Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices
Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries ...
US sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money
The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for ...
US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the ...
Five facts about electric vehicles in 2024
Electric vehicles had another whirlwind year around the globe, driven by buyers in China, and growth in parts of Europe and ...
Lamar Jackson Appeared to Pull a No-Look Steph Curry Celebration on Ridiculous TD Pass
The Baltimore Ravens dominated the Houston Texans on Christmas Day, winning 31-2 to improve to 11-5 on the season. They are ...
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with ...
Estonian government to meet as investigators probe interruption of undersea cable
Estonia’s government was to hold an extraordinary meeting Thursday as investigators try to find out what disrupted a Baltic ...
How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers
What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the ...
Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
Russia’s top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged ...
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AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic ...
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game’s top jackpots
Americans still dreaming of a really big Christmas present can keep that dream alive during Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.15 billion. Friday’s jackpot ...
Hwang Dong-hyuk on killing off his ‘Squid Game’ characters and wanting to work with Jake Gyllenhaal
Viewers may gasp, cringe or cry out watching characters die on Netflix’s “Squid Game,” but those simulated deaths have a different effect on its creator, writer and director. Instead, Hwang ...