A privately funded initiative called “Be The People” will try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to solve local problems as part of a vision for the next 250 years of the United States.

Netflix is revising its $72 billion offer for Warner Bros.

Hopes of finding survivors of a Karachi shopping plaza fire have faded.

Iranians have been struggling with a near-total internet blackout for nearly two weeks.

Britain’s government has approved a massive new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has launched more than 300 drones and missiles in a nighttime attack on Ukraine's power grid.

The British government is defending its decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the move.

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others.

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos.

On the anniversary of his inauguration, President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of the global elite.

Stocks are falling on Wall Street after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight NATO members with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland.

The New York Stock Exchange is working on a digital platform that would enable investors to trade digital tokens around the clock.

Hungary’s MOL Group energy company said on Monday they have signed a preliminary agreement to buy a 56.15% stake in Serbia’s Russia-owned main oil supplier that has been sanctioned by the United States.

Valentino Garavani, the iconic Italian designer known for his glamorous gowns and signature “Valentino red,” has died at 93.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open.

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week.

European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince.

Vietnam’s Communist Party has opened a meeting to decide the country's top leadership and policies for the next five years.

Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in Inner Mongolia after an explosion killed four people.

China has reported its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video.

Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits against Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company.

Authorities in Chile say that wildfires raging across central and southern areas of the country have left at least 18 people dead.

President Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance.

The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country.

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown.

André Ventura, the leader of Portugal's hard-right Chega party, has placed second in the country's presidential election.

Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.

As screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to communication devices from the past.

Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects.

President Donald Trump has demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates by January 20.

There's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year.

Midsize cities across the U.S. are increasingly converting one-way streets to two-way routes.

America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere.

Republicans in Congress are supporting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign against the central bank.

China’s rapid development of electric vehicles had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on EVs in exchange for concessions on Canadian farm products.

YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing what advertisers define as controversial content, like abortion and self-harm, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth, and Noah Schnapp packed the Ralph Lauren front row to launch a Milan-centric season.

OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users who aren't paying for the premium version.

A federal judge has ruled that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume.

New York City nurses on strike say they’ve restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland.

A new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party.

A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators.

Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord.

Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels.

Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence.

A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China has found that U.S. businesses are more concerned about the country's slowing economy than trade friction.

The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has brought heightened attention to a key drama that will play out at the central bank in the coming months: Will Powell leave the Fed when his term as chair ends, or will he take the unusual step of remaining a governor.

Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from Lucasfilm after more than 13 years.

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.

New York City nurses on strike are set to resume negotiations with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to a walkout that’s in its fourth day.

An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports.

Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has outlined his vision for a democratic Iran on social media.

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide.

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have reported strong profits in the fourth quarter, driven by a surging stock market and increased deal making.

President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up.

The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against Iran’s theocratic government.

Online ads that appeared before the holidays linked to a website featuring a photo of a woman hand-knitting a Christmas sweater.

Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market.

When fires broke out across Los Angeles in January 2025, Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, saw the devastation firsthand.

Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals.

Germany's economy returned to modest growth last year after two years of decline.

The U.S. and Taiwan have signed a trade deal involving $250 billion in new investments by Taiwan's semiconductor and tech companies in the U.S. In exchange, the Trump administration will cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods.

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct.

A construction crane has collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, a day after another construction accident in northeastern Thailand killed 32 people.

Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers.

Stocks steadied on Wall Street.

U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries.

Federal health officials say at least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder.

The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a flaw in the part that failed and contributed to the engine flying off a UPS plane before it crashed and killed 15 in November but at that point the plane manufacturer didn’t believe it threatened safety.

Verizon says it resolved an outage that disrupted many U.S. customers’ calling and other cellular services for more than 10 hours on Wednesday.

An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen.

New York City nurses are striking for a third day with both sides seemingly preparing for a protracted walkout.

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.

The Gates Foundation plans to spend a record $9 billion in 2026, focusing on global health and other key areas.

The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Maverick Lobo took the crown for the truck honors, and the Hyundai Palisade won the utility award.

Bilt has announced an overhaul of its credit cards, introducing an 10% introductory interest rate for one year.

Wall Street is seeing positive results as big banks report increased profits.

The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025, as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers shut out of the market.

The Trump administration placed new security requirements on Nividia’s semiconductor sales to China, but essentially greenlighted the export of its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers.

Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight.

U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly in November, the government said in report delayed by federal shutdown.

Shoppers increased their spending in November from October as holiday shopping kicked into full gear.

SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say.

Car shoppers will face numerous new challenges in 2026 as trends in the automotive industry evolve.

A federal judge is considering whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York.

Canada was one of the first Western countries to recognize communist China, establishing ties in 1970 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.