National
Economy shows resilience in face of omicron, adding 467,000 jobs
American employers added 467,000 jobs in January, a sign the U.S. economy held steady during a surge in coronavirus infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
With court integrity on thin ice, the justices are sharpening their skates
Only weeks after a controversy about masking for arguments spurred two rare statements from the Supreme Court on its spirit of collegiality, questions of partisanship are heaping pressure on the justices to make more assurances.
Jury finds Avenatti guilty of stealing from Stormy Daniels
Disgraced celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti was found guilty Friday afternoon of wire fraud and identity theft for having helped himself to nearly $300,000 from a publishing advance paid to his former client Stormy Daniels.
Ninth Circuit gives Betsy DeVos a pass on deposition in student debt relief case
A federal judge made a big mistake when he ordered former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to testify in a class action over long delays and mass denials of student debt relief claims, a divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday.
Regional
Winter Storm Landon hammers Midwest, South
Most of the country is still recovering Friday from Winter Storm Landon, which dumped massive amounts of snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas to New England beginning Tuesday night and lingering into Friday morning for the East Coast.
Vanessa Bryant, LA County urged to settle lawsuit over crash site photos
A federal judge urged Vanessa Bryant to settle her lawsuit with Los Angeles County over photographs of the remains of her husband and daughter that were taken and shared by sheriff's officers and firefighters.
International
Northern Ireland in crisis as top minister resigns over Brexit customs checks
Northern Ireland has been plunged into a fresh political crisis after unionist First Minister Paul Givan announced his resignation.
Turkey’s economic crisis tests Erdogan’s power
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian leader who's turned his country on its head for better and worse and made it into an undisputed regional power over the past two decades, is facing his biggest challenge yet: A massive financial and economic crisis.
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