Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds The Associated Press

Wall Street is drifting toward the close of its worst month since April following an economic report highlighting both encouraging and discouraging trends. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Friday. The…

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

Key federal agencies such as the FBI, State Department and Pentagon have instructed their employees not to comply with Elon Musk’s latest demand that they explain what they accomplished last…