Russia says it could 'combine' with China if they faced a threat

Russia said on Wednesday that its partnership with China was not aimed against third countries, but the two powers could "combine potential" if faced with a threat from the United States.

Sen. Mitt Romney: Harris showed she's 'an intelligent, capable person' at presidential debate

Sen. Mitt Romney offered reporters his analysis of Tuesday's presidential debate as he walked through the halls of Congress Wednesday.

U.S. Census Bureau director tells UVU students what he learned from 9/11

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert L. Santos took a surprising lesson from the effects of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: the value of collecting data.

Court could clear the way for Americans to legally bet on US elections

Amid the explosion of legal gambling in the U.S., some things have remained off-limits, including betting on the outcome of U.S. elections. But that could be about to change.

School lunch fees taking a toll on parents, consumer watchdog finds

The U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically.

If you hunt or fish, new revisions aim to help wildlife

Rep. Blake Moore wants to revise the Stamp Act of the Pittman Robertson Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund to support wildlife conservation, law enforcement and hunter recruitment.

Trump’s social media stock plunges to record low after rocky debate performance

New York (cnn) — Wall Street sure is acting like Donald Trump lost the debate Tuesday night. Investors swiftly

Spacewalking is the new frontier of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

Paying passengers have lined up to rocket to space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. Now some are seeking a bigger thrill: spacewalking.

FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit

Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday she wants to see more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation Starlink.

Explainer: What closes, what stays open in US government shutdown

U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if Congress fails to extend funding past Oct. 1.

Flash Poll: Here's what voters thought of the Trump-Harris debate

(cnn) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting

Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election. They told the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed persistent deficiencies.

US House Republicans cancel vote on stopgap funding measure

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson canceled a vote scheduled for Wednesday on his stopgap funding bill, saying more work is needed to build support for a measure, less than three weeks before a government shutdown deadline.

Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons.

'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community

Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles as firefighters battled three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave. Tens of thousands of homes and other structures were threatened and evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday night.

US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates

The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next week.

Biden seeks 'full accountability' after death of US citizen in West Bank

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like the fatal shooting of an American protester against settlement expansion never happen again, calling her death "totally unacceptable."

Biden, Harris and Trump visit Sept. 11 sites to honor victims

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside former President Donald Trump and his 2024 running mate, JD Vance, on Wednesday to observe the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City.

Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

(cnn) — The Us Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president

Cnn — Taylor Swift said Tuesday she is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for president, ending

Mauricio Pochettino announced as new US Soccer men’s national team head coach

(cnn) — The long-awaited official hire of former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach of the Us