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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.

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.

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.

President Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a "different plane" due to a threat that he insisted didn't scare him.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan easily defeated Rep. Angie Craig in the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary, delivering another win for the insurgent, liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, placed first in the Republican primary to fill his seat for a six-year term after the powerful senator's unexpected death.

Presidents have taken secret overseas trips in the past for security reasons, with schedules and logistics kept classified until after the fact to protect the commander in chief.