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The Federal Reserve targets an inflation rate of 2 percent. Why 2 percent? And how close are we to the target?

The President has asked the Justice Department to look into whether it improperly surveilled his campaign after published reports that a U.S. intelligence source had contact with people in the Trump campaign during the summer of 2016. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says the department's inspector general will do that.

Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.

Just over a week ago, officials in Sierra Leone noticed data suggesting an ominous trend: Ebola suddenly seemed to be spreading in Kono District, a land of towering mountains and muddy diamond mines.

Credit Suisse has been accused by senators of helping American clients hide assets from the IRS. The Swiss bank's top executives are answering the allegations in a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

The American Bar Association ranks nominees to the federal bench, with low rankings making confirmation difficult. A new study finds that these rankings systematically underrate women and minorities.

It’s been nearly a month since U.S. forces seized Venezuela’s strong man Nicolás Maduro.

An American Airlines jet collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, out on a training exercise.

Since the assassination of Haiti’s president in 2021, the country has descended into endless violence.

What is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency using its budget for?