US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the one-cent coin with which you could buy a snack or a piece of candy has become increasingly irrelevant. The last pennies were minted at the Philadelphia Mint, where the nation’s smallest coins have been … Read more

Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit and presses for Netanyahu pardon

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers Monday that their country has nothing more to achieve on the battlefield and must work for peace in the Middle East after two years of war against Hamas and skirmishes with Hezbollah and Iran. Although the US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, Trump is … Read more