Fed signals 'patience' on rate cuts as data disappoints

A week of disappointing U.S. economic data, including stronger-than-expected inflation and weakening spending, has Federal Reserve policymakers doubling down on their wait-and-see approach to interest rate cuts this year, but not discouraged.

Sen. Mitt Romney on why he's sponsoring a bill to help curb harm from teen social media usage

As state and national lawmakers reckon with the impact of social media on teens, Sen. Mitt Romney has co-sponsored a bill aimed at protecting children from online harm.

2 Utahns sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, 10 nationwide

Ten people, including two in Utah, have been sickened by E. coli in a multistate outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert on Friday.

FDA expands use of asthma drug Xolair to treat severe food allergies

A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions. The FDA on Friday approved a new use for Xolair.

Maine gunman said reservists were scared because he was 'capable' of doing something

An Army reservist responsible for Maine's deadliest mass shooting told state police in New York before his hospitalization last summer that fellow soldiers were worried about him because he was "gonna do something."

Wendy’s newest breakfast item is made by another fast-food chain

New York -- Wendy’s is sweetening its breakfast lineup with a new treat that comes from an unusual place: another fast

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Big tech companies such as Google and Meta are set to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters.

Headlights are blinding us. Here's why it's mostly an American problem

Imagine if you could drive at night with your high beams on all the time, bathing the road ahead in bright light but without ever blinding other drivers.

New York man sentenced to probation after being caught at border with pythons in his pants

Federal prosecutors say a New York City man who admitted to smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants through a U.S.-Canadian border crossing was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $5,000.

Florida deputy mistakes falling acorn for gunshot, fires into patrol car with Black man inside

A Florida sheriff's deputy mistook the sound of an acorn hitting his patrol vehicle's roof for a gunshot and fired multiple times at the SUV where a handcuffed Black man was sitting in the backseat on Nov. 12, 2022, officials said.

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million, will be barred from NY business for 3 years, judge rules

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.