Gaps in data because of the government shutdown make a hash of the latest federal reports on inflation and economic growth.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston stated she will halt hundreds of federal layoffs planned by the Trump administration, finding the cuts likely violate a law enacted to end a prolonged government shutdown. Illston said the statute bars agencies from carrying...

NK official-obituary SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Kim Chang-son, who had served as the protocol chief to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has died, according to the North's state media Friday. The North's leader expressed "deep" condolences over his death...

A person reported missing was found dead, and a suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing, Fort Worth police said.

Three men suspected of a $14 million gift card fraud scheme were arrested and booked into the Dallas County jail, officials said.