The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, far surpassing economists’ expectations and signaling that the labor market may be showing renewed strength even as inflation and global instability continue weighing on American households. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Supreme Court of Virginia delivered a major political blow to Democrats on Friday, striking down the state’s newly approved congressional district map that would have heavily favored Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.

More than $2 trillion in wealth has migrated from Democrat-led states to Republican-led states over the past decade, according to a new economic analysis released by the conservative group Committee to Unleash Prosperity, highlighting a major population and financial shift reshaping the American economy.

The federal government is projected to post a $2 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2026, double the 3% of GDP target that has bipartisan support in Congress, according to Treasury’s quarterly refunding documents.

The United States launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military facilities Thursday night after three U.S. Navy destroyers came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command.

Russian Shahed drones struck a kindergarten in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast despite a Kyiv-declared ceasefire, killing at least one person, witnesses and officials said Thursday.

Some 24 Eritrean Christians have been released from prison after lengthy periods behind bars in the authoritarian-ruled African nation, advocates confirmed Friday.

Hungary prepared Thursday for what supporters called the “end of the Orbán regime,” with thousands expected to gather in Budapest to celebrate ahead of the swearing-in of incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

An explosion rocked the headquarters of the Dutch ruling center-left party Democrats 66 (D66) in The Hague late Thursday amid mounting tensions over the government’s controversial asylum seekers policies, but there were no injuries, authorities said.

Lenny Kuhr, the Dutch Jewish singer-songwriter who was among the winners of the world’s largest televised song contest and influenced generations with heartfelt chansons, is leaving her native Netherlands, citing rising antisemitism.