Terry Massey

US consumers kicked off a strong start to the holiday shopping season, according to the latest data from the Commerce Department, giving retail sales a boost despite negative expectations.

Santos becomes the first Republican member to be expelled from the House, and the sixth overall.

Following a five-month hiatus due to the recently resolved writers' strike, late-night talk shows returned to the air waves Monday with a lot of lost time to make up for -- and funny jokes to tell.

Fox Corp and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday that he is stepping down from both roles after a tumultuous year for the Fox News franchise.

Debris from an advanced Marine Corps F-35B jet fighter that went missing during a weekend training flight was located in a rural section of South Carolina on Monday.

Five Americans who were being detained by Iran have been released after the United States authorized the transfer of $6 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets.

Hurricane Idalia intensified to a Category 3 before slamming into Florida's Big Bend, bringing a strong storm surge and heavy winds and rains to the state. Idalia is projected to weaken to a tropical storm before crossing Georgia and South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean.

Wall Street reacted favorably to more good news on the U.S. economy's fight against inflation on Friday as the latest data showed more signs of cooling.

US air travelers are bracing for another troublesome holiday weekend ahead as airlines are already showing signs of repeating last summer's travel nightmare.

U.S. stocks declined Friday, ending a recent rally on Wall Street.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two federal tax charges in a deal struck with the Department of Justice.

US stock markets responded favorably Friday to Congress' passage of the Financial Responsibility Act, which President Joe Biden will sign into law and avert a potentially catastrophic default.

The US debt ceiling crisis got a bit of a reprieve Friday, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the federal government had enough funds in reserves to operate uninterrupted until June 5. That news, along with reports of a looming deal, sent Wall Street soaring.

With only 10 days until the June 1 deadline for a U.S. default, the potential consequences are coming into frighteningly sharp focus. Here's a deep dive into the possible fallout from a U.S. default.

US stocks surged Friday after experiencing a difficult week of losses.

Wall Street suffered losses Thursday following the Federal Reserve's rate hike and fears over regional banks.

Wall Street suffered early losses Tuesday as investors await word from the Federal Reserve.

Late night talk shows were abuzz with anticipation of former President Donald Trump's arraignment on Tuesday.

Late night talk shows scrambled to react to the news of former President Donald Trump's indictment.

Late night talk show hosts took some cheap shots at Twitter and TikTok in their Tuesday monologues.

Late night talk show hosts seemed disappointed that Dona;d Trump's prediction of his Tuesday arrest did not come to fruition.

Late night talk shows were abuzz with news that former President Donald Trump could be arrested for paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Top seeds Alabama and Houston are the favorites to win the NCAA basketball tournament among the remaining Sweet 16 teams.

The Dow Jones fell nearly 400 points Friday to end a tumultuous week on Wall Street.

President Joe Biden's visit to Las Vegas and the downing of a U.S. drone were funny fodder for late night talk shows on Wednesday.

Late night talk shows waded into political waters Tuesday after several 2024 presidential hopefuls made the news.

The Academy Awards and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank were hot topics on Monday's late night talk show circuit.

Late night talk show hosts teed off on former President Donald Trump's soon-to-be released book "Letters to Trump".

A move to ban TikTok and a vote to reject recreational marijuana provided lots of funny fodder for late night talk show hosts.