Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure.
Those hoping for a Christmastime government shutdown were once again disappointed when Congress passed a 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that few, if any, Representatives and Senators read before voting on.
A Swedish Administrative Court has closed two independent Muslim schools in Stockholm and Uppsala after security police warned of the spreading of Islamist ideology and possible radicalization.
Biden signs NDAA for 2023 authorizing $858 billion in military, energy, and procurement spending and overturning COVID-19 vaccine mandate for servicemembers.
Kidults, a consumer group aged 12 and older, contribute around $9 billion in toy sales annually and drive growth in the toy industry, according to data from the NPD Group.
Harvard visiting professor explains demand for cobalt, necessary for the functioning of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles, is obtained from Congolese mines that rely on child labor and slavery.
Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled that the claims on trial lacked lacked “clear and convincing” proof of intentional wrongdoing in Maricopa County that would affect the outcome of the Arizona election.
