Provide assistance to countries experiencing serious payment imbalances because of structural impediments or slow growth and an inherently weak balance-of-payments position. Support comprehensive ...

I’ve got a lot of opinions about media that other fans of it might find controversial. I love Rogue One and The Last Jedi. I can’t stand Damian Wayne. I think The Silmarillion is more readable than ...

The Trump administration has extended the National Guard's deployment in the Chicago area, despite a recent court ruling that the president doesn't have that authority. The news came out of a ...

The Lord of the Rings movies are coming back to theaters next year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring — but be prepared to strap yourself in for the long haul, as they’re ...

California National Guard personnel stand guard as protesters gather in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles in June 2025. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump ...

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel responded to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a “horrible” host after he promised to do a better job while hosting the Kennedy Center Honors over the weekend. “If ...

The cost of car repairs jumped 5% from July to August 2025, according to the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index, marking the largest one-month increase on record. Year over year, repairs are ...

The conditional approvals clear a path for major crypto companies to operate as national trust banks under the supervision of the US OCC. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ...

Five digital asset firms have received conditional approvals Friday to become federally chartered trust banks by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in a major step to bring U.S. dollar ...

The administration is courting serious risks to global stability by neglecting any strategy around nuclear proliferation. Although commentators have extensively critiqued President Donald Trump’s new ...