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According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Santa Claus will continue delivering bundles of joy in the new year to U.S. taxpayers, who will receive whopping tax refunds during 2026’s first half. Some $100 billion will...Read more

At age 32, I began my fight with breast cancer and won after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, multiple corrective surgeries and years of tamoxifen. Now, as I celebrate my 50th year of living, I can articulate the ...Read more

This month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago is scheduled to announce whether the hands of its famous Doomsday Clock will move closer to midnight. It feels like a safe bet that Armageddon ...Read more

The third-quarter GDP report delivered a surprise that deserves applause. At a time when recession fears have lingered and economic confidence has faltered, the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% late last year. ...Read more

Of all the items on the worry list of how artificial intelligence will disrupt American society, perhaps the most troublesome is its impact on old men.

Google and YouTube have already cut deeply into our usefulness as ...Read more

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz started the new year Monday by ending his bid for a historic third four-year term, a wise and selfless decision that reshapes the 2026 governor’s race and improves DFL chances at holding the ...Read more

More than 30 people died while being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, marking it as the deadliest year for those held in custody by the agency in two decades. At least five of the detainees who died...Read more

A little over a year after running on the Democratic Party’s national ticket, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is dropping his bid for reelection as governor of Minnesota, saying the scope of the state’s brazen fraud ...Read more

Right now, our attention is riveted on what happens next in Venezuela, but there’s a broader development that the U.S. — and Miami in particular — should be watching carefully: President Trump is using the attack as ...Read more

Every year around the holidays, I’m reminded of the late, great Wall Street strategist Byron Wien’s annual “Ten Surprises” list, his contrarian takes on issues of the day published every new year. Always thoughtful...Read more

BALTIMORE — Young Democrats in Maryland are setting the 2026 political stage, taking on entrenched incumbents — U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer and Kweisi Mfume — to usher in generational change that they say is long overdue....Read more

It may come to your attention that we are inundated with technological hype. Self-driving cars, human-like robots and AI chatbots all have been the subject of sometimes outlandishly exaggerated predictions and promises.

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Today is the first day for New York City public schools back from winter break, with a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and a new schools chancellor, Kamar Samuels.

And what is also new is that Mamdani turned heel on his prior...Read more

As the regular application deadlines approach this month, getting into college is top of mind for many high school seniors. But students assume that if a college admits them, it means the school has accurately assessed ...Read more

An official with the Department of Homeland Security recently suggested that following or recording federal law enforcement officers “sure sounds like obstruction of justice.” The statement was given to Reason magazine...Read more

A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation to require that new motor vehicles be equipped with manual door releases, a move to address safety concerns with the type of electrically powered handles popularized by Tesla Inc.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Venezuela would send the United States as much as 50 million barrels of oil, declaring it would be sold with the proceeds to benefit both countries.

“I am pleased to announce ...Read more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to turn over between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, an unexpected sign of the rapidly evolving ...Read more