LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026. The first cartoons that feature Boop and the first “Blondie” comic strips debuted in 1930, and with the passage of 95 years, their U.S. copyrights expired as of Thursday. The first novels…… MORE
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the figures Wednesday for how much aid per acre farmers can plan on for each row crop. The details arrived…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market. U.S. applications for jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 27 fell by 16,000 to 199,000 from the previous week’s 215,000, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 208,000…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth, TX – American Airlines is changing the structure of it’s flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, the airline’s largest hub. Beginning in April — and now visible in the airline’s schedules — American’s DFW operation is increasing the number of banks in the system – large clusters of flights across…… MORE
JABO, Nigeria (AP) — A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged Islamic State camp in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo. On Thursday, residents witnessed the sky glowing red from the attack. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the strike. The Nigerian government has since confirmed that it cooperated with the U.S government…… MORE