Washington — The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December from a revised 92.9 in November. The short-term expectations index remained at 70.7 for the eleventh consecutive month below 80. Consumers' assessments of current conditions dropped 9.5 points to 116.8. Survey write-ins cited high...
St. Paul, Minnesota. Nearly 100 mayors sent a Dec. 22 letter to Gov. Tim Walz and state legislators demanding action after alleged widespread fraud and fiscal decisions they say threaten local budgets. Mayors cited a projected $2.9 billion 2028–29 fiscal deficit, reports of billions in fraudulent social-services payments, and prior...
Washington, former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. Sasse posted on X that he learned last week his cancer has metastasized and wrote, "and am gonna die." He served in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2023, resigned to become...
Atlanta, Georgia — Federal and local authorities recaptured three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail and reached South Florida, officials said. The men, identified as Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor and Naod Yohannes, escaped during a routine security check and were arrested in Broward County early Tuesday after a...
Cleveland, Ohio — Forecasters predict a mild, mostly rain-free Christmas this week, with temperatures above normal across Northeast Ohio, before a late-week system brings precipitation and colder air. National Weather Service and regional TV First Alert teams report light rain Tuesday morning and dry conditions through Christmas Day, followed by...
San Francisco, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green left the bench and went to the locker room during an early third-quarter timeout Monday night after a heated exchange with coach Steve Kerr and did not play the remainder of the game in a 120-97 win over the Orlando Magic. Kerr...
Tucson, Ariz. Arizona's top-ranked Wildcats routed Bethune-Cookman 107-71 Monday, overcoming an early sluggish start as Brayden Burries scored 20 and Ivan Kharchenkov added 14. The Wildcats improved to 12-0 and remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after a strong defensive surge that produced 36 points off turnovers and...
Washington, Rep. Joyce Beatty filed suit Monday to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center after the board, chaired by Trump, voted on Dec. 18 to add his name and workers affixed letters the next day. Beatty's complaint argues only Congress may rename the federally established...
Providence, R.I. — Brown University placed its vice president for public safety, Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave this week after a December 13 campus shooting that killed two students and injured nine others. University President Christina Paxson named former Providence police chief Hugh T. Clements as interim leader and announced...
Washington DC, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he stopped a potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan, saying eight aircraft were shot down during a four-day conflict following India's Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. Trump said he used trade tariffs and diplomatic pressure...
