President Xi Jinping takes part in a deliberation in Beijing on March 5, 2026,  with his fellow deputies from Jiangsu province at the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress, the national legislature. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for provinces serving as China’s economic powerhouses to pilot efforts in analyzing

People got a chance Thursday to speak out on President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom set to be built in place of the White House East Wing, which was demolished late last year. People got a chance Thursday to speak out on President Donald Trump’s proposed ballroom set to be built in place of the White

The 5G war just left Earth. Elon Musk amplified a post touting Starlink Mobile’s next-generation satellites, promising 5G speeds from space and “100x the data density” versus its V1 satellites. The claim: seamless streaming, voice calls and high-speed apps — as if connected to a terrestrial network. Around the same time, Amazon.com Inc signaled its

Inter Miami attended a White House reception on Thursday to celebrate winning MLS Cup for the first time in club history, with captain Lionel Messi presenting a gift to President Donald Trump. Messi entered the East Room alongside Trump and Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas and later handed the president a signature Miami pink soccer

OKLAHOMA CITY – President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a meteoric political rise for the plumbing company owner who was first elected to Congress in 2012. Mullin, 48, has become one of Trump’s fiercest defenders in the U.S. Senate and is

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is President Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Homeland Security Secretary, following the firing of Kristi Noem on Thursday. Watch Mullin’s remarks in the video player above. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from both GOP

Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +2.14%)(BRKB +2.24%) stock has been under pressure in recent months, and for a few reasons. Most obviously is the retirement of legendary CEO Warren Buffett, who stepped down from the top spot at the end of last year. In fact, Berkshire hit an all-time high just before Buffett’s retirement announcement in May

The internet coming up with outrageous conspiracy theories is nothing new, but accusing celebrities of being cloned is undoubtedly a whole new level. Most recently, Jim Carrey, much to his dismay, has been at the center of the eye-rolling conversation. All because fans were convinced the Dumb and Dumber actor had been replaced by a clone

In the early morning of February 28, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. and Israel had started bombing Iran. He said that “the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war.” What he failed to mention was that he doesn’t actually have the power

Pop superstar Britney Spears was taken into custody Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, after authorities say she was suspected of driving under the influence. According to reports citing the California Highway Patrol and Ventura County law enforcement records, Spears was stopped late Wednesday evening and arrested around 9:30 p.m. local time. The 44-year-old singer

The National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday will review and could vote on President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom plans, potentially paving the way for the massive architectural project to move forward. The 90,000-square-foot project has ignited controversy, with Democrats criticizing the president’s decision to dramatically reshape the White House by demolishing the East

Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies. Presently, Mr. Buffett occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for General Reinsurance

Victoria Hiegel, personal assistant to a celebrity client she cannot name because of a nondisclosure agreement, spent 13 February ferrying Valentine’s Day cookies across Manhattan. Her boss “doesn’t love chocolate,” so Hiegel had to hunt for a bakery that could swap the batch’s chocolate chunks for sour hearts. She posted part of her search to

For most election administrators around the country, the FBI’s recent seizure of 2020 Atlanta-area ballots was shocking. But for some members of the Georgia State Election Board, the search was a welcome development. Led by the commission’s vice chair, Janice Johnston – a retired obstetrician who, according to court filings, had no experience working elections

The allegation sounded like the stuff of spy movies: A Pakistani businessman trying to hire hit men, even handing them $5,000 in cash, to kill a U.S. politician on behalf of Iran ‘s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It was true, and potential targets of the 2024 scheme included now-President Donald Trump, then-President Joe Biden and

It will be the mother of all IPOs. Last year notched a comeback for initial public offerings, and the resurgence greatly boosted capital markets profits at the big name financial institutions, and helped generate a banner year for investment banker bonuses. But now a single IPO is poised to raise more money alone than all

I smoked my last ever cigarette on March 16th, 2017. I’m coming up on nine years as a reformed Silk Cut devotee. Whenever anyone congratulates me on my nine smoke-free years I feel compelled to admit that my father died of metastatic lung cancer – a direct result of smoking – in 2008 and I