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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
Fed's Barkin: 'Slow progress' on inflation, sees more hikes
Economists from Bank of America and Goldman Sachs both now expect the Fed will lift rates to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, a quarter-point higher than the Fed itse…
Jeers, boos from Ohio villagers enraged by toxic train spill
State officials insisted yet again that testing shows the air is safe to breathe around East Palestine, where just under 5,000 people live near the Pennsylvani…
Retail sales jump as Americans defy inflation and rate hikes
Some of last month's retail sales gain probably reflected unusually warm weather
Valentine's Day tips for talking about money as a couple
“Because (money) affects your dreams, and if you go into a relationship with debt, your dreams may be altered.”
Earnest or playful, that Valentine's card has a history
Hallmark, which began offering Valentine's Day cards in 1913, estimates that today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the…
Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House
Trump said he planned to create a national credentialing organization
Joyous parades and parties kick off New Orleans' Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is the culmination of Carnival season — which officially begins each year on Jan. 6
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
In 2022, spirits gained market share for the 13th straight year in the fiercely competitive U.S. beverage alcohol market, as its supplier sales reached 42.1%
Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
The department offered new recruits $15,000 signing bonuses and $10,000 relocation allowances while phasing out requirements to have either college credits, mi…
US downs Chinese balloon, a flashpoint in US-China tensions
The debris landed in 47 feet of water, shallower than they had expected
A surprising burst of US hiring in January: 517,000 jobs
Friday’s report added instead to the picture of a resilient U.S. labor market, with low unemployment, relatively few layoffs and many job openings
Winter storm cancels flights, keeps thousands without power
Nearly 430,000 customers in Texas lacked power early Thursday
Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it's 'for good'
Brady announced his retirement one day after attending the premiere of “80 for Brady" — which comes out Friday — in Los Angeles
Tyre Nichols case shows officers still fail to intervene
Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based think tank, said duty to intervene policies became common after off…
Ex-Twitter execs to testify on block of Hunter Biden story
Months later, Twitter’s then-CEO Jack Dorsey called the company’s communications around the Post article “not great.”