North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses

North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered…

Two wounded in a shooting with US federal agents in Portland, Oregon

Federal agents in the United States have shot and injured two people in the city of Portland, Oregon, a city where the administration of President Donald Trump has led an…

‘Peace’ on paper, but catastrophe continues on the ground in Gaza

The Take Despite an agreed-upon ‘peace plan’, Israel continues to violate the ceasefire. In the three months since the United States unveiled a 20-point Gaza plan, more than 400 Palestinians…

US says it wants to control Venezuelan oil indefinitely. Can it?

The United States government has said it aims to control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely. “We need to have that leverage and that control of those oil sales to drive the…

Israel says Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump’s proposed Gaza ‘peace board’

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announcemed the Bulgarian diplomat as the ‘designated’ director-general for Trump’s ‘board of peace’. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that former United Nations Middle East envoy…

TikTok picked by FIFA as video content partner at 2026 World Cup

TikTok has been picked by FIFA as the first “preferred platform” for video content on social media at a men’s World Cup ByGRAHAM DUNBAR AP sports writer GENEVA — GENEVA…

Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term rates in 2026, with its key interest rate settling at 3.4% towards the end of President Donald Trump ‘s term…

How Trump shook up defense stocks this week

President Donald Trump is causing some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week President Donald Trump caused some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week. First,…

Early birds can begin filing their taxes on Jan. 26 this year

The IRS will start accepting 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, marking the official start of the 2026 tax filing season ByFATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press January 8, 2026, 11:26 AM…

Average US long-term mortgage rate edges higher but remains near 2025 low

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low ByALEX VEIGA AP business writer January 8, 2026, 12:03 PM The average…