High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more connected future for US commuters.

In the corridors of the United Nations climate summit in Brazil, there had been hopes that China — a vocal advocate of emissions reduction and the powerhouse of clean energy technology — would act as a like-for-like replacement for lost US leadership under President Donald Trump.

President Trump has overturned decades of US policy in favor of free trade, slapping double-digit tariffs on imports from most countries and targeting specific products.

Congress quickly passed the bill forcing the Department of Justice to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files, which President Donald Trump signed soon after. Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of sedition,

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed the package to end the longest federal government shutdown by a vote of 222-209, extending funding through January 30.

Initial jobless claims totaled 232,000 in the week ended Oct. 18, according to US Labor Department website showing historical data for claims.

Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine has Kyiv in a bind, and has European defense leaders at the Halifax Security Forum up in arms.

The strike began last Thursday on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of its busiest days of the year.

DroneShield Ltd. shares plummeted after its US chief resigned, marking the latest challenge for the Australian defense technology firm that’s been trying to win over institutional investors.

The U.S. and Chinese militaries this week held "frank and constructive" maritime security talks, the Chinese navy said on Saturday, as the two superpowers gradually restore military-to-military communications after several months of trade tensions.