On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights”. This year’s text focuses on the importance of development financing in fulfilling these rights.

Trump’s unfounded accusations were par for the course in a campaign that frequently boosted conspiracy theories, but they may have been a harbinger for how his administration would approach federal economic statistics.

A man who the U.S. Marshals Service considers the "worst of the worst" fugitives has been arrested in Gaffney, South Carolina. Charles Ray Blevins, 38, of Williamson, West Virginia, was arrested on March 31 at a home on Coach Hill Drive in Gaffney.

The European Union is preparing countermeasures to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of 20% tariffs on imports from the bloc, which it called a “major blow to the world economy.”

Mr. Trump announced last week that vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S. will be subject to a 25% tariff rate. The auto tariffs are expected to go into effect at midnight, just hours after the latest round of tariff announcements by the president Wednesday afternoon.

Building relationships with the region, rather than transactional neocolonialism, is the best route for strengthening the United States’ critical mineral supply chains.

At a hearing for the settlement of three cases vs. the NCAA, Judge Claudia Wilken says she has some concerns that need to be dealt with before she gives final approval.

But the major trends are clear: "Apart from the die-hard [Trump supporters], everyone thinks this plan is an economic disaster and risks discouraging trade with the US, driving up prices and ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that President Donald Trump has approved Virginia’s major disaster declaration for Southwest Virginia in response to the Feb. 15 flood. In addition to approving the disaster declaration,

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