Movie ticket sales took a bit of a hit in 2024 after the Hollywood strikes of 2023 delayed productions and releases and led to a depleted calendar for exhibitors and moviegoers. But they were better than expected.
The casualties occurred when a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30.
U.S. markets’ stellar run this year has been driven by a growing economy, solid consumer spending and a strong jobs market.
A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business.
The revelation comes as U.S. officials are continuing to grapple with the fallout of a massive Chinese cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon.
Changes almost certainly will be part of the long-term solution now that the franchise playoff drought has reached four years.
Just over two years after the debut of ChatGPT, the world is getting a little savvier about what artificial intelligence technology can do for us and what it’s not so great at.
Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.
According to the survey, a majority of U.S. adults say they intend to make a New Year’s resolution of some type, and millennials and Gen Z are especially likely to be on board.
New York came into the game with the NFL’s worst offense and was on a franchise-record 10-game losing streak.
The proposal from the Food and Drug Administration and mandated by Congress is intended to reassure consumers about the safety of makeup, baby powder and other personal care products.
In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10 U.S. adults said the person who committed the killing has “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” of responsibility.
Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.
Schools everywhere have been wrestling with how and where to incorporate AI, but many are fast-tracking applications for students with disabilities.
A lot of Americans, after an intense election, are looking for a break in political news. That’s evident in cable television news ratings and a new poll.
While sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November for the second straight month, the housing market remains in a slump and on track for its worst year since 1995.
The labor market has hinted at some softening recently but remains broadly healthy and has held up better than many economists predicted considering that interest rates have been elevated for years.
This year, retailers were even more under the gun to get shoppers in to buy early and in bulk since there were five fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
U.S. stocks soared higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. Here’s a look at some of the numbers that defined the year.
Phenylephrine is used in popular versions of Sudafed, Dayquil and other medications, but experts have long questioned its effectiveness.
