California couple killed while on holiday in Mexico, says local official

(cnn) — A California couple visiting Mexico for the holidays was shot and killed on Wednesday in the state of

Hardline activist Ed Martin gets top policy job in Trump administration

(cnn) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Ed Martin, a hardline, socially conservative activist and commentator,

Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

(cnn) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and

Ex-Utah Rep. Chris Stewart asks judge to allow Jan. 6 defendant to attend Trump inauguration

Former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart has invited a man who pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot of the U.S. Capitol to Washington for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

How DOGE can cut $2T from the federal budget each year

Elon Musk said he would cut "at least $2 trillion" from the federal budget. On Wednesday, one libertarian think tank explained how it could be done.

A look inside controversial $895B defense budget supported by Utah's representatives

The modified National Defense Authorization Act passed the House Wednesday, possibly giving junior enlisted members significant raises, but some of the act's language is being criticized.

Here’s how to watch this year’s brightest meteor shower

(cnn) — It’s that time of the year again. Sky-gazers may get the chance to glimpse some of the dozens of meteors that

FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, report says

A U.S. Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday debunked conspiracy theories that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

No evidence New Jersey drone sightings pose security threat, White House says

The U.S. government has no evidence that drone sightings reported in New Jersey pose a national security or a public safety threat, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.

Average rate on 30-year mortgage hits 6.6%, its third straight weekly decline

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. has eased for the third week in a row. That's a welcome trend for prospective homebuyers during what's typically a less competitive time of the year for the housing market.

Unsupported price hikes added $815M to US drug spending in 2023

Price increases for five of the 10 drugs that contributed the most to a rise in U.S. medical spending in 2023 were not supported by clinical evidence and drove costs higher by $815 million, an influential drug pricing watchdog said on Thursday.

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week and more people continued to collect unemployment checks at the end of November.

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 in biggest single-day act of clemency

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.