Farmers in Greece have escalated nationwide protests by launching a 48-hour blockade of major highways and toll stations
China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
World shares are mostly lower and U.S. futures also have declined after Wall Street's new year's rally cooled
Gadgets promoting a wide array of health benefits are on display at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas
Protests in Iran, driven by economic issues, have spread nationwide, challenging the country's theocracy
Cambodia’s government has arrested and extradited prominent tycoon Chen Zhi to China
President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing two sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide
State lawmakers and governors will have decisions to make in 2026 about the budgets for their biggest social safety net programs
As CES opened Tuesday to the public, auto and tech companies like Nvidia and Gentex showed how AI technology can transform cars into proactive companions that adapt and react to drivers and passengers in real time
Snow and ice are hampering travel in parts of Europe as flights have been grounded and roads clogged
U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
The Trump administration’s crackdown on the $12 billion Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes care for 1.4 million children from low-income households, has rattled child care providers and families that rely on the aid money
Federal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
A federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion
Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself
Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down in May after its owners cited financial losses
Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana as the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba
The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted
President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a new housing official amid backlash over past social media posts
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects
news
weather
traffic
Sign up below to be added to our mailing list for the latest news updates, access to exclusive contests, and more!
Everything you love about wokv.com and more! Tap on any of the buttons below to download our app.
Enable our Skill today to listen live at home on your Alexa Devices!
Sign Up