The Consumer Price Index in May rose 2.4% on an annual basis, reflecting a cooler-than-expected increase last month and signaling that the impact of President Trump’s tariffs hasn’t yet trickled through to prices on everyday items bought by Americans.  By the numbers The CPI was forecast to rise 2.5% last month on …

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of incarcerated Mexican Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and announced a reward offer of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the men. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions …

Authorities released new images of Travis Decker as they continue their search for the 32-year-old man who is accused of killing his three young daughters in central Washington 10 days ago. The images released by the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office in Wenatchee, Washington, show tattoos on Decker’s ankle and arms. Another …

Authorities have issued a “critically missing adult alert” for a 21-year-old who vanished from her barracks at a naval base in Virginia.  Angelina Petra Resendiz was last seen at 10 a.m. on May 29 at her barracks at Naval Station Norfolk, the Virginia State Police said in a missing persons …

Dollar Tree, a chain of discount stores, warned Wednesday that President Trump’s import tariffs could lower its second-quarter earnings by as much as 50% compared to the year-ago period. The Chesapeake, Virginia-based retailer sources most of its inventory, which ranges from disposable tableware, party supplies and toys to puzzles and …

Three suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Mexican musicians in Tamaulipas state along the Texas border were arrested during a series of raids, officials said on Monday. The five members of local band Fugitivo had been hired for a weekend performance in the crime-wracked northeastern city of Reynosa, but …

A judge in California on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants in the Los Angeles area, ruling that the government hasn’t promised adequate due process. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John Holcomb — who was nominated by President Trump …

The Trump administration could pursue alternative pathways for imposing tariffs after a federal court this week struck down its use of emergency powers to enact broad levies on U.S. trading partners, according to experts. At risk is much of Mr. Trump’s trade agenda, which relies on tariffs as a way …

North Elba, N.Y. — Mark Twain is widely thought to have said that reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated, though the quote itself may have been greatly exaggerated. The same can certainly be said about the fate of a hiker in upstate New York. Two hikers in New …

Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank since 2017. By comparison, the average weight of an NFL lineman …