Outlays accelerated while receipts fell in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, Treasury data shows The US federal budget deficit reached half a trillion dollars in the first three months of the new fiscal year as spending picked up while receipts shrank, the US Treasury revealed on Thursday.

Gluttony is “killing the planet,” the Catholic leader has warned during a sermon Pope Francis has singled out gluttony as possibly the most serious sin of all, citing its destructive impact on the planet. The Catholic leader said that while there is nothing wrong with enjoying meals, humans have developed an habit of immoderation when it…

The former president said any attacks against Russian missile launch sites could trigger a devastating reaction Moscow could use nuclear weapons if its missile launch sites are attacked, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. Currently deputy chairman of the country’s Security Council, Medvedev made the comments in response to calls in Ukraine to target such facilities inside Russia.