Chicago is facing a dangerous lake-effect snow event overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A narrow, but extremely intense band could dump snow at a rate of 3 or more inches per hour - so fast it overwhelms the ability to keep roads clear. If the band pivots and stalls, the city could be looking at double-digit snowfall before midday Monday.

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is escalating pressure on the defense industry to stop opposing military right-to-repair legislation, as House and Senate negotiators work to finalize the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faces growing U.S. military pressure and calls for his resignation, an old foe is returning to haunt him in his own backyard: Inflation, one of Venezuela’s chronic economic maladies,

Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing.

Gold prices rose further on Tuesday to hit their highest level in nearly three weeks, helped by growing expectations of another U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December and signs of an end to the U.

The U.S. Typhon missile system can conduct land-attack missions with 1,000-mile-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

The programme has been left in limbo during the US government shutdown, with the White House saying it can't afford it.