Compass could be continuing its period of expansion with a massive growth spurt in the form of a deal to buy Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.  The Wall Street Journal first reported the residential giant was in talks for the country’s fourth-largest brokerage, according to RealTrends.   Terms of the deal have not yet been reported.  The move

CNN  —  President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court in a series of emergency appeals Thursday to allow him to move forward with plans to end birthright citizenship, elevating a fringe legal theory that several lower courts have resoundingly rejected. In a series of emergency appeals, the Trump administration argued that lower courts had

Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine. In response, China’s leadership insists it is committed to peace and respect for the territorial integrity of other nations. But unlike most United Nations member states, China has never condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and

A security guard walks past the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and its termination of nearly half the agency’s staff.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremin Palace, March 13, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. President of Belarus Lukashenko is having first foreign trip after re-election. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia agrees in principle with the U.S.-led ceasefire plan

The Kremlin has said it does not consider the United States envoy for the Middle East, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday, to be a mediator for the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian capital after flying in from Qatar, where he had been involved in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that the military had regained full control of the town of Sudzha, the main population center in the part of the Kursk region of Russia that Ukrainian troops had captured last summer. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat from the town, where the previous night Kyiv’s military had reported

Widely-followed strategist Ed Yardeni, one of the biggest bulls on Wall Street, lowered his market forecast, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs raise the risk of stagflation. “It has dawned on Wall Street (and us!) that President Trump’s tariffs aren’t negotiating chips to help the U.S. lower tariffs around the world, promoting free trade,” Yardeni said

Wake up. We’re slowly slip-sliding into a Russian-orchestrated coup. This goes way beyond the jokey rumors that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is blackmailing Donald Trump with a secret, compromising ‘pee tape.’ Consider how the U.S. voted in the United Nations with Russia, China and Iran against American supposed ally, Ukraine. Now there’s the shocking Oval

Putin is expected to give a press conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally, later Thursday. Rubio, meanwhile, may discuss the war when he meets with the top diplomats at the Group of Seven, or G-7, summit in Quebec, Canada on Thursday. That might be an awkward appointment for the secretary of state

Birthday wishes go out to William H. Macy, Annabeth Gish and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on March 13th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on March 13, 2025 Journalist and executive

US President Donald Trump said negotiators were on their way to Russia to present a ceasefire proposal backed by Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that Washington’s negotiators were on their way “right now” for talks on a proposed ceasefire with Ukraine, after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day truce. Trump declined to

Elon Musk has reposted a recent video shared by entrepreneur Mario Nawfal, in which JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon praises Musk, calling him “our Einstein.” The video, now making waves on social media, captures Dimon highlighting Musk’s achievements across Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink. “You’ve got to look at Elon, at SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink –

As leaders around the world try to figure out how best to deal with the new Trump administration, one Canadian official has come out swinging. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a regular on major US networks where he has addressed Americans directly, was among the first in Canada to pull US alcohol off the shelves as

President Trump’s simultaneous trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union amount to a huge economic and political gamble: that Americans will endure months or years of economic pain in return for the distant hope of re-industrializing the American heartland. It is enormously risky. In recent days, Mr. Trump has acknowledged, despite all

Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Russia could face significant financial consequences if it fails to uphold a 30-day ceasefire agreement brokered during negotiations between Kyiv and Washington in Saudi Arabia. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and US President Donald Trump give a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland.(AP File) Speaking

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister after a meeting in Tirana, on May 22, 2024. Adnan Beci | Afp | Getty Images Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said he is fearful that U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to securing peace in Ukraine could

Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since Ukraine partly invaded the Russian region in a surprise August 2024 offensive. The Russian president expressed hope his army was on the brink of “fully liberating” Kursk after it claimed to have retaken 24 settlements in the past five days. “I am counting on the

Archana Shukla and Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Millions of Americans could see the cost of medicines shoot up if Trump imposes tariffs on Indian drugs With Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat tariffs on India looming next month, millions of Americans may have to brace for steeper medical bills. Last week, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush