Treasury's Chinese Breach Under Carter's Shadow

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.

From Iran to Russia to China, Carter spent much of his term wrestling with questions that will soon fall to the next US president

Right-wing influencers are clashing with Silicon Valley moguls over immigration policy in the latest drama to engulf Trumpworld.

The contentious, years-long divorce battle between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is finally over after the two celebs reached a settlement, Jolie’s lawyer revealed Monday night.

Here's what NPR's White House correspondents would ask Biden at a press conference as his presidency comes to a close.

The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market, demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.

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Another attempt to break through is expected for New Year’s Day, a Texas law enforcement memo warned.

Laguna Beach sends a letter to the business where the person had their last drink after any DUI arrest. The goal is help owners and employees recognize possible patterns in someone having too much to drink.

Another attempt to break through is expected for New Year’s Day, a Texas law enforcement memo warned.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers were able to access unclassified documents after breaching computer security guardrails, officials said.

President-elect Donald Trump calls his Mar-a-Lago resort the “center of the universe.” Famous figures such as Elon Musk, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pop up at events held daily at the opulent club.

Jimmy Carter Supported Federal Pot Decriminalization for Half a Century. It Still Has Not Happened.

Follow Helene's path of destruction from Florida into Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

In recent days, Trump has reopened what appeared to be one of the most settled aspects of Carter’s legacy

It's almost the new year, which means states across the country will enact thousands of new laws from new tax structures to prenatal leave.

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Dana Stevens

Dana Stevens

The Federal Vacancies Reform Act sets the rules for presidents to tap acting officials to fill vacancies throughout the executive branch.

New quantum microchips are raising the possibility that the multiverse, something that was to be found only in comic books and sci-fi, could in fact be real. For those trying to keep up with American politics this isn’t really news. We seem to be cracking up, in so many different ways, into different cultural and political tribes, different media eco systems, different political planets. Our parallel universes are now fragmenting into many new galaxies. It makes it hard to keep up and navigate through the nebulous nebulas, the belts of idiocy and bottomless black holes of hubris. We're headed into a whole new political solar system. My mission, as a political cartoonist, is to explore these new uncharted worlds, to seek out new irony and fresh hypocrisies, to boldly go where no other cartoonists have gone before. Here are the latest entries from my cartoon log of the year 2024.

His collaborators included Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck and Van Morrison.

Weeks before Trump takes office, Xi is seeking to shore up confidence that the economy can withstand threats.

The victim in the horrific Dec. 22 caught-on-video arson attack had been so badly scorched that authorities initially struggled to identify her.

The world’s richest man changed his name and profile picture on X to a Pepe the Frog in a gladiator costume.

U.S. sports teams have received a formal warning from the FBI on organized crime groups that prey on professional athletes.

In the wake of Elon Musk’s fiery defense of H-1B visas, it has come to light that Tesla has replaced U.S. employees laid off earlier this year with foreign workers holding the very H-1B visas that Musk lashed out at conservatives for not supporting.

From Sydney to Vladivostok, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

The in-fighting is spiraling out of control and insiders fear it’s just the beginning.

Laguna Beach sends a letter to the business where the person had their last drink after any DUI arrest. The goal is help owners and employees recognize possible patterns in someone having too much to drink.

Plea deals for three Islamist terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks are likely to have their lives spared after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin lost his bid to stop agreements that would spare them the death penalty.

A straphanger is in critical condition after being shoved onto the path of a 1 train at a Manhattan subway station, police said.

The battle to succeed Donald Trump, who will not be on the presidential ballot in 2028, has already begun

Many partake in New Year's traditions and superstitions to ensure good luck and prosperity.

State Tax Hikes Set To Raise Energy Costs in 2025

Attacks by Russia are raising concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, analysts say.

The northern lights could be visible Tuesday night and Wednesday night over the Northern Hemisphere due to a geomagnetic storm.

Debrina Kawam of Toms River, N.J., was burned alive on Dec. 22 in a videotaped killing that shocked New York City.

A University President Accused of Squandering Public Money Resigns in Exchange for a $2 Million Payout

A straphanger is in critical condition after being shoved onto the path of a 1 train at a Manhattan subway station, police said.

Climate progress screeched to a halt this year. One country had its foot on the brake.

Chief Justice John Roberts' year-end report caps another tumultuous year for the Supreme Court, which faces calls for ethics reforms.

Climate progress screeched to a halt this year. One country had its foot on the brake.

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A man in New York City is in critical condition after someone shoved him onto the subway tracks, where he was struck by an incoming train.

The chief justice's year-end report on the judiciary caps another tumultuous year for SCOTUS, which faces calls for ethics reforms.

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

A man in New York City is in critical condition after someone shoved him onto the subway tracks, where he was struck by an incoming train.

The chief justice's year-end report on the judiciary caps another tumultuous year for SCOTUS, which faces calls for ethics reforms.

The man was critically injured after being shoved into the path of a train at a station in Manhattan. A 23-year-old man was charged with attempted murder.

See how people across the globe celebrated.

Overindebtedness, overbuilding and overcapacity are causing problems at home and abroad.