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Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he has undergone a...

The world’s most-envied retirement plan has another high-profile booster: President Donald Trump.Riding high off public enthusiasm for the Trump Accounts for children, Trump last week renewed his focus on their parents and grandparents. And he said he’s looking to Australia’s private pensions,...

The battle for the Strait of Hormuz is heating up as the U.S. and Iran exchange bigger and bigger blows to control the critical energy chokepoint.The past week has seen three rounds of strikes by the U.S. military, which...

The United States attacked Iran early Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that set it ablaze and left one crew member missing. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle...

In 2002, Maine became the first state to implement a statewide laptop program to some grade levels. Then-governor Angus King saw the program as a way to put the internet at the fingertips of more children, who would be...

Jim Kavanaugh never became a global soccer icon like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Unlike Messi and Ronaldo, one of whom still graces our screens on the World Cup stage, Kavanaugh’s playing days ended decades ago. But the former...

Despite the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, the Persian Gulf has seen on-again, off-again fighting as both sides try to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.Iran insists that all traffic must receive its OK and has attacked ships attempting to...

Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway, further jeopardizing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States.U.S....

US defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp. have every interest to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missile interceptors after President Donald Trump pledged the US would grant a license for the weapons system, a senior Republican lawmaker said.“I think it’s...

How Americans define who is working class may have more to do with economic anxiety than income or education levels.A recently surfaced survey of Democratic Socialists of America members showed that 13% were white-collar workers, down from 21%...