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US Adds 50K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 4.4%
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in December amid business caution about hiring because of import tariffs and rising artificial intelligence investment, but the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%, supporting expectations the Federal Reserve would leave interest...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:08:34 EDT
Defense Firms Seek Legal Advice over Trump's Clampdown on Payouts
Defense contractors are seeking legal advice after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to tie share buybacks, dividends, and executive pay to weapons delivery schedules, three sources said.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:55:32 EDT
Luigi Mangione Fights Death Penalty Charge in Court
Luigi Mangione, accused of gunning down a health insurance executive, will appear in federal court on Friday in a hearing over whether he should face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted. Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:42:57 EDT
US Official: US in Process of Seizing Olina Tanker in Caribbean
The U.S. is in the process of seizing the Olina tanker in the Caribbean near Trinidad in the fifth such interdiction of ships in recent weeks as part of Washington's efforts to control Venezuelan oil exports, a U.S. official said on Friday. The Olina, which according...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:35:06 EDT
Early Birds Can Begin Filing Taxes on Jan. 26 This Year
Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:20:07 EDT
Musk's AI Bot Grok Limits Image Generation on X to Paid Users
Elon Musk's startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool's use of AI to create sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash. The chatbot's image generation had allowed users on...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:19:41 EDT
UN Forecasts 2.0% US Economic Growth in 2026
A United Nations report said economic growth in the United States slowed to 1.9% in 2025 — from 2.8% in 2024 — but was forecast to edge up to 2.0% in 2026 and 2.2% in 2027, aided by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:15:30 EDT
Russia Used New Oreshnik Ballistic Missile in Major Attack on Ukraine
Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second time, it used a new ballistic missile that it says...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:01:11 EDT
Trump Halts Venezuela Strikes After Prisoner Releases
President Donald Trump said he has "canceled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela due to the country's release of political prisoners and its cooperation in rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 07:00:17 EDT
Pope Leo Slams US, Russia: 'War Is Back in Vogue'
In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian, and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, "completely undermining" peace...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:53:55 EDT
Venezuela's Rodriguez Expected to Visit Colombia
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to visit Bogota for a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the coming weeks, Petro told newspaper El Pais in an interview published on Friday ."She has asked for two weeks. She needs to see what ...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:50:27 EDT
Iran's Supreme Leader: Protesters 'Ruining Their Own Streets' to Please Trump
Iran's supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging President Donald Trump's pledge...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:31:09 EDT
Supreme Court Set to Issue Rulings as Trump Awaits Fate of Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court could issue at least one ruling on Friday as several major cases remain pending including litigation testing the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:00:46 EDT
Switzerland Holds Day of Mourning After Deadly Alpine Bar Fire
Switzerland will hold a memorial service Friday, part of a national day of mourning to honor the 40 people who were killed in an Alpine bar fire earlier this month during a New Year's celebration. An additional 116 people were injured, many of them seriously, when the fire...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:00:55 EDT
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 13 Across Gaza, as Trump Expected to Announce Board of Peace
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce the Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:19:49 EDT
US Weighs Buying Greenland, Giving Each Resident $100K
The Trump administration is considering sending lump-sum payments of up to $100,000 to each of Greenland's roughly 57,000 residents as part of an effort to buy the Arctic island, media outlets reported Thursday.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:15:15 EDT
Trump: Oil Companies to Invest at Least $100B in Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Thursday that oil companies will spend at least $100 billion in Venezuela. Trump made his comments in a TV interview ahead of a meeting with oil executives on Friday. "We're going to meet with the biggest oil people in the world," Trump ...
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:06:54 EDT
WH Architect: West Wing Addition Being Considered
The architect overseeing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom said Thursday the administration is also considering a modest one-story addition to the West Wing colonnade as part of a broader effort to restore architectural balance to the White House campus.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:44:17 EDT
Divide Over Israel Could Sink Dems in Midterms
Democrats in Congress could face a series of primary challenges from the far left over their support for Israel, possibly upending the 2026 midterm elections.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:18:46 EDT
2 Shot by Federal Agents in Portland; FBI Responds
Two people were shot by federal agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, according to local and federal sources who spoke to ABC News.