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The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in the final three months of last year — a surprisingly strong finish. But growth is expected to slow in 2023, and possibly even reverse.

The remains of the civil war era Manchester Mill stand, ruined and partly incinerated, on the banks of the Sweetwater Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River outside of Atlanta, Georgia. A silent sentinel overlooking the noisy rapids of the creek, the mill is a dilapidated paean to slavery era industriousness. You can easily saunter along its mill race, the trench that diverted water from the creek to power its massive water wheel. The wheel helped produce cotton yarns and osnaburg cloth, some of which was used to make confederate army uniforms.

With Rupert Murdoch being questioned under oath, Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News has hit a critical juncture: Both sides are gearing up for a trial.

The Republican leading a yearlong investigation into the failed gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious acknowledged that the probe has turned up no evidence that Attorney General Eric Holder approved the idea. Other GOP lawmakers Thursday threatened Holder with contempt of Congress.

Florida teachers are now able to use videos in class produced by the conservative online media company PragerU. Its founder admits indoctrination is its goal.

Researchers from the Video Game History Foundation estimate that 87 percent of classic video games unavailable in official stores.

A 2007 Russian remake of the classic 12 Angry Men opens in New York and Los Angeles this weekend.

Vermont has confirmed its first death related to the recent storms and historic flooding, a man who died as a result of a drowning accident in his home. Vermont Emergency Management agency spokesperson says 63-year-old Stephen Davoll, of Barre, died on Wednesday. It was the second flood-related death stemming from a storm system and epic flooding in the Northeast this week. The first was in New York — a woman whose body was found after she was swept away in Fort Montgomery, a small Hudson River community about 45 miles north of New York City. More rain came through the region Thursday evening. There were no immediate reports of flash flooding.

Officials say most of the asylum-seekers bused to Albany from New York City over the last week have found employment.

NPR's Miles Parks talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the sale of the NFL's Washington Commanders, a historic streak for the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB, and the NBA Playoffs.