WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is hailing the new sanctions program against Iraq as the state of the art in so-called “smart sanctions,” and calling it “a step forward for the Iraqi people.” Approved unanimously by the United Nations Security Council Tuesday, the new sanctions are aimed at increasing exports …

SAN FRANCISCO – California lawmakers want to know why the state agreed to pay $95 million for Oracle software in a deal that according to a state audit could cost taxpayersmore than $40 million in unnecessary charges. “In the past, the state would procure a component at a time, project …

As Congress foams at the mouth over financial fraud perpetrated on Enron shareholders and employees, it’s allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to perpetrate a much more costly fraud on all of us. “Study Ties Pollution, Risk of Lung Cancer” proclaimed the Washington Post in a front-page, above-the-fold headline this week. …

Families of U.S. citizens being wrongfully imprisoned in China, are pleading with President Biden to come up with a “real plan” to get their loved ones home, ahead of Biden’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping this week. The White House confirmed last week that Biden would be meeting Jinping …

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., was criticized on social media after admitting that San Francisco, nationally infamous for homelessness, timed a massive cleanup effort ahead of an important U.S.-China summit this week. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping will meet Wednesday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) in San …

Mere months after drivers in Oregon got the green light to pump their own gas, one of the state’s biggest labor unions is trying to ban self-service again. “For decades, Oregon stood shoulder to shoulder with New Jersey as the last bastions of resistance to self-serve gas,” reads the petition …

Iraq’s top court ruled Tuesday that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in Parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. …

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the 2023 season after he suffered a broken bone in his throwing shoulder Sunday during the team’s win over the Baltimore Ravens, the team said Wednesday. The team said Watson also suffered a high-ankle sprain, and both injuries occurred in …

This is one of three Fox News Polls released Wednesday. See results of Fox News’ polling on the Israel-Hamas war here and Americans’ support for Ukraine here. While the 2024 presidential election still looks most likely to be a nail-biter, the two primary contests are currently blowouts. Former President Donald …

An Alabama inmate scheduled to be put to death Thursday by lethal injection for the shooting death of his friend’s father urged young people to take a pause before making life-altering mistakes. Alabama is scheduled to execute Casey McWhorter, 49, for the Feb. 18, 1993, death of Edward Lee Williams, …