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United States — Multiple U.S. companies released quarterly financial results Tuesday and this week. Oil-Dri reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $120.5 million, down 6% year-over-year, and noted its second-hig…
Minneapolis, Minnesota — Federal officials and local leaders clashed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified operations targeting migrants in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. Border czar Tom Homan defended th…
MEMPHIS, The University of Memphis hired Charles Huff as its new head football coach this week, replacing Ryan Silverfield who left for Arkansas on Nov. 30. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hire Monday and Memphi…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Santee Cooper and Brookfield Asset Management announced a memorandum of understanding that would, if finalized, transfer control of the unfinished V.C. Summer reactors and provide Santee Cooper with $2.7…
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump traveled to the Mount Airy Casino Resort on Tuesday to present his administration's record and steps to ease Americans' cost-of-living pressures. He asserted prices for…
United States — issuers announced a series of financial and strategic developments. On Tuesday and December 9–11, TopBuild hosted an Investor Day in New York, Omni‑Lite secured a five‑year precision‑casting agreement, an…
Washington, The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a Republican-led challenge seeking to eliminate federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties. Petitioners include Vice President JD Vance, former Re…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations in an executive order posted to X. The order directs state agencies t…
The United States has revoked 85,000 visas this year, including more than 8,000 held by students, a senior State Department official said, citing DUIs, assaults and theft as nearly half the cases. The official, speaking …
United States — Multiple regions experienced winter storm conditions this week as meteorologists warned of snow, wind, and rapid temperature changes. Authorities closed schools and county offices Monday and Tuesday in af…
Washington: President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that his administration may impose new tariffs on agricultural imports, notably Indian rice and Canadian fertiliser, after unveiling a USD 12 billion aid package for…
Jefferson City, Mo. Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh heard arguments Monday over whether about 92,000 petition signatures should count toward a referendum to suspend Missouri’s new congressional map. Organizers wit…
Washington. A federal judge on Monday vacated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that paused leasing and permitting for onshore and offshore wind energy projects, ruling the directive “arbitrary and caprici…
United States forecasters reported nationwide that multiple regional weather services forecast unseasonably warm, breezy conditions Tuesday ahead of a cold front arriving early Wednesday, followed by a secondary cold fro…
Albany, New York. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced Tuesday that he will run for New York governor, launching a statewide Republican campaign a month after winning reelection. He debuted a campaign website…
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott on Monday announced a partnership with Turning Point USA to establish chapters at every Texas high school, urging citizens to report districts that block Club America or TPUSA chapter…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Monday he will sign an executive order this week to establish a single federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, preempting state-level AI laws. The order, de…
Indianapolis — State lawmakers advanced a mid‑decade congressional redistricting bill this week after the Republican‑led House passed new maps and the Senate Elections Committee approved them 6‑3 following extensive publ…
Washington, lawmakers, military officials and the White House have disputed whether to release footage of a Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. Democrats moved on Dec. 7 to co…
DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan will leave office in January after three terms, and many officials and residents this week reflected on changes during his tenure. Duggan highlighted reductions in vacant houses, restored stre…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the administration will permit Nvidia to export H200 artificial-intelligence chips to approved customers in China under conditions the government says will mainta…
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Monday a US$12 billion aid package to support US farmers affected by tariffs and rising costs. He unveiled plan at a White House roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Roll…
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith will resign effective December 31 after serving since her 2023 appointment. Smith and Bowser praised department reforms Smith…
Washington, President Donald Trump said he was 'a little bit disappointed' that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not yet read the U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. U.S. envoys, includi…
Austin — Former Rep. Colin Allred ended his U.S. Senate campaign Monday and said he will instead run for the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, setting up a Democratic primary challenge; Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed…