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Inflation rose slightly in July as expected, a reading that could make the Federal Reserve less eager to hike interest rates.

U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy.

Inflation is still well above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, and many investors and Fed watchers expect an interest rate increase this year.

Men are dropping out of the workforce at an alarming rate, and analysts say it's threatening the nation's social stability.

Pakistan reiterated Wednesday its desire to resolve the unfolding crisis in the Middle East through diplomacy after several high-stakes meetings with Iranian officials this week.

Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a "unique" nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

President Trump on Tuesday cheered on high school athletes competing on an obstacle course and other sports at the Patriot Games finals in Geneva, Ohio.

He must play on Friday.

Carmine Agnello, grandson of the late Gambino boss John Gotti, has reported to federal prison after a judge ruled there was no evidence his promised kidney donation to his mother, Victoria Gotti, was actually imminent.

Tamara Jachym says Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. is working after her son Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally shot in 2025.