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Ulta Names Steelman CEO, Seeks to Counter Slowdown

Ulta Beauty said Kecia Steelman will succeed David Kimbell as chief executive, as the company aims to reaccelerate its sales amid a global slowdown in the beauty market.

I'm Still Not Sure Anyone Can Beat Kansas City

I'm going to get to the NFL in a moment, but as I write this column Sunday night, my delighted children are skipping around the house, as their schools have declared a snow day. Keep in mind: Not a flake of snow has fallen from the sky, there's merely a forecast of incoming snow, and yet school officials are increasingly conscientious about weather safety, and also eager to suck up to the all-powerful sled industry.

Siemens Says Data Centers Need New Energy Source

Executive cautions that green options can't meet AI's power demands

Steelmakers Sue Over U.S. Rejection of Deal

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed a pair of lawsuits Monday accusing President Biden, the president of the steelworkers union and the chief executive of a rival company of conspiring to scuttle their $14.1 billion tie-up.

The NFL's Hottest New Offense Is the Oldest Trick in the Book

Heading into the playoffs, old-school smash-mouth football saw a dramatic resurgence this season-taking advantage of shifts that emphasize defending against the passing game

If You Want to Buy a House, First Figure Out Hidden Costs

Besides the mortgage, count on having money for taxes, insurance, maintenance and more

AI Bots Get Autonomy For Some Work Tasks

Artificial-intelligence agents have emerged as one of the most exciting aspects of generative AI for business because they take chatbots to the next level, performing complex tasks without help from humans.

Healthcare Stocks Offer Opportunities

The entire space has been struggling, from pharmaceutical companies to hospitals

Baldwin Lee's Empathetic Eye

A museum highlights the photographer's detailed, compassionate pictures of hardscrabble lives

Meta Appoints UFC President To Its Board

Tech investor Charlie Songhurst and Exor CEO John Elkann were also elected

Foxconn Posts Record Revenue For Fourth Quarter on AI Demand

Taiwan's Foxconn raked in a record amount of revenue for the fourth quarter, helped by robust demand for servers to power burgeoning artificial-intelligence technologies.

Epiphany by Any Other Name Is Still a Holiday

Jan. 6 is a multifaceted holiday, called the Feast of Epiphany, Three Kings Day and Theophany, depending on the Christian tradition doing the celebrating. Three Kings Day recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus. It falls the 12th day after Christmas and closes the Christmas season. Theophany marks the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Orthodox Christians also know it as the Baptism of Christ. Some Eastern traditions, operating on the Julian calendar, mark Christmas on Jan. 7, making Jan. 6 Christmas Eve. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on Jan. 6.

Top U.S. Pork Producer Smithfield Files for IPO

Smithfield Foods, which was acquired by China's WH Group more than a decade ago, is once again going public in the U.S. Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork producer, on Monday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering.

Factory Orders Declined in November

Orders for U.S. manufactured goods fell in November, reversing course after an October increase.

Chinese Parts Create Tariff Risk for U.S. Bikes

In 2022, Brian Riley opened a bicycle factory in Seymour, Ind., shifting production of his Guardian Bikes brand to the U.S. from China. The problem for him now: Nearly all the parts still come from China.

Tehran Pulls Most of Its Forces From Syria

Thousands of military staff and militia allies fled after Assad’s fall in major blow to Iran

Dissidents in Venezuela Plot Return in Bid to Deter Maduro

Venezuela's popular opposition leader plans a return to the public stage after months in hiding from the secret police-a last-ditch attempt to stop President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power when his term ends this week.

Canada's Trudeau Plans to Step Down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he would resign, making him the latest global progressive leader to fall from power and leaving Canada rudderless as it prepares to contend with President-elect Donald Trump's threats to upend free trade in North America.

Tariffs Bring Hope, Caution in Heartland

New levies seen as good for sales, bad for costs at Kansas hand-truck factory

Congress Ratifies Trump's Win In Peaceful Session, Unlike '21

Congress quickly and smoothly certified President-elect Donald Trump's election victory Monday, a sharp contrast to four years earlier when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and temporarily halted the confirmation of President Biden's win.

Musk Rattles Politics In Europe With Posts

Elon Musk is throwing grenades into Europe's political mainstream over issues from immigration to free speech, creating a dilemma for governments as they try to respond to the tech billionaire and key adviser to the incoming Trump administration.

DEATH CULT

Yukio Mishima’ tortured obsessions were his making—and his unmaking.

STILL PROCESSING

Why is the American diet so deadly?

THE TIKTOK TRAIL

Andean migrants draw others to the U.S. with videos depicting themselves as living the American Dream.

OUR NEW TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM

Our two-factor authentication system is expanding because text messages and e-mailed codes are becoming less secure. Also, we’re committed to making sure your log-in process is more of a hassle than it needs to be.

LOVE AND THEFT

Did a best-selling romantasy novelist steal another writer's story?

A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS

Lauren Boebert and Colorado’s red-blue divide.

Prophecy

The night of Dev’s twenty-second birthday, he was invited to sit with the elders after dinner.

THE BEST OF THEM

His was a genius for the ages. Will Gottfried Leibniz ever get his due?

ENLIGHTEN ME

The secret beauty of mandalas.