For the third time this year and the third straight meeting, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday. Stocks stayed high as traders anticipated the cuts, but they are less optimistic the Fed will keep up this cutting pace into the new year. Wednesday’s cut follows actions […]
Even a typeface can be woke. At least that’s the message that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent U.S. diplomats. Rubio ordered that his agency stop using the Calibri typeface and replace it with Times New Roman for official communications, according to an “Action Request” memo obtained by The New York Times and an […]
News of the U.S. military striking an already disabled boat suspected of carrying drugs and killing survivors has dominated headlines for several weeks. However, the new Pentagon press corps has largely ignored that story. Deadly boat strike coverage That decision reportedly came from Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth who told the unit to “kill them all,” […]
Of all of the lightning-rod topics, climate change is up there with abortion, guns and immigration in its conductivity for divisiveness. In 2024, one of the world’s top environmental journals published a study predicting $38 trillion in global yearly economic activity would be erased if humans didn’t change course on climate policies before 2050. It […]
Alabama legislators came up with a seemingly simple way to address the rising cost of food. They approved a reduction in the state’s sales tax on groceries, meaning Alabamians would pay 2% on their purchases at the supermarket, rather than 3%. But the effects of the tax cut aren’t so simple. Growth in state tax […]
As tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela continue to grow, American fighter jets made their closest known approach to Venezuelan airspace in years on Tuesday. The Pentagon flew two F/A-18 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela. That’s the nearest U.S. military aircraft has come to the country’s airspace since the Trump administration launched its expanded anti-drug mission in the region. A U.S. defense official told Fox News […]
Miami has elected its first Democratic mayor in almost 30 years. Former county commissioner Eileen Higgins won Tuesday’s runoff election, a closely watched race that drew attention from national political figures, including President Donald Trump. Unofficial results from Miami-Dade County show Higgins winning 59% of the vote, according to The Washington Post. She defeated Emilio […]
Residents of several countries — including Britain, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea — may soon have to provide five years of their social media history when applying for U.S. visas. The requirement is part of a new rule proposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for visitors from what are known as “visa […]
Even as gasoline prices drop below $3 a gallon in parts of the country, the opposite is happening in another corner of the energy market. Natural gas prices are surging just as millions of Americans brace for winter. Natural gas prices rising in 2025 CNN reports that natural gas futures have jumped by nearly 40% […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may soon be out of a job, according to news reports that suggest President Donald Trump is looking for new leadership of his mass deportation efforts. The timing of Noem’s potential departure is not clear. Politico cited interviews with 17 people, including administration officials, in reporting that Noem may be […]
