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Billionaire governor of Illinois reveals in tax return that he won a $1.4 million jackpot in Las Vegas

A campaign spokesperson said via email that Pritzker planned to donate the money to charity.

By John O'Connor and The Associated Press

October 16, 2025

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For the first time ever, workers from non-routine cognitive occupations account for a greater share of the unemployed than workers from non-routine manual jobs.

This unprecedented shift in unemployment suggests AI could strand white-collar knowledge workers in a jobless recovery after the next recession

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 05: U.S. President Donald Trump shouts answers to questions from reporters as he tours the roof of the West Wing of the White House on August 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has undertaken several renovation projects at the White House to include the construction of a concrete patio at the Rose Garden. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump says homeless people must leave Washington, DC, immediately — ‘We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital’

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Jobseekers wait in line to speak to recruiters during the Best Hire Chicago Career Fair in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. Recurring applications for unemployment benefits surged to the highest since November 2021, adding to recent signs that the labor market is weakening. Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg via Getty Images

More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says

‘Not your grandparents’ summers’: 70 million east coast Americans just had the muggiest June and July in history

By Seth Borenstein, M.K. Wildeman, and others

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China’s population fell for the third year in a row in 2024

China’s population fell for the third year in a row in 2024

By AFP

January 17, 2025

Trump’s interior secretary pick Doug Burgum says U.S. needs to make more electricity from coal to win AI arms race

Trump’s interior secretary pick Doug Burgum says U.S. needs to make more electricity from coal to win AI arms race

By Matthew Brown, Jennifer McDermott, Jack Dura and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Here’s are Trump’s campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Here’s are Trump’s campaign promises that come due on Day 1

By Calvin Woodward and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Trump vows to make Hollywood ‘stronger’ as he dubs Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone ambassadors to ‘troubled’ place

Trump vows to make Hollywood ‘stronger’ as he dubs Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone ambassadors to ‘troubled’ place

By Lindsey Bahr, Jill Colvin and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Close up of hands on a laptop in the dark with glowing green screens in the background

FBI has warned agents it believes hackers stole their call logs

January 17, 2025

Elon Musk’s attacks on European leaders have spurred EU lawmakers to urge Brussels to safeguard member states

Elon Musk’s attacks on European leaders have spurred EU lawmakers to urge Brussels to safeguard member states

By AFP

January 17, 2025

Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app in Trump’s hands

Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app in Trump’s hands

By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Texas judge says 3 states can again challenge abortion pill access nationwide

Texas judge says 3 states can again challenge abortion pill access nationwide

By Geoff Mulvihill, Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Trump has broken tradition by inviting foreign leaders to his inauguration—but U.K. PM Keir Starmer will not be attending

Trump has broken tradition by inviting foreign leaders to his inauguration—but U.K. PM Keir Starmer will not be attending

By AFP

January 17, 2025

Rudy Giuliani gets to keep World Series rings in deal with former Georgia election workers who won $148m defamation case against him

Rudy Giuliani gets to keep World Series rings in deal with former Georgia election workers who won $148m defamation case against him

By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Trump reported $267m in ‘golf-related’ income in 2024. Here’s how his political and business interests will intersect in the White House

Trump reported $267m in ‘golf-related’ income in 2024. Here’s how his political and business interests will intersect in the White House

By Meg Kinnard, Alex Connor and The Associated Press

January 17, 2025

Close up of RFK Jr. speaking against a blue background

Health-care investors bank on Congress snarling RFK Jr.’s plans

January 17, 2025

The American ‘oligarchy’ Biden denounced as a threat to democracy gained $1.5 trillion in net worth during his term

The American ‘oligarchy’ Biden denounced as a threat to democracy gained $1.5 trillion in net worth during his term

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

January 17, 2025

TikTok’s CEO is planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. He’ll see Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos

TikTok’s CEO is planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. He’ll see Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos

By Alena Botros

January 16, 2025

Coca-Cola CEO gifted Trump a special-edition bottle of Diet Coke for his inauguration

Coca-Cola CEO gifted Trump a special-edition bottle of Diet Coke for his inauguration

By Chris Morris

January 16, 2025

A woman from Nicaragua stares off into the distance

Some immigrants are self-deporting days before Trump takes office: ‘It was a rude awakening to realize that you and your family are not welcome’

By Christopher Sherman, Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

Rudy Giuliani gesticulates in front of reporters outside a courthouse

Rudy Giuliani showed up over 90 minutes late to his trial to decide the fate of his Florida condo and World Series rings and no one knows why

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

Jason Aldean stands on stage at a Trump rally in Georgia

Here’s who’s performing at Trump’s inauguration

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

Trump speaks in front of a microphone

Poll shows few Americans are confident Trump will be able to lower the cost of groceries, housing, or healthcare, despite his campaign promises

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

How much is TikTok worth—and who’s serious about buying it?

How much is TikTok worth—and who’s serious about buying it?

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

Biden uses farewell address to warn an ultra-wealthy ‘oligarchy’ and a ‘tech-industrial complex’ are infringing on Americans’ rights

Biden uses farewell address to warn an ultra-wealthy ‘oligarchy’ and a ‘tech-industrial complex’ are infringing on Americans’ rights

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Colleen Long and The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

An upward view of the JPMorgan Chase building

JPMorgan, Goldman, Citi rake in record hauls as Biden’s era ends

January 16, 2025

Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser says president-elect is exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2025

Trump holds up his hand as he's sworn in during his inauguration in 2017

Two of Trump’s longtime billionaire adversaries will stand just feet away from him on Inauguration Day

By Alena Botros

January 16, 2025

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said DOGE is focused on federal employees who don't go to the office.

Marc Andreessen says DOGE is focused on the ‘ghost town’ of Washington, D.C., where most employees don’t go to the office

January 16, 2025

Donald Trump and other major bank executives listen to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who has his back to the camera, as they all sit at a table.

Goldman Sachs soars on Q4 earnings, CEO sounds caution on Trump tariff and immigration plans

By Greg McKenna

January 16, 2025

Joe Biden and Donald Trump sit in the Oval Office before Trump takes office for a second time

Trump and Biden both rush to take credit for the Gaza ceasefire. One expert calls it ‘ironic’

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2025

Palestinian relatives hug

Trump celebrates imminent Israel-Hamas ceasefire, even though Netanyahu says it’s not done yet— ‘We have a deal for the hostages’

By The Associated Press and Hallie Steiner

January 15, 2025

FTC Chair Lina Khan

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

By Christiaan Hetzner

January 15, 2025

Germany’s economic engine misfires again, fueling election uncertainty

Germany’s economic engine misfires again, fueling election uncertainty

By AFP

January 15, 2025

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