The U.S. economy expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the October-November government shutdown subtracting approximately one percentage point from growth.
US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. The Republican leader was quick to blame a lengthy government shutdown
Steven Spielberg has said goodbye to Hollywood and joined the growing list of billionaires fleeing California ahead of a hefty new proposed wealth tax as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) remains committed to taxing the state into prosperity.
Celebrities are mourning actor Eric Dane, many posting photos or video clips along with tributes on social media Alyssa Milano, Selma Blair, Ashton Kutcher and more remember Eric Dane, dead at 53By The Associated PressThe Associated Press Friends and co-stars
Five big European military powers have launched a joint effort to build cheap drone defenses and autonomous drones, using Ukraine’s battlefield expertise 5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know-how to make cheap drone defensesBy SAM McNEIL and CLAUDIA
America’s gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — increased at an 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday, down from 4.4% in the July-September quarter and 3.8% in the quarter
A search is underway for the person who stole an ambulance from St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, and used the vehicle to crash into a nearby office building that houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. According to police, the suspect had poured gasoline or another unknown accelerant throughout the stolen vehicle before fleeing the scene on foot.
Alysa Liu won Olympic gold in women’s figure skating by skating loose, smiling and doing it her own way Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic goldBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterThe
President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claimsBy NICHOLAS
Eric Dane, the celebrated actor best known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria” and who later in life became an advocate for ALS awareness, died Thursday. He was 53.
Feb. 19 (UPI) — Alysa Liu skated with poise, grace and beauty Thursday in Milan, Italy, to capture the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating in nearly a quarter century. In a gold sequined dress, the
Feb. 20 (UPI) — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has been tapped to give the Democratic response next week to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, the party’s leaders said. Spanberger was announced as the Democratic speaker Thursday in a
Police are continuing their search of the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after the former prince was held in custody for the best part of 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his friendship
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content Social media companies face legal
The French political and media establishment are complicit in the violence of the far-left, National Rally president Jordan Bardella said in response to the alleged Antifa mob killing of a 23-year-old conservative university student in Lyon last week.
A U.N. panel on artificial intelligence has been launched to implement global governance of the emerging technology at its sole direction, the body’s chief António Guterres announced Thursday.
Conservative President of Paraguay Santiago Peña on Thursday confirmed his participation at President Donald Trump’s upcoming “Shield of the Americas” Summit.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” House Budget Committee Ranking Member Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) argued that President Donald Trump messed up “an economy in which inflation is easing and economic growth is advancing” that he inherited
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) responded to a question on the DHS shutdown not impacting ICE due to it having so much money, while impacting FEMA by saying that after “the senseless killing of American citizens
On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) said that he’s willing to have a conversation on eliminating masks for ICE agents, but if the masks are removed, that needs to be coupled with ensuring “that we have proper enforcement around
On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) stated that “there should be identification on” ICE agents “some way that, if an officer is involved in an instance, an officer-related shooting or something else, that they could be identified if they
Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic beat Sacramento 131-94 on Thursday night for the Kings’ franchise-record 15th straight loss Magic use 3-point flurry to hand the Kings their franchise-record 15th straight lossThe Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to stop commenting on the death of conservative university student Quentin Deranque.
An airport in Florida will soon be renamed after US President Donald Trump, after a bill proposing the change was approved by the state’s legislature on Thursday. Trump, a real estate mogul who has plastered his name on buildings around
The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts sayBy DORANY
The Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness say that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American in an attack on a village Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses sayBy IMAD ISSEID
Feb. 19 (UPI) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Department of Defense to start the process of releasing government files related to “alien and extraterrestrial life,” as his administration faces criticism over its handling of
The Department of Justice and the FBI have won a guilty verdict against an India-born executive at a U.S. Fortune 500 company who demanded kickbacks in exchange for hiring a job-seeker.
Shares are mixed in Asia as worries over risks linked to massive investments in artificial intelligence and a potential U.S.-Iran conflict weigh on major benchmarks Asian shares are mixed, US futures edge higher as AI fears drag Wall Street lowerBy
India joined a U.S.-led initiative to strengthen technology cooperation among strategic allies in a move Friday that underscores the nations’ warming ties after a brief strain over New Delhi’s unabated purchase of discounted Russian oil India joins US-led initiative to
Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warnBy JON GAMBRELLAssociated PressThe Associated
Crews hope to resume efforts to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada and search for a person missing but presumed dead on Friday Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from
Feb. 19 (UPI) — Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane has died at the age of 53, about a year after announcing he was suffering from ALS. “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon
President Donald Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of “tremendous interest.” Trump says he doesn’t know if aliens are real but directs government to release
Feb. 19 (UPI) — Ming-Na Wen and Jennifer Beals will play Hera and Demeter respectively on Season 3 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Also joining the Disney+ adaptation of Rick Riordan’s fantasy novels is Hubert Smielecki, who will play
Feb. 19 (UPI) — Singer-songwriter Steve Perry says he has no plans to re-join his former rock band Journey, despite online buzz claiming he will. “While I’m always grateful for the love people still have for Journey, the rumors about
Former two-term Nebraska governor and current U.S. senator Pete Ricketts is backing a Democratic candidate for statewide higher education office — his wife — in a move that places a prominent Republican behind a member of the opposite party in an officially nonpartisan contest.
The City of Beverly Hills apologized to Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Thursday for initially stating that an event he hosted on the eve of the NBA All-Star Game was shut down because the city said it lacked a
A traditionally crafted spicy sausage in the town of Pirot in southeastern Serbia is said to lift both a person’s energy and spirits, especially during the long winter months A traditional sausage in the shape of a horseshoe is ‘ironed’
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House border czar Tom Homan said that there will be “mass deportation.”
