“Vegas is where you get married, Reno is where you get divorced,” as the saying goes in the US state of Nevada. State law allowing some legal cases to be conducted more quickly and discreetly than elsewhere in the US means this relatively small city has served as the quiet backdrop to dramatic family fallout over a global media empire. Rupert Murdoch and his family flew in from all over the world to determine how the empire would be divided among his children when the 93-year-old...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is campaigning in Scranton, Pa.: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Pennsylvania on Sunday to visit a military facility in Lackawanna County that builds some of the equipment used in the weaponry his country is using in its war with Russia. Gov. Josh Shapiro, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-8th District) and other local officials were on hand for Zelenskyy’s tour of the Scranton Army...

It is unusual for Volodymyr Zelensky to be quiet — whether in his former life as a comedian and actor or now as President of Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian leader has been abnormally close-mouthed of late, notably reticent to go into detail regarding the “victory plan” he intends to present to US President Joe Biden and American officials this week. Ukrainian sources have let on that the plan should “create such conditions and such an atmosphere that Russia will no...

Volodymyr Zelensky’s situation room, where the Ukrainian President monitors developments in his country’s war with Russia, is a windowless chamber, largely taken up by a rectangular conference table and ringed by blackened screens, deep inside the Presidential Administration Building, in central Kyiv. On a recent afternoon, as I sat inside, waiting for Zelensky, I heard his voice—a syrupy baritone, speckled with gravel—before he entered, dressed in his signature military-adjacent style: black T...

There's another big divide emerging in this election. This time it's between voters and economists, finds new polling from the Wall Street Journal. Why it matters: In their presidential campaigns, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are proposing economic policies that are really popular with voters. Mainstream economists, meanwhile, find these ideas "appalling," the Journal notes. Zoom in: 79% of voters like Trump and Harris's pitch to eliminate taxes on tips. Only 10...

The Pentagon is sending additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as tensions continue to rise after Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah killed at least 350 people in Lebanon, Defense Department officials said on Monday. The troops will number in the dozens, one official said, and will head to the region to help protect the thousands of Americans who are stationed there. Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, declined to say exactly how many troops were deploying,...

US President Joe Biden focused on his foreign policy record during his final speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, including the importance of UN reform, international coalitions and the need to avoid a clash with and otherwise manage relations with China. Biden’s address touched on themes emphasised throughout his administration, which has seen tensions with China mount and closer ties evolve between Beijing and Moscow after Russia’s February...

President Biden, in his final address to the United Nation's General Assembly, warned that the world is at an "inflection point," while defending his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan and his move to suspend his re-election campaign. Biden delivered his fourth and final speech to the assembly as President of the United States on Tuesday, addressing leaders and representatives from 134 countries around the globe.  "Today is the fourth time I’ve had the great...

The claim: Kamala Harris said she'd use executive action, Congress on reparations if elected president A Sept. 17 Instagram video shows Vice President Kamala Harris speaking about the longterm effects of slavery, housing discrimination and the Jim Crow era in the U.S. "We need to speak truth about it, and we need to speak truth about it in a way that is about driving solutions," Harris says during the 90-second clip. "And frankly I think that we, you know, and part of that is studying it...

A viral post shared on X claims Vice President Kamala Harris lied about owning a firearm during an interview with CNN. Verdict: Misleading The post refers to an error within the CNN transcript and closed-captions. Harris does own a firearm. Fact Check: During an interview with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Harris remarked that anyone who broke into her home would ‘get shot,’ according to BBC. The statement came during a discussion on gun control, where the vice...