Armageddon. Excuse me if — for just today — I bypass tinsel, gifts, Santa, elves, chimneys, feasts, joy, carols. My head is filled with fears: an American college ...

The Justice Department has finally begun releasing the long‑awaited trove of Jeffrey Epstein files — and the initial batch of never‑before‑seen photos and documents includes a jaw‑dropping lineup of ...

This stock market indicator suggests volatility could be coming, but there's a major silver lining. As the stock market closes out another record-breaking year, many investors have mixed feelings ...

Dec. 26 (UPI) --Perry Bamonte, who played guitar, keyboard and six-string bass for The Cure, died over Christmas, multiple media outlets reported. He was 65. The band confirmed Bamonte's death with a ...

The new year is rapidly approaching, but will the minimum wage in the state of Illinois be going up in 2026? Under provisions of a law passed in 2019, the state’s minimum wage had increased by $1 per ...

Christmas this year is extra special, and not just because of the presents under the tree. For the first time in a century, the date of Christmas is the same as the last two digits of the year.

Hiking provides immense cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits, but being in nature while participating in the activity might be the greatest advantage of all. When hiking on challenging terrain, ...

The NFL playoff picture is finally coming into clearer focus as Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season wraps up. Entering the week, just two teams had locked up playoff berths. But after Week 16's action ...

The president also announced a "warrior dividend" for military service members. President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night to tout his first year in office -- airing familiar ...

There’s a new new starting quarterback in Kansas City. After Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL in his left knee near the end of the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Dec. 14, backup ...

The S&P 500 is projected to rise 11% in 2026, propelled by strong corporate earnings and an AI spending boom. The Federal Reserve is likely to ease interest rates to support a cooling labor market, ...

Congress is wrapping up the year in the shadow of the longest government shutdown and with a growing reputation as the least productive in modern history. "Congress is in a coma. It has a pulse, but ...