Russ Ferguson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Western District of North Carolina, according to a release from the United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The department said U.S. Attorney Ferguson formally signed his commission on Dec. 23.

Mundada pointed to expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026, geopolitical turmoil, and de-dollarization as central banks diversify reserves away from the U.S. dollar—"We are transitioning into a new, multipolar monetary era," Mundada wrote.

More than 1,000 flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions as a winter storm disrupted one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

The U.S. economy was buffeted by waves of stormy factors in 2025 including erratic trade policy changes, pesky inflationary pressures and a jobs market that has been mostly in decline for the past 12 months.

In a move that affects millions of Costco members nationwide, the company announced that every Costco warehouse across the United States will not open on January 1, 2026 due to the New Year’s Day holiday, a traditional federal holiday observed at the start of the calendar year.

On the night of his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that froze almost all international assistance.What followed was the termination of billions of dollars in aid programs — and the dismantling of the U-S Agency for International Development.

Participating in the strikes raises the risk that the government will be perceived as endorsing the Trump's language on wider sectarian strife, a sensitive issue throughout Nigeria’s history.

With the support of the Nigerian government, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military has carried out strikes against elements of ISIS in Nigeria.