Nation Oct 28 Financial sanctions for organization that targeted author Salman Rushdie The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that put a bounty on the head of British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event.
World Oct 26 U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death The United States has imposed new sanctions on members of Iran's intelligence agency, leaders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others.
Politics Oct 19 U.S. announces sanctions, criminal charges against network providing technology to Russian military The Biden administration has announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
Economy Oct 13 Social Security benefits to get historic 8.7 percent boost next year It's welcome news for American retirees and others, but also tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by high inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday living.
Nation Oct 10 Social Security cost-of-living increase will help millions of kids and their caretakers Coupled with a decline in the Medicare Part B premium, the Social Security boost will put more money in the hands of the 70 million Americans who receive benefits, including the growing number of grandparents caring for their grandchildren.
World Oct 06 U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions in response to Mahsa Amini’s death U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday designated seven high-ranking leaders for financial penalties due to the shutdown of Iran's internet access, repression of speech and violence inflicted on protesters and civilians.
Economy Oct 06 Global economy ‘likely to get worse before it gets better’ warns IMF The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023.
World Oct 02 As winter deadline nears, G7 still working out how to impose Russian oil price cap The Group of Seven, representing some of the world’s leading economies, is still figuring out how to execute a plan agreed on in September to pay only cut-rate prices for Russian oil — and the Dec. 5 deadline to marshal…
Politics Sep 30 U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions as tensions over Ukraine soar U.S. officials said Friday they would support any effort by Ukraine to retake the annexed territories by force, setting the stage for further hostilities.
World Sep 22 U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian morality police after Mahsa Amini’s death The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police after the death in custody of a woman who'd been accused of wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely.