1 / 3 Lebanon Israel FILE – In this June 2016 file photo, provided by Guila Fakhoury, her father, Amer Fakhoury, holds his granddaughter, Kira, in King of Prussia, Penn. Lebanese Judicial officials said Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, that a military investigative judge has charged Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese-American, with murder and torture of Lebanese […]
(Bloomberg) — Iran upheld the death sentence given to an Iranian national found guilty of working for U.S. intelligence. Amir Rahimpour “was a CIA spy who was paid handsomely and tried to pass part of Iran’s nuclear information to the American service,” judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said on state television on Tuesday. The Supreme […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Although President Trump faces no real rivals in the Iowa caucuses, his campaign brought more than 80 surrogates into the state on Monday evening, where a half-dozen leading Democratic candidates were fiercely competing for the right to face him. The show of force by the president’s team included high-ranking officials […]
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U.S. health officials expanded the number of airports that U.S. citizens returning from China’s Hubei Province will be funneled through as part of the government’s efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. There are now 11 airports that are expected to accept U.S. citizens, immediate family members of citizens, and permanent residents returning from […]
I’m a big fan of health savings accounts, or HSAs. They’re becoming more popular as a way to pay for medical costs—and, in the right circumstances, they can also be a valuable addition to your retirement plan. What’s so great about HSAs? If used properly, they’re triple tax-favored. You get a tax deduction when you […]
In a bid to support its stock market amid the coronavirus outbreak, China has cut reverse repo rates and injected massive liquidity. None of this helped the Chinese stock market from a rout. However, it has buoyed the stock market in the U.S. There are expectations that China will inject even more money into the […]
Gold futures on Monday posted their first loss in four sessions, with haven demand for the metal taking a hit as U.S. equities partially bounced back from a coronavirus-triggered selloff, and the U.S. dollar and government bond yields rose. A rise in the U.S. dollar DXY, +0.44%, gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, […]
Eli Manning’s retirement may be as sweet as a winning touchdown, but he won’t be the only one the NFL will treat well in retirement this year. Veteran football players receive a host of retirement benefits after they walk off the field for the last time. Though they may not do as well as Manning […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians. Restaurants in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have refused to accept Chinese customers. Indonesians marched near […]