Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows to ‘Not Back Down’ as Protests Swell Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed days of fierce protests as wanton destruction and accused the demonstrators of trying to “please” ...

U.S. Hiring Remains at a Modest Pace, and Weaknesses Are Evident Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent as hiring continued despite economic uncertainty ...