The holiday shopping season was a gift of sorts to the economy: Consumer spending surged in December to cap off another strong year of growth and position the U.S. to expand briskly again in early ...

U.S. Census Bureau data released in January showed that retail sales nationwide during the recent 2024 holiday season reached a record $994.1 billion — surpassing industry projections with 4% ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up ...

Winter theater season is in full swing. You can see the Edward Albee play “A Delicate Balance” at Mad Horse Theatre (it’s fantastic, I went last weekend!). Or head to the Public Theatre in ...

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The Philadelphia Eagles road to the NFC championship game has been a long and winding road. It started in Brazil and has gone through cities like Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Dallas and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Christmas Eve, Evan Dorshorst got word from his dog sitter that his package – an order of food and medication for his dog – got stolen. “First off, I was sad more than ...