Analysis: The furor over Hillary Clinton’s private email account could accelerate Democratic calls for her to enter the presidential race sooner, a move that would give the former secretary of state a better platform to help shift attention to jobs and economic issues, the core of her 2016 message.
The Central Intelligence Agency played a crucial role in helping the Justice Department develop technology that scans data from thousands of U.S. cellphones at a time, part of a secret high-tech alliance between the spy agency and domestic law enforcement.
Dozens of major labor unions plan to freeze campaign contributions to lawmakers as part of a move to fight a Pacific trade pact they say could result in U.S. job losses.
As record numbers of migrants attempt the perilous Mediterranean voyage to Italy—and the number of deaths climb—Europe is at odds over how to grapple with the high tide of boats.
The country’s fiscal woes couldn’t come at a worse time, as it tries to fend off extremists.
Utah legislators approved a bill on Tuesday to allow firing squads for executions amid a national shortage of the drugs used to administer lethal injections.
Hillary puts on a 1990s revival show about her private emails.
The Federal Reserve is strongly considering removing a barrier to raising short-term interest rates, by dropping its promise to be “patient” before acting.
Hillary Clinton said she used a personal email account instead of a government account as secretary of state because it was more convenient to carry one device rather than two.
The body that chooses and supervises Iran’s Supreme Leader has elected a conservative cleric as its new chairman, dealing a blow to progressives at a crucial time in the nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers.
Forget “The Lone Ranger.” Walt Disney Pictures is remaking itself as a home for live-action versions of classic fairy tales made famous by its sibling animation studio. Up next: “Cinderella.”
Investors were selling stocks in Asia on Wednesday, as volatility from overseas returned, but Japan held in positive territory a day after the Japanese yen hit a fresh seven-year low against the U.S. dollar.
Personal Technology: Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern call for an end to endless notifications, uneven updates, short-lived batteries and other modern headaches.
The one-horned critters are the ‘It’ character this year, as the toy industry capitalizes on children’s renewed interest in fantasy characters and their parents’ nostalgia for Hasbro’s My Little Pony franchise.
