In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.
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A current NBA coach and player were among the more than 30 players arrested in a case involving sports betting and rigged poker games in Las Vegas and elsewhere, authorities say.
The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.
The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be paid even though the government remains shutdown.
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the main White House itself, at nearly double the size, and Trump says it will accommodate 999 people.
Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S.
On Monday, Politico reported on a text chat that showed Paul Ingrassia saying the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell.” Ingrassia also described himself as having “a Nazi streak” at times.
“I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,” the president said. “I don’t want to have a waste of time — so we’ll see what happens.”
Dramatic photos of the White House construction work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground.
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns.
A problem with Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world Monday, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.
Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers.
The heist about 30 minutes after opening, was among the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory and comes as staff complained that crowding and thin staffing are straining security.
The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago cautioned Americans on Saturday to stay away from American government facilities as tensions grow between the United States and Venezuela