Jan 15, 2026
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market.
Jan 15, 2026
The U.S Coast Guard on Thursday morning seized a 6th sanctioned oil tanker, reports Carla Babb, Newsmax national security correspondent.
Jan 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell despite a Justice Department criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, but it was "too early" to say what he would ultimately do.
Jan 15, 2026
A state appeals court is being asked to dismiss felony voter misconduct charges against an Alaska resident born in American Samoa, one of numerous cases that have drawn attention to the complex citizenship status of people born in the U.S. territory.In arguments Thursday,...
Jan 15, 2026
There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land predator of all time. But the question of how quickly T. rex achieved its maximum size has been a matter of debate.
Jan 15, 2026
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers Thursday introduced a bill to create a $2.5 billion stockpile of critical minerals, a move aimed at stabilizing market prices and encouraging domestic mining and refining.
Jan 15, 2026
A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said.
Jan 15, 2026
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with President Donald Trump that it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, not Russia, who was holding up a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.