat in the United States. The FBI had 9,049 open domestic terrorism cases in fiscal 2021, up 357% from the number of open domestic terrorism cases in fiscal 2013. Many of the most violent incidents of domestic terrorism in the U.S. today are carried out by individuals who have been radicalized by […]

Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected growth in sales and profit, and raised its full-year forecast for the second consecutive quarter, as it continued to attract shoppers spending more per visit to its stores. Comparable sales rose more than 6 percent in the second quarter, versus the prior year, comfortably beating Wall Street’s expectations. […]

Asian shares ended Thursday’s session on a mixed note as China deflation worries persisted and caution crept in ahead of U.S. consumer price inflation data due later in the day. The dollar slipped in Asian trading, helping gold prices push higher. Oil edged up in choppy trade to hover near multi-month highs after data indicated robust fuel demand in the […]

Robert H. Giles, who oversaw Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage at two newspapers — including reports on the fatal shooting of four antiwar protesters by National Guard troops on the Kent State University campus in Ohio in 1970 — and later served as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University for more than a decade, died on Aug. 7 […]

Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert more than 60 years ago and helped build it into one of the most successful independent record labels in history, died today in Los Angeles. He was 88. His family shared the news in a statement to the Associated Press. Related Stories Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & […]

The Marion County Record, a newspaper in Kansas that the police raided last week, is getting its equipment back from local law enforcement, the county’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday. Joel Ensey, the Marion County attorney, said in a statement that there was insufficient evidence to justify the search of The Marion County Record and seizure of its journalists’ equipment. […]

After coming under pressure in late morning trading on Wednesday, stocks have regained ground over the course of the session. The major averages have climbed well off their worst levels but currently remain in negative territory. The Nasdaq fell to its lowest intraday level in almost a month earlier in the session and is currently down 92.69 points or 0.7 […]

Market sentiment improved but remained cautious ahead of the release of the CPI readings from the U.S. on Thursday. Meanwhile, China reported a deflation of 0.3 percent year-on-year in July, versus a flat reading in June and consensus estimates of a 0.4 percent fall. Wall Street Futures are trading with mild gains. European benchmarks too have rebounded, helped by gains […]

European stocks rebounded on Wednesday, with banks and miners leading the surge. The pan European STOXX 600 rose about 1 percent to 462.96 after declining 0.2 percent on Tuesday. The German DAX climbed 1.2 percent, France’s CAC 40 added 1.4 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 was up 0.8 percent. The euro edged up against the dollar ahead of U.S. […]