The U.S. stock market scaled new heights in 2025, as investors largely tuned out concerns about the Trump administration's sharply higher tariffs and shrugged off fears of a financial market bubble ...

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...

More than 100 musicians from the College of St. Scholastica will bring the “O Holy Night” Christmas concert to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth. There are two performances, at 7:30 on ...

An intimate audience at a private Hollywood event was changed for the better on Tuesday night. Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo took the stage at the Aster Hotel to perform “For Good,” a ...

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a treat for the eyes and ears. Hosted once again by TODAY's Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker (with a returning Hoda Kotb), this year's broadcast will feature 34 ...

The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders. Solvej Balle in her garden in Denmark.Credit...Giulia Mangione for The ...

Although the 2025 NFL regular season is still in full swing, football fans are already looking ahead to the NFL's annual championship game, the ever-so-popular Super Bowl. Like in past years, the ...

Battlefield 6 is already reeling in thousands of players on Steam alone, with fans from all around the world jumping in. From large-scale modes like Conquest that deliver all-out war to smaller CQB ...

We frequently define ourselves, largely, by how our early environments define us. Whatever we’re perpetually praised and punished for as children often becomes internalized and generalized. So, if you ...

The S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies gained a solid 3.5% in September -- its fifth consecutive monthly gain. If 3.5% doesn't seem like a lot, remember that it's just a month's gain.

Comedian Bill Burr is defending his performance at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival. The A-list celebrity, and others like Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson and Kevin Hart, has received backlash from ...

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released annual data for 2024-25, which gives schools a letter grade based on achievement and growth. Overall, districts in the Wilmington area saw a slight ...