Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to close the Department of Education and have state governments "run the education of our children," pushing for a long-held Republican goal that has been endorsed by several other 2024 GOP candidates.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is focused on a new objective weeks after his standout debate performance, when he just wanted to get his name out. Now he's looking to differentiate himself from former President Donald Trump, display his policy chops and establish himself as an authentic MAGA-aligned Republican candidate.
Starbucks announced Wednesday that Howard Schultz is stepping down from its board of directors -- but the former chairman's name will be sticking around.
Coming out of a three-hour Senate hearing on artificial intelligence, Elon Musk, the head of a handful of tech companies, summarized the grave risks of AI.
US District Judge Steve Jones rejected a request by Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that he pause his decision to not move the Georgia election subversion case to federal court.
House GOP leaders are engaged in talks with hard-right members in an urgent push to salvage their spending bill plans -- but are now considering an abrupt change in strategy: Avoiding a government shutdown at month's end.
Google confirmed it will lay off hundreds of staff members who helped recruit and hire employees, as Silicon Valley continues its cost-cutting efforts.
The 'Barbie' movie, which turned into a global box office phenomenon in a matter of weeks, appears to be energizing sales of Barbie toys after its summer release.
Marvel Studio's VFX workers unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, marking the first time visual effects workers have unionized with IATSE, the union announced Wednesday.
Grocery prices in the United States cooled in August, up just 0.2% for the month. That's an improvement from July, when grocery prices were up 0.3%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday.
"Those men and women worked amazingly hard through some very trying circumstances," Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said. "They're proud of their work."
Donald Trump has publicly and privately encouraged House Republicans' push to impeach President Joe Biden ahead of their potential rematch in 2024, two sources close to the former president said.
A federal appeals court has blocked federal prosecutors from obtaining a swath of cellphone records from a Pennsylvania Republican congressman who worked to overturn Donald Trump's election defeat in 2020, in a ruling that could have dramatic legal implications that benefit federal lawmakers.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made several unproven claims Tuesday while announcing the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been released from a US prison after serving nearly two years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges, a prison official said Wednesday.
Across the United States, the cost of car insurance is up 19% compared to a year ago, according to August's Consumer Price Index report released on Wednesday. That's the biggest annual increase since 1976.
In an effort to help crew members who've lost their healthcare due to Hollywood strike-related shutdowns, several actors -- including Adam Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Lena Dunham, John Lithgow and Bob Odenkirk, among others -- are offering experiences to the highest bidder in the Union Solidarity Coalition's new eBay auction.
