Bruce Clayton

Retail sales in November rose by 0.7%, a positive indication for the economy during the early winter Christmas shopping season.

A Louisiana patient has been hospitalized with the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the US, health officials reported on Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve opted to cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point in its third cut of the year, signaling a shift towards a more conservative approach to rate reductions for the upcoming year.

A federal judge ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in court on Jan. 3 for failing to turn over assets to two Georgia election workers who won a defamation case against him.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is scheduled to face his first public questioning from U.S. senators on Jan. 14.

Immigration played a significant role this year in driving U.S. population growth to its highest rate in 23 years.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has agreed to be extradited to New York to face a first-degree murder charge.

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike on Thursday as part of a Teamsters union effort to secure a labor contract during a crucial shopping period.

Tesla is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles due to an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system, as reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Michael Regan, the current head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Joe Biden, has announced that he will be leaving the agency on December 31, about three weeks before Biden leaves office.