The calendar is flipping from 2025 to 2026 this week, and whether you're looking to start off the new year with a cup of coffee, a sit-down breakfast, or looking for some retail therapy, consumers ...

As 2026 begins, some everyday errands may have to wait until after New Year's Day. Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges are all closed to observe the federal holiday. However, most major ...

Most Americans likely won't be dashing through the snow for Christmas, given this year's unseasonably warm weather, but many may need to dash to the store for last-minute dinner ingredients or ...

United States stock markets will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday after closing early on Christmas Eve. Stock and bond markets will reopen on Dec. 26, and it will ...

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that California’s open carry ban in most parts of the state infringes on the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

STATEWIDE — As of Thursday, all legal Florida gun owners will be allowed to carry their weapons openly. This comes a few weeks after a district court of appeals ruled Florida’s open carry ban was ...

The “Epstein files” saga will spill into 2026, despite a deadline last week to release all of the records. Congress passed a law last month — with near-unanimous support — requiring the Justice ...

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored. By Santul Nerkar ...

Most grocery stores will be closed on Christmas Day, with only a few regional exceptions David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty; Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Most major grocery chains will be ...

(NEXSTAR) – Need a quick bite, or hoping for a pick-me-up after ringing in the new year? You’re in luck: most fast food restaurants will be open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. While restaurants ...

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A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...