Trump officials predict a 2026 economic boom. Here's what experts say.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts that first-quarter economic growth will heat up to 5%. But sustaining that pace won't be easy, economists say.

• Jan 22

Oscar nominations for 2026 announced. See the full list of nominees here.

The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.

• Jan 22

Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. in 2025, study shows

The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900.

• Jan 22

Guilty plea in $380 million Ponzi scheme, feds say

A financial adviser in Georgia, Todd Burkhalter, has pleaded guilty in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities say.

• Jan 22

Jet donated by Qatar could start serving as Trump's new Air Force One this summer

President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.

• Jan 22

Death of Cuban immigrant in ICE custody in Texas ruled a homicide, autopsy finds

Geraldo Lunas Campos died following an altercation with guards at Camp East Montana, a tent facility on the grounds of Fort Bliss.

• Jan 21

FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates

The FCC is warning that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates, taking aim at a genre of TV that has long drawn President Trump's ire.

• Jan 21

Minnesota official denies DHS claim that the state is releasing dangerous criminals

Paul Schnell, Minnesota's corrections commissioner, rejects DHS' claims that state authorities have been releasing hundreds of dangerous criminals, rather than turning them over to ICE.

• Jan 21

Maps show where winter storm will bring ice, snow, brutal cold this weekend

Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event, stretching across two-thirds of the U.S.

• Jan 24

St. Paul mayor says city's Hmong community "afraid to leave their homes" due to ICE

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, a Hmong American who represents the city with the largest concentration of Hmong in the U.S., says fear of immigration enforcement has driven naturalized U.S. citizens to hide in their homes.

• Jan 21

Ex-Uvalde officer acquitted of all charges over his response to Robb Elementary shooting

A Texas jury acquitted a former Uvalde school police officer who was on trial for allegedly failing to act during the massacre at Robb Elementary School in 2022 that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

• Jan 22

Ex-DOJ official urges sports leagues to create illegal gambling watchdog

Over a dozen college basketball players are accused of taking bribes to tank their performance — the latest in a series of alleged sports gambling schemes, leading one ex-prosecutor to urge professional leagues to hire an internal investigator.

• Jan 21

Man pleads guilty in shooting that killed 5 when he was 15 years old

Austin David Thompson, now 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges for a mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2022.

• Jan 21

5-year-old and father detained by ICE in Columbia Heights

School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

• Jan 22

Former Iowa school superintendent to plead guilty to lying about citizenship

Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts is set to appear before a federal judge Thursday and is expected to plead guilty to charges of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally possessing firearms.

• Jan 21

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