Some 11.8 million people signed up for 2018 Obamcacare plans nationwide, a small decrease from last year. Coverage remained popular despite Trump administration attacks on the health reform law.
Once a hallmark of the Great Recession, trillion-dollar deficits are likely to return sooner than projected thanks to a new tax law, postponed Obamacare taxes and a pending budget deal that could raise spending by more than $300 billion.
High travel costs and a shortage of hotel rooms have put Americans off attending the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tensions with North Korea haven't helped, either.
In the four months since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, 15-year-old Salvador Gomez Colon has delivered more than 3,000 solar lamps to Puerto Rican families living without power.