The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured ...

The tax break on tip income is not automatic. You need to file a new form. The U.S. Treasury Department has a list of dozens of occupations that 'customarily and regularly received tips' that qualify ...

The U.S. economy cooled sharply at the end of 2025, with growth slowing to an annual rate of 1.4 percent, as tariffs and a weeks-long government shutdown sapped its earlier momentum. Overall, the ...

Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest ...

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, hit by the effects of the government shutdown. By Ben Casselman The U.S. economy slowed sharply at the end ...

U.S. economic growth slowed sharply at the end of last year, weighed down by a record-long government shutdown and cooler consumer spending. U.S. gross domestic product—the value of all goods and ...

Violent crime fell dramatically in 2025, in what experts expect to be the year with the sharpest drop in homicides in recorded history. The decline, detailed in two recent reports of major U.S. cities ...

For a moment there, it looked like a big chunk of Americans might just leapfrog from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars. But with automakers reining in their EV enthusiasm, hybrids are once ...

The U.S. economy slowed in the final months of last year, but it continued to expand, thanks to robust consumer spending and business investment in artificial intelligence. A report from the Commerce ...

To say 2025 was a busy news year would be an understatement. There were wildfires and hurricanes and plenty of political intrigue. We also enjoyed some memorable moments in sports and entertainment.