Year-round, fraudsters may use a handful of common tactics to try to steal your identity, money or other sensitive information. As you prepare your annual tax return, due April 15, experts stress it's important to be extra vigilant. This year, scammers might take particular advantage of uncertainty stemming from recent workforce cuts impacting thousands of jobs at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday as dozens of people were wounded in a missile strike on a Ukrainian city.While the talks took place at a luxury hotel in the Saudi capital, 65 people were wounded in a missile attack on Sumy in northeastern Ukraine, officials said.
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on imports from countries that purchase oil or gasoline from Venezuela.
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday he was available for a call with U.S. President Donald Trump but would do so "on our terms as a sovereign country". Carney was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Party on March 9, automatically becoming prime minister. "I'm available for a call, but you know, we're going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are," Carney told reporters in Newfoundland on the second day of a general election campaign.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks. Carney's visit Monday to Gander, Newfoundland on the second day of a national election campaign comes against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning millions would die.- Global AIDS resurgence risk - Looking beyond the next four years, if aid funding is not restored, "we see the AIDS pandemic... resurging globally", growing in Eastern Europe and Latin America, Byanyima said.
Dry conditions and strong winds are causing the blazes to spread rapidly in areas that were decimated by Hurricane Helene last year.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a years-old, messy legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional districts that could have nationwide implications for how states consider race as they draw new lines.
Chinese carmaker BYD saw a surge in revenue last year, a stock filing showed Monday, surpassing the $100 billion mark and beating rival Tesla as the electric vehicle giant accelerates its overseas expansion.BYD recorded 777.1 billion yuan ($107.2 billion) in revenue for 2024, a statement published Monday evening at the Shenzhen stock exchange showed.
President Donald Trump said Monday he would be placing a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela as well as imposing new tariffs on the South American country itself. In a Truth Social post, Trump said Venezuela has been “very hostile” to the U.S. and countries purchasing oil from it will be forced to pay the tariff on all their trade to the U.S. starting April 2. Venezuela will face a "Secondary” tariff because it is the home to the gang Tren de Aragua, he said.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued a preliminary injunction in a case filed last month by a coalition of labor unions in federal court in Maryland. Led by the American Federation of Teachers, the plaintiffs allege Trump's administration violated federal privacy laws when it gave DOGE access to systems with personal information on tens of millions of Americans without their consent.
Intuitive Machines' shares surged 20% on Monday after the space company posted a 79% jump in its fourth-quarter revenue on the back of higher contracts. The company secured additional contracts for direct-to-earth services that position it to capitalize on the contract's $4.8 billion maximum potential value. Intuitive Machines' direct-to-earth services offer communication and navigation for spacecraft like lunar landers and orbiters, linking them to Earth's ground stations to support NASA's Artemis program and sustainable lunar exploration.
For decades, politicians distanced themselves from Nixon's Watergate legacy. Now, some are advancing a new history.
President Trump is considering a plan to merge the Postal Service into the Commerce Department. Elon Musk has suggested the agency be privatized.
BYD (1211.HK) capped off a strong 2024 with good results, as Tesla's main rival in China, sets up for another big year.
Tesla stock surged on Monday amid reports that Trump's tariff plans may be narrower than expected.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on any trades made with the United States. This "secondary tariff" will take effect on April 2, Trump said in a Truth Social post. Trump said he is imposing the move because, he said, Venezuela has sent "tens of thousands" of people to the United States who have a "very violent nature."
Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, arrived at a police station in Romania on Monday, where the self-proclaimed misogynist and internet demagogue faces charges of human trafficking and forming an organized criminal group to sexually exploit women.
A small tornado caused damage on the west side of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, Sunday night, according to a storm spotter who filed a report with the National Weather Service. A home on Mississippi Highway 16 was damaged, according to a local emergency manager, and trees and power lines were knocked down. The small twister might have gone unreported by the media at-large except for news about the location. Two years prior -- nearly to the day -- the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was devastate
Trump's administration brought its bid to purge the federal workforce to the Supreme Court on Monday, challenging a judicial directive to rehire government employees.