Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2% before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether he should extend an order that protects Minnesota refugees who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported.

The latest violent incident came Tuesday evening when a 27-year-old man was kicked onto a departing Orange Line train by a group of teens robbing and harassing riders on the Back Bay platform.

A former director at the nonprofit Community Teamwork Inc. was arraigned on charges that he stole more than $280,000 in rental‑assistance funds intended for families facing housing ...