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Major Asian stock markets, including Tokyo and Seoul, are closed for the yearend and New Year's holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl has announced his withdrawal from public life, citing a dementia diagnosis.

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71. His manager confirmed he passed away Tuesday in New York after a short illness.

Former Colorado congressman and Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has died. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated Press.

The Professional Hockey Players' Association has reached a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the ECHL.

A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S.

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died.

The IRS announces an increase in the standard mileage rate for business use of vehicles. Starting January 1, 2026, the rate will be 72.5 cents per mile, up 2.5 cents from 2025.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's journey to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day concert began when he stepped in for a banned Russian conductor at Carnegie Hall in 2022.

A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.