New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since ’97
A Middle Eastern and North African category could be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes could be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify, under preliminary recommendations released Thursday by the Biden administration in what would
US military conducts counterterrorism strike in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military announced Thursday it had conducted a successful counterterrorism operation in Somalia. It took part in a remote location of the Horn of Africa nation. Both the Islamic State and al-Shabab extremist groups operate in Somalia. "Given
Here’s what a 2.9% growth in GDP means for the U.S. stocks
S&P 500 is trading slightly up on Thursday after the Bureau of Economic Analysis said the U.S. economy ended the final quarter of 2022 in good shape. GDP growth beats expectations According to the Commerce Department, gross domestic product grew at an
Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had such documents in
Gallego to step down from campaign group to focus on Senate race
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will step down at the end of the quarter from his job as head of Bold PAC, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's (CHC) campaign arm, to focus on his 2024 Senate bid. Gallego earlier this month was reelected