CNBC Daily Open: The AI sector still has legs to run

Semiconductor stocks jumped on Monday, lifted by buoyant news regarding the artificial intelligence sector. The S&P and Nasdaq posted two straight days of gains.

North Korea conducts second missile test in 2 days as Blinken visits region

North Korea says it carried out its second missile test in two days — and this one was hypersonic. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the…

What the Webb telescope has discovered in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique image that revealed 44 individual stars in a galaxy 6.5 billion light-years away from the Milky Way.

Afghans land in the Philippines for visa processing ahead of resettlement in US

A group of Afghan nationals landed in the Philippines on Monday for the processing of special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the U.S. Their arrival comes as part of…

‘Desperate’ NYC judge torched by legal analyst over Trump sentencing: This has ‘backfired spectacularly’

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett said on “Fox & Friends” Monday that Judge Juan Merchan appears “desperate to stain” President-elect Trump with the label of “convicted felon” before the…

President Carter to lie in state at US Capitol ahead of National Cathedral funeral

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body will be brought to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon where he will lie in state for three days before a state funeral in Washington,…

‘Jerry Springer Show’ producer quit after this moment ‘hit me like a sledgehammer’

As one of the most controversial television shows in pop culture history, those who worked on “The Jerry Springer Show” were bound to run into some moral and ethical dilemmas…

Pardons, Israel, domestic terrorism and more: Biden’s plans for final days of presidency

Additional pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that Biden and his administration have during their final days before passing…

Republicans look to finally push through Laken Riley bill with new GOP trifecta

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are preparing to take up several measures in the new year that were denied votes by Democrats in the last Congress. The first of these…

Tuesday’s special elections in Virginia could give early insight into governor race, 2026 midterms

A trio of special elections Tuesday in Virginia will give Americans their first look at suburban voting trends for the 2025 gubernatorial sweeps and 2026 midterms. A federal election shakeup…