A review of the body formerly charged with reducing government spending has found several issues with its calculations.

U.S. health authorities have widened their probe into a cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after detecting cases in

U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday morning, helped by strong corporate earnings reports and hopes for a deal setting the stage for talks that might eventually end the fighting in Iran. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.

A deal is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures", Miliband says, as he heads to Washington.

Beijing announced a swath of measures against the United States and its firms on Wednesday, in what it described as retaliation against recent moves by Washington targeting Chinese companies.

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional ethics panel opened a probe on Tuesday into Republican Representative Max Miller, who requested the investigation saying he wanted to clear his name after his ex-wife accused him of abuse.

There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.

The US has used up nearly 80% of interceptors for a key missile defense system, according to sources, as mediators seek to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table. Follow for live updates.