California wildfires remain largely uncontained amid Red Flag Warning extensions
1 of 7 | Dozens of communities are now under mandatory evacuation orders in Southern California with evacuation warnings affecting dozens more as crews continued…
U.S. hiring improves with a quarter-million new jobs in December
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy created a burst of new jobs in December, capping a solid year of employment growth marked by big gains in healthcare…
Sweeping new U.S. sanctions target Russia’s oil production and exports
The U.S. Departments of Treasury and State Friday applied new sanctions on Russia's oil production and exports. Sanctioned were oil companies, 183 ships, dozens of…
Transporation Department awards nearly $5B for projects in all 50 states
U.S. News // 32 minutes ago December jobs report: U.S. added 256,000 non-farm jobs, beating expectations Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The economy created 256,000 jobs…
President Joe Biden to give final foreign policy speech on Monday
President Joe Biden will give what is being billed as his final foreign policy address on Monday, laying out his administration's accomplishments at the State…
TikTok faces Supreme Court hearing with business, politics, freedom of speech implications
1 of 5 | The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments over the ban or forced sale of TikTok by its Chinese…
JD Vance resigns from Senate ahead of White House inauguration
Sen. JD Vance announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate on Thursday ahead of being sworn in later this month as vice president of the…
‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot dead during N.C. traffic stop
Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant is seen in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2016, a day after Edgar Maddison Welch who claimed to be "self-investigating"…
Appeals court ruling leaves Jack Smith's report on Trump in limbo
A federal appeals court has blocked a move by Donald Trump's lawyers to stop the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report…
Winter weather batters wide swath of southern U.S.
A jogger runs in the deep snow from the first winter storm of 2025 with snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain hitting the region on…
New Mexico court ruling strikes down abortion restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state…
179K ordered to evacuate as deadly L.A. fires continue to burn under red-flag warnings
1 of 15 | The remains of one of the thousands of structures destroyed by four Southern California wildfires in Los Angeles County is seen…
Gov. Tim Walz endorses Ken Martin of Minnesota to lead the Democratic National Committee
1 of 2 | Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday endorsed Ken Martin as the next Democratic National Committee Chairman. Walz said in a statement…
Top New York appeals court rejects Trump's request to delay hush-money sentencing
New York's highest appeals court shot down President-elect Donald Trump's longshot attempt to delay Friday's sentencing in his hush-money conviction that was decided back in…
Google joins list of $1 million tech donors to Trump's inauguration
Google joined other tech giants this week and confirmed on Thursday that it was giving $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund. Source link
All 5 living presidents to attend Jimmy Carter’s state funeral
1 of 3 | The flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is carried by a joint services military honor guard down the steps…
Carter changed the way world saw the U.S. – often for the better
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter ended his one-term presidency in defeat. For years he was derided as a weak leader.But over time a fundamental shift took place…
President Joe Biden cancels Rome trip to manage California wildfire response
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a reception for the new Democratic members of Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House on…
Yakuza crime boss pleads guilty in the U.S. to trying sell Iran nuclear material
1 of 2 | Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan courtroom to charges of drug, weapons and nuclear material trafficking.…
Trump’s attorney general pick to sit for confirmation hearings next week
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee is scheduled to sit for confirmation hearings next week. File Photo by…