People fleeing conflict in Congo complicate efforts to stop Ebola outbreak

DRC-Congo border — Even at the epicenter of the deadly, growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, aid worker Jean Marie Lipe often finds it hard to convince people the virus is real. Grandmother Passy Nzali, among tens of thousands of people displaced from their homes by the long simmering conflict in her country, … Read more

3 ways delinquent debt can complicate your retirement finances

If you aren’t careful, the debt problems you carry into retirement could end up breaking the bank. PM Images/Getty Images For many people, retirement marks the end of certain types of financial pressures — or that’s the goal, anyway. By the time you’ve reached that milestone, your mortgage balance may be smaller than it once … Read more

China’s Iran ties complicate Trump-Xi summit as tensions test US leverage

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expects to have a “long talk” with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Iran this week, an issue now looming over a summit that was originally expected to focus heavily on trade, technology and Taiwan. “It was a fantastic day,” Trump said … Read more

Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections

As he left the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices had just heard arguments Monday over whether to prevent states from counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar texted his staff 3,000 miles away. His directive: Get ready to plan how to run November’s midterm elections … Read more

Iran war threatens Trump’s affordability push as rising energy prices complicate Fed rate cuts

The war with Iran is quickly becoming an economic problem for the United States — and a policy dilemma for the Federal Reserve. Rising oil prices, shipping disruptions in the Middle East and fresh signs of weakness in the U.S. labor market are creating a complicated backdrop just as inflation had begun to show some … Read more