Ignoring Republican protests, President Obama will assert his executive authority to order a broad overhaul of the immigration system, including a plan to give work permits to millions, officials said.
The accord allows Hachette to set prices on its e-books, a major issue in a battle that led Amazon to discourage sales of the publisher’s books.
The effect of cheaper crude oil and gasoline is especially significant for those Americans largely left behind by an anemic economic recovery.
The move could seriously undermine more than two decades of cooperation aimed at ensuring that nuclear bomb components on Russian soil do not fall into the hands of terrorists or a rogue state.
Airstrikes have disrupted the Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, but many residents are angry at the Americans because of soaring food and fuel prices, blackouts, and a looming power vacuum.
A summary of an investigation found potential ethics violations but said they were far from requiring a new bidding process.
Faced with declining budgets, the Army has had to cut its force, and, for reasons the Army has not explained, the largest group of officers being pushed out — nearly one in five — began as enlisted soldiers.
President Obama will warn the leadership that they need to stop systematic persecution of a Muslim minority.
People who took part in a sterilization drive in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh that led to 13 deaths described an assembly-line atmosphere with little regard for hygiene.
A gay TV character portrayed in a no-holds-barred way on “How to Get Away With Murder” is a draw at gay bars.
A 1963 Andy Warhol painting of Elvis Presley pointing a gun sold for nearly $82 million, contributing to an $852.9 million auction total.
Our high-tech process of pharmaceutical research is broken — and the solution might be old-fashioned trial and error.
The Supreme Court’s decision to take up the Affordable Care Act again raises a question: Is it a court? Or a collection of politicians in robes?
