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U.S. economy added 145,000 jobs in December

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The unemployment rate held at 3.5% for the second straight month.

Iraqi prime minister tells U.S. to start working on troop withdrawal

By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Adel Abdul-Mahdi made the request in a telephone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night.

Messages show Boeing employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

By David Koenig, Associated Press

In internal messages, Boeing employees talked about misleading regulators about problems with the simulators.

California could be 1st state to sell its own prescription drugs

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The Democratic governor wants the nation's most populous state to contract with generic drug companies to make medications on its behalf so it could sell them to its nearly 40 million residents.

Trump seeks to relax environmental regulation of some infrastructure projects

The Trump administration wants to roll back part of a seminal law requiring environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects such as roads, mines and pipelines. Industry has long pushed for these changes to reduce what it says are endless delays,…

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Ronan Farrow’s Brief But Spectacular take on interrogating the truth

For investigative reporter Ronan Farrow, the ability to produce a story hinges upon the courage of his interview subjects. But the chance an abuse survivor has to exact justice is tied to the wealth and stature of those they accuse,…

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Judge denies Trump effort to stop columnist defamation suit

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has lost a bid to block an advice columnist's lawsuit over his remarks that she lied in accusing him of rape.

Human trafficking increase expected during Super Bowl

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

To combat an expected rise in sex trafficking during the Super Bowl, law enforcement officials said Thursday that they need hotel workers, ride-hailing service drivers and security personnel to be especially alert.

Children of color projected to be majority of U.S. youth this year

By Rogelio Sáenz, The Conversation, Dudley L. Poston, Jr.

The U.S. Census Bureau projects that, by the middle of 2020, nonwhites will account for the majority of the nation’s 74 million children.

‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner, U.S. officials say

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The crash came just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops amid a confrontation with Washington.