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Markets this year are roiling, uncertainty abounds and the U.S. government has had to step in to rescue two large American banks in recent days. So why is bitcoin, considered among the riskiest bets......

The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Friday approved rule changes that would allow the IMF to approve new loan programs for countries facing "exceptionally high uncertainty" - a move expected to pave the way for a new Ukrain...

The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission moved for sanctions on Friday against Volkswagen AG, accusing the German car maker of violating a San Francisco federal court order that allows the agency to depose a "uniquely positioned" employee in a case...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law later this year as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday he wouldn't use his veto stamp on legislation......

S&P Global on Friday raised its sovereign rating on Saudi Arabia to "A/A-1", citing expected reform and diversification plans to boost development of the kingdom's non-oil sector and shift dependence away from oil....

British interior minister Suella Braverman will visit Rwanda this weekend to discuss an agreement where Britain will relocate migrants who arrive without permission, as she doubles down on a plan that has been mired in legal challenges and controversy....

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Senate on Friday passed a bill that aims to protect health care workers from disciplinary action for providing abortions and gender-affirming health care, and change......

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 25 points and Esmery Martinez hadd a double-double against her former team, helping seventh-seeded Arizona to a 75-62 victory over 10th-seeded West Virginia......

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don't hug their kids enough. The comment by President Andrs Manuel......

ST. FRANCIS BAY, South Africa (AP) — Julien Brun took the lead at the SDC Championship on 8 under par before high winds forced the second round to be suspended on Friday. The Frenchman carded a......

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks signed linebacker Devin Bush on Friday, inking the former first-round pick to a one-year deal and potentially filling a major void on Seattle's defense. ......

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cotie McMahon couldn't wait to get to Ohio State, so much so that she graduated from high school early so she could acclimate to college life quickly. That precociousness also......

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, three months into his 11th consecutive term in office. Gov. Tony Evers appointed former Treasurer......

Several thousand people gathered in Belgrade to protest against a Western-backed deal to normalise ties between Kosovo and Serbia, which they view as recognition of Kosovo independence....

The Brazilian government is studying whether to regulate Internet platforms with content that earns revenue such as advertising, its secretary for digital policies, Joao Brant, said on Friday....

No licence has been awarded to Eni and partners to date, a spokesman for the Italian energy group said on Friday, denying a report that Lukoil and Eni had secured the rights to two of Congo's offshore energy blocks....

Former President Donald Trump and his family failed to report gifts worth more than $250,000 given by foreign countries during his presidency, House Democrats said in a report Friday....

Chile has agreed to an earthquake insurance program with the World Bank protecting it from $630 million worth of damage from strong earthquakes, in an effort to shore up risks to public debt from possible natural disasters....

The United States has resumed surveillance drone flights over the Black Sea region following a Russian fighter jet intercept on Tuesday that led to the downing of a U.S surveillance drone, two U.S. officials said on Friday....

A federal judge on Friday ordered an attorney for Donald Trump to give additional testimony before a grand jury investigating the former U.S. president's handling of classified documents, according to media reports....

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Free agent long snapper Joe Cardona is returning to the Patriots on a new four-year contract worth $6.3 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiation said Friday. The......

First Republic Bank is in talks to raise money from other banks or private equity firms by issuing new shares, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the process....

U.S. private equity firm Deerpath Capital Management raised more than $2.8 billion for its sixth private credit fund that will finance companies with enterprise values between $50 million and $150 million in healthcare, IT and business services....

Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned....

The United Nations is "doing everything possible" to make sure a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports continues, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Friday, a day before the pact is due to expir...

Battles over abortion are heating up in state capitols across the United States as lawmakers wrestle with how much to restrict or expand access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year....

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to neglect charges after her two children ingested fentanyl last year, killing her 2-year-old son and sickening his older......

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday. Tillman......

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Producer Code Kunst arguably one of the most well-known artists in South Korea's thriving music scene, a rarity in a country where singers get most of the attention. His......

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists were meeting Friday to consider changes demanded by some Republicans, who are threatening......