Day: February 24, 2026

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a move that would likely spur further attacks by President Donald Trump

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better wages and staffing

The U.S. military says it killed three people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea

A pair of otters got an early start to enjoying a snow day in Maryland

This year's winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge were announced Tuesday, with 24 cities receiving $1 million each and expert support for projects that upgrade core services, often using AI and resident input

A record-setting snowstorm has prompted managers of The Boston Globe to call off printing their daily newspaper for the first time in its 153-year-old history

A judge is set to rule on keeping a prosecutor on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah

President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue that his whirlwind first year back has made America stronger and that Republicans deserve to keep control of Congress after the midterms

A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner is set to become the second person executed in Florida this year