After three years of intensive negotiations, the World Health Organization on Tuesday adopted the world’s first agreement on how to cooperate and respond to future pandemics — without the support of ...

US President Donald Trump's allies in Congress have continued attempts to pass a comprehensive tax and spending bill, holding talks through Tuesday night to try to quell Republican dissent.

The bill includes a temporary boost in the standard deduction — a $1,000 increase for individuals, bringing it to $16,000 for individual filers, and a $2,000 boost for joint filers, bringing it to $32...