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(Bloomberg) -- When the U.S. tax filing season begins in two weeks, taxpayers should be prepared for delays as returns and refunds are processed, and for difficulties in reaching...

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) -Police obtained a search warrant on Thursday for actor Alec Baldwin's cellphone in the investigation of October's fatal shooting of a...

(Reuters) -A federal grand jury has accused Amplify Energy Corp and two of its subsidiaries of illegally and negligently discharging oil during a pipeline break in California in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Republicans on the Federal Trade Commission asked the White House on Tuesday to disclose any "mounting evidence" of wrongdoing behind high retail...

By Susan Cornwell and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he is not in agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for...

(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone with a key leadership...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it would investigate the Texas air regulator over allegations of racial bias in rulings involving pollution in...

(Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. wants China to act “responsibly” when it comes to addressing the potential impacts of China Evergrande (HK:3333)...

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Camera operators, make-up artists and other behind-the-scenes workers on Hollywood films and television shows voted resoundingly to...

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. and North American energy regulators on Thursday issued recommendations and mandatory electric reliability standards for utilities...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The television audience for Sunday's Emmy Awards reached 7.4 million viewers, according to data released by broadcaster CBS, up some 16% from last year's...

By Marianna Parraga and Liz Hampton (Reuters) -Hurricane Nicholas on Tuesday took another swipe at U.S. Gulf Coast energy facilities, cutting offshore oil and gas output gradually...

By Timothy Gardner and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday authorized the country's emergency oil reserve to loan 1.5 million...

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to open millions of acres for oil and gas exploration as the White House sought to comply with a...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden has decided to adhere to the deadline he set for evacuations from the Kabul airport, according to a senior administration official, leaving less...

By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com -- Jerome Powell has won an important ally in his campaign to be reappointed to the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve for a second term. Joe...

(Bloomberg) -- Desperate scenes played out at Kabul’s international airport on Monday as thousands rushed to exit Afghanistan after Taliban fighters took control of the capital,...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said sanctions his administration leveled on the chief of Cuba’s military and its interior ministry on Thursday are only the start of U.S....

(Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Elsa will gather strength as it churns just off Florida’s Gulf coast after flooding the Caribbean, where it killed at least three people. Elsa, with...

(Adds details) May 14 (Reuters) - Caleb Ewan claimed his second stage win at this year's Giro d'Italia as he again showed his sprinting prowess at the end of the 181km seventh...

May 14 (Reuters) - Caleb Ewan claimed his second stage win at this year's Giro d'Italia as he again showed his sprinting prowess at the end of the 181km seventh stage on...

CAPE TOWN, May 14 (Reuters) - South Africa will play two tests and five Twenty20 Internationals in the West Indies from next month, the start of a busy home schedule for the hosts,...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, May 14 (Reuters) - The Otago Highlanders outmuscled Australian champions the Queensland Reds 40-19 before the Wellington Hurricanes beat the New South...

CAPE TOWN, May 14 (Reuters) - The British and Irish Lions have scrapped plans to play matches all around South Africa and will instead utilise two bio-secure bubbles in Cape Town...

MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuters) - Australian swimmers Emma McKeon and Kaylee McKeown posted year-best times at the Sydney Open meet on Friday to lay down markers for the Tokyo...

MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuters) - Wallabies centre Matt Toomua has extended his national contract through to the 2023 World Cup in France in a deal that keeps the 31-year-old at Super...

(Adds quotes, background) By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States would...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Ten weeks before the start of the Olympics, Tokyo remains in a state of emergency, 60% of the Japanese people do not want the Olympics...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, May 13 (Reuters) - Mack Horton is unconcerned whether Sun Yang escapes a ban and races at the Tokyo Games and more worried about getting through the...

MELBOURNE, May 13 (Reuters) - The Australian Football League (AFL) will delay expanding its professional women's competition until 2022 but is committed to matching the 18 teams in...

MELBOURNE, May 13 (Reuters) - Australia skipper Tim Paine has thrown his support behind Steve Smith replacing him as captain of the test team when the time comes for a leadership...

(Adds details of Landa injury) MODENA, Italy, May 12 (Reuters) - Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory but one of the main GC favourites Mikel Landa's race is over after a...

May 12 (Reuters) - Former world number one Jason Day has not missed a major championship since the 2012 British Open but he could sit out the next two due to the impending arrival...

MODENA, Italy, May 12 (Reuters) - Australian Caleb Ewan sprinted to victory but two favourites saw their GC hopes go up in smoke in a crash-hit climax to stage five of the Giro...

May 12 (Reuters) - Former Ireland striker Simon Cox has cut short his stint with Western Sydney Wanderers to reunite with his family in Britain, the A-League team said on...