The Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is at $1.7 billion, putting one of the biggest lottery prizes in U.S. history within reach – just in time for Christmas. The jackpot soared after Monday’s ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues to ...

As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would refrain from launching new attacks on other nations provided his country is treated "with respect." The Kremlin made the remarks during ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.

Section 1. All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, the ...

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This December, Hulu recently added a terrific slate of new movies, including a good amount of holiday fare that is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Watch With Us wants to highlight one movie ...

Amanpour and Company is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, ...

For Bitcoin, Q4 has historically been the best quarter of the year. Bitcoin has not turned in a blockbuster December since 2020, when it rallied by 47%. According to a growing number of investors and ...

People visit Garden State Plaza in New Jersey during Black Friday. The U.S. economy stumbled at the end of the year, new surveys showed, as rising prices tied to tariffs reduced customer demand and ...

More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act took effect, we’re still trapped in a confusing and costly health care maze (“Readers Take Congress to Task and Offer Their Own Health Policy Fixes,” ...