• Consumer confidence continues to fade despite heady economic growth

  

• Mayor Brandon Johnson declines to veto budget passed by his City Council rivals

  

• Trump administration tightens rules for VAWA immigration petitions, raising fears for survivors

  

• Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after Trump's name added

  

• Protecting your family against respiratory viruses ahead of holiday gatherings

  

• Marylanders changing the way they shop for holiday gifts amid financial strain

  

• Mystery traffic signs appear as Christmas crowds flock to Sacramento's Fab 40s

  

• Pope Leo XIV "very disappointed" that Gov. Pritzker signed Medical Aid in Dying bill