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Money
See allWashington Scrutinizes Builder Buybacks as Home Starts Hit Five-Year Low
Could putting the kibosh on homebuilders’ stock buybacks help fix the nation’s affordability crisis? The White House certainly thinks so. Last...
Education Department delays wage garnishment for delinquent borrowers
The Department of Education has delayed plans to garnish the wages of delinquent student loan borrowers.
Trump tells potential Fed Chair pick, “I actually want to keep you where you are.”
Take a step forward if you’re one of the top contenders to be selected to replace Jerome Powell as the head of the Federal Reserve when his term...
Lifestyle
See allPrime number: Wedding parties shrink by 20%
Finally, a side effect of a lackluster economy that might make people happy: Wedding parties are an average of 20% smaller now than they were in...
Americans will take even less vacation time in 2026
Americans are expected to take even less vacation time in 2026, continuing a trend of unused PTO days. A new survey finds many workers are...
Allegiant to buy Sun Country in $1.3 billion deal, creating new low-cost airline giant
Allegiant Travel has agreed to acquire rival leisure airline Sun Country Airlines in a $1.3 billion deal combining cash, stock, and assumed debt,...
Politics
See allPentagon places 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible Minneapolis deployment
The Pentagon has placed about 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis. The soldiers would deploy if the...
Minneapolis Unrest Escalates
President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to end ongoing protests in Minneapolis against federal immigration enforcement....
Senate Democrats demand answers on oil executives’ role in Trump Venezuela intervention talks
Senate Democrats are pressing the Justice Department and Treasury Department to clarify whether Trump administration officials and oil executives...
Sports & Gaming
See allCollege football knows how to protect the pocket
College football teams are proving you can get a lot more than chump change out of four quarters. Across the sport’s top division, program...
NCAA Betting Scandal
Federal prosecutors charged 26 people—including a former NBA player and two current NCAA Division I players—in an alleged scheme to fix 29...
Indiana dominates Oregon to advance to College Football Playoff championship
Indiana crushed Oregon 56-22 in the College Football Playoff semifinal, powered by a dominant first half and a balanced offensive attack....
Science & Innovation
See allNASA’s Lunar Launcher
The massive rocket system that will ferry NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission was moved to its launch pad Saturday, the latest step in the...
Monumental Fossil Discovery
Roughly 3,000 pounds of fossils and rock have been unearthed at Dinosaur National Monument, the National Park Service said yesterday. The...
NASA’s Mars “Slope Streaks” Confirmed as Wind-driven, Not Liquid Water
Mars: NASA and Brown University researchers concluded that mysterious dark streaks on Martian slopes—once hypothesized as water flows—are merely...
Tech
See allGoogle appeals illegal search monopoly ruling
Google filed its appeal of a ruling that the company held an illegal monopoly in internet search.
OpenAI to introduce ads to ChatGPT in revenue push.
The AI company will begin showing ads to users on ChatGPT's free plan and the lowest-cost subscription. CEO Sam Altman has previously called ads a...
Spotify is hiking Premium subscription
Spotify said yesterday it is increasing the price of its Premium subscription from $12 to $13 a month starting in February, with other tiers...
Industry
See allSlumping Dos Equis gets back with its ex
He makes index funds feel sexy. He looks cool wearing a VR headset. Chatbots ask him for advice. He’s “The Most Interesting Man in the World,” and...
Detroit auto show spotlights hybrids and gas-powered models as EV momentum slows
At the 2026 Detroit Auto Show, automakers showcased a renewed focus on hybrid and gas-powered vehicles as demand growth for fully electric...
Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid
Warner Bros. Discovery’s board has once again spurned a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Global, urging its shareholders to instead back a...
Health & Wellness
See allHHS to study cellphone radiation after webpage removals
The Department of Health and Human Services will launch a study on cellphone radiation, and the department has quietly removed old webpages that...
Supreme Court to consider Bayer bid to block Roundup lawsuits
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider Bayer’s bid to block thousands of lawsuits that claim it failed to warn the public that its Roundup...
FDA approves first at-home test for three common STDs, expanding access to private testing
The FDA has approved the first at-home test that screens for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis, giving consumers a private way to test for...
Entertainment & Culture
See allHalf His Age by Jennette McCurdy
Nearly four years after the release of her blockbuster memoir, Jennette McCurdy is back for her next act: fiction. Specifically, Half His Age,...
Dilbert creator Scott Adams dies at 68
Scott Adams, the creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert, has died at the age of 68. Adams was widely known for his satirical take on...
Golden Globes 2026: ‘The Brutalist’ wins best drama, ‘Emilia Perez’ takes top comedy honors
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills crowned “The Brutalist” as best motion picture drama and awarded Adrien Brody best actor in a drama....
Social Issues & Justice
See allICE detainee population reaches record high.
Internal Homeland Security data reveals that the number of detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody facing deportation has reached...
DOJ investigates Minnesota officials amid ICE protest limits
The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal...
ICE agent shoots and kills U.S. citizen in Minneapolis raid, sparking protests and scrutiny
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 33-year-old U.S. citizen, during a raid on a suspected...
World
See allTrump Meets Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize award when she met with him at the...
Desperate Crowds Storm US-Israeli Aid Distribution Site in Rafah, Gaza; Live Fire Reported Amid Deepening Hunger Crisis
Rafah, Gaza: A dire humanitarian situation came to a head as thousands of hunger-stricken Palestinians overwhelmed a U.S.-Israeli aid distribution...
Israeli Embassy Staffer Killings in D.C. Spark International Condemnation and Heightened Security Concerns
Washington, D.C., USA: Two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed while leaving a reception at the Capital Jewish Museum, allegedly by a...
Climate & Environment
See allVail Resorts lowers its earnings guidance after low snowfall has kept skiers away
It’s been a warm winter and Vail Resorts is feeling it. The ski giant lowered its earnings forecast yesterday after visits to its resorts cratered...
Trump’s EPA plans to ignore health effects of air pollution
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly planning to stop considering the health benefits of reducing air...
Offshore wind developer wins court ruling after Trump pause; construction to resume on Revolution Wind
An offshore wind developer won a key court ruling Friday allowing construction to resume on the Revolution Wind project, after President Trump...
Career & Work
See allThousands of New York nurses strike for staffing ratios, higher wages; hospitals cancel surgeries
Thousands of nurses began a three-day strike Tuesday at New York City’s Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospital systems, demanding improved staffing...
US job growth slows in December, unemployment rate eases to 4.4%
U.S. job growth slowed in December, with employers adding fewer jobs than expected, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.4%. The data points to...
Historic First: Philadelphia Whole Foods Workers Union Certified Despite Amazon’s Fight
Philadelphia, USA: Whole Foods employees voted 130–100 to join UFCW, marking the grocer’s first official union in its U.S. stores. Despite...
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