Mick Mulvaney, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seen at a House committee hearing earlier this year. Under Mulvaney, the bureau has scaled back its enforcement of rules against predatory lenders. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mick Mulvaney, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
Chris Pappas participates in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., earlier this month. Pappas won the Tuesday, Sept. 11, Democratic primary and will represent his party in the November general election. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Chris Pappas participates in
On Oct. 2, 2017, drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip, following a deadly shooting at a music festival. On Tuesday, the company that owns the hotel offered to make a $500 charitable donation for victims who authorize their lawyers to accept legal notice of the
Shahidul Alam, surrounded by police, arrives at a Dhaka court on Aug. 6. Nobel laureates and human rights groups have called for his release. Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images Shahidul Alam, surrounded by police, arrives at a Dhaka court on Aug. 6. Nobel laureates and human
Hundreds of ancient, gold coins were found last week in the basement of a former theater in northern Italy. Archaeologists uncovered the jackpot in Como, on the border with Switzerland. The coins date back to the late Roman imperial times in the 4th or 5th century, and were spilling out of a two-handled soapstone jar
President Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left), and Energy Secretary Rick Perry (right), in March 2017, announcing the approval of a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. On Monday two Native American tribes filed a lawsuit seeking a judge to rescind the permit for the $8 billion project. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed
Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, faces accusations of sexual harassment from at least 12 women. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, faces accusations of sexual harassment from at least 12 women. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Updated at 8:35 p.m. ET Les
Supporters of the Sweden Democrats react in jubilation during an election night event in Stockholm on Sunday, after an exit poll showed the anti-immigrant party making gains. Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty Images Supporters of the Sweden Democrats react in jubilation during an election night event in Stockholm on Sunday, after an exit
Tesla shares fell more than 6 percent on Friday, after top executives resigned and CEO Elon Musk appeared to smoke pot in a video. It wouldn’t be the first time that investors were rattled by Musk’s unconventional ways, sending stocks haywire. Musk, 47, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience on Thursday night. Over 2 1/2
Tropical Storm Florence is expected to approach the U.S. East Coast next week. Emergency officials have told residents to expect immediate threats of ocean swells, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding. National Hurricane Center and NPR hide caption toggle caption National Hurricane Center and NPR Tropical Storm Florence is expected to approach the U.S. East
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro recovers in a hospital room at the Albert Einstein Hospital, in Sao Pauloon Saturday. He was stabbed on Thursday during a campaign rally. Flavio Bolsonaro/AP hide caption toggle caption Flavio Bolsonaro/AP Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro recovers in a hospital room at the Albert Einstein Hospital, in Sao Pauloon Saturday.