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Trump Administration Moves to Overhaul How H-1B Visas Are Granted, Ending Lottery System
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign ...
Dec 23, 2025
US Drivers Are Seeing Lower Gas Prices This Holiday Season
Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesThis holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices. According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for price...
Dec 23, 2025
Consumer Confidence Slumps to Lowest Level Since the US Rolled Out Tariffs in April
Photo by Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans remain anxious about still-high prices and the impa...
Dec 23, 2025
Power Restored to Most in San Francisco After Massive Outage
Power has been restored to most of the 130,000 homes and businesses affected by a massive outage in San Francisco. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews was still working Sunday to restore power to 16,00...
Dec 21, 2025
Tik-Tok Signs Deal to Form New US Unit With Investors, Including Oracle, Silver Lake
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - TikTok has signed a deal to form a new U.S. unit with three American investors - Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX - holding a majority stake. This ensures the popular social video plat...
Dec 21, 2025
Brazil's Lula Hopes EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Will Be Signed in January
On December 18, 2025, in Brazil, President Lula da Silva inaugurates the model of the Sao Francisco River transposition project and uses virtual reality glasses. The inauguration is attended by Hugo M...
Dec 21, 2025
Sony Buys a Majority Stake in the 'Peanuts' Comic for $457 Million From Canada's Wild Brain
Sony is taking control of the beloved comic strip Peanuts. The company is buying a 41% stake from Canadian owner WildBrain for $457 million. This deal, announced Friday, increases Sony’s shareho...
Dec 21, 2025
Stocks Rise on Wall Street as AI Stocks Turn Higher Again
Bullish – green stock exchange market times buying hours volume chart with arrow up day trade.NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as AI stocks like Nvidia turned higher again. Th...
Dec 21, 2025
Justice Department Releases Limited Set of Files Tied to Epstein Sex Trafficking Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about th...
Dec 19, 2025
US Military Launches Strikes in Syria Targeting Islamic State Fighters After American Deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has launched military strikes in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S....
Dec 19, 2025 US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on December 17, 2025 upon return from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware where he attended a ceremony for the return of the remains of two Iowa National Guard members and a translator killed in an attack in Syria. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)
