Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike, Iraqi intelligence says

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike on Friday, an Iraqi intelligence spokesman said on Saturday.The U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition said it was unable at the moment to confirm the...

Venezuela president, Supreme Court retreat from move to strip congress of power

Venezuela’s president and Supreme Court backed down Saturday from an unprecedented move to strip congress of its legislative powers that had sparked widespread charges that the South American country was no longer a democracy. President Nicolas Maduro asked the...

The car-loan boom isn’t the housing bubble. But there still might be a crash

Could it be 2005 and 2006 all over again? Industry figures last week showed that UK credit-card debt has soared while the savings rate has plunged to an all-time low. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, data shows that late last year car loans were being taken out at a...

Michael Flynn initially failed to disclose payments from Russia-linked firms, documents show

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn initially failed to tell the government ethics office and the White House about recent speaking fees he received from three Russia-connected firms, a new financial disclosure document shows. In an initial filing submitted...