23+ min ago   (496+ words) Switzerland is holding a national day of mourning on Jan. 9 to honor the 40 people killed in an Alpine bar fire on New Year's Day. A further 116 people were injured, many of them seriously, when the fire broke out less than…...

37+ min ago   (263+ words) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the official start date for the 2026 tax filing season. The deadline to file and pay any taxes owed remains April 15, 2026. Taxpayers who need additional time can request a six-month extension, giving them until…...

38+ min ago   (254+ words) An estimated 178,725 Chinese citizens applied for asylum worldwide in 2025, based on the latest UNHCR figures. The total is slightly below the record set in 2024, but could still be revised upward when UNHCR finalizes its annual data. Finalized global asylum statistics…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago   (230+ words) President Trump meets with top oil executives at the White House today, discussing a possible return to Venezuela to rebuild its oil infrastructure. This comes as the U.S. has seized a fifth sanctioned oil tanker with links to Venezuela in the…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (299+ words) The landscape for mortgage rates shifted dramatically after President Donald Trump said on Jan. 8 that he's directing representatives to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in order to drive mortgage rates lower. "I am giving…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (495+ words) WASHINGTON'President Donald Trump invited executives of large oil companies to the White House on Friday to discuss investment opportunities that will restore Venezuelan oil infrastructure. "We're going to discuss how these great American companies can help rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (496+ words) A proposed trade deal between the United States and India stalled because Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call U.S. President Donald Trump to finalize it, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Lutnick said India was the second country, after…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (322+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a tax cut that was endorsed by the Trump administration prevented a potential "$4.5 trillion tax hike" and will allow Americans to keep thousands of dollars in "real wages" starting this year. During remarks at a…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (318+ words) Once Jeremiah Thompson returns home to New Mexico from Tennessee where his sons were killed, the grieving father anticipates feeling the impact. Thompson traveled to Waverly, Tennessee after being informed that his estranged wife, 32-year-old Heather Michell Thompson, had shot…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (438+ words) The investment is set to create hundreds of jobs and boost local tax revenues, the governor's office said in a statement, announcing the project. Musk's company purchased and is retrofitting an existing building in Southaven to house what will be…...