The S&P 500 is approaching a record high, marking a stunning turnaround from April when stocks nosedived after President Donald Trump unveiled a flurry of tariffs on so-called “Liberation Day.” The S&P 500 has jumped 23% since closing at its 2025 low on April 8. On Thursday, it closed up …
Read More »Air India plane crash investigators find Boeing 787’s 2nd “black box” as search for cause continues
New Delhi — Investigators in India have found the second “black box” — the cockpit voice recorder — at the crash site of Air India flight 171, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that slammed into buildings in the western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing all but one of the 242 people on board and …
Read More »J.J. Spaun wins U.S. open after weathering messy rain delay at Oakmont
J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shots that carried him to his first major championship. First came his driver on the 314-yard 17th hole onto the green for a birdie …
Read More »Trump clears U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, but details of merger still unclear
President Trump on Friday cleared the way for Japan-based Nippon Steel to potentially acquire U.S. Steel, though details about the structure of the deal — including a possible “golden share” held by the federal government — remain unclear. The president signed an executive order that says Nippon can buy the …
Read More »Hegseth testifies Pentagon has “plans for any contingency” when asked about taking over Greenland by force
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge Thursday in a combative congressional hearing that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force, if necessary. Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee had a few heated exchanges with Hegseth, but in one back-and-forth, Hegseth gave …
Read More »Trump’s tariffs can stay in place for now amid legal battle, appeals court rules
The wide-reaching tariffs imposed by President Trump on virtually every country can remain in place until at least the end of July, an appellate court said Tuesday evening. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the tariffs pending …
Read More »Australian reporter covering Los Angeles immigration protests hit by rubber bullet on live TV
An Australian television journalist reporting live from downtown Los Angeles amid the large-scale protests over President Trump’s immigration crackdown was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet, her network said. Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live on Sunday when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm …
Read More »54 shipwrecked migrants rescued from oil platform in the Mediterranean, where one woman gave birth
Over 50 migrants were headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa Sunday after a charity ship rescued them from an abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean, where one woman gave birth, according to a rescue group. The vessel Astral, operated by the Spain-based NGO Open Arms, rescued the 54 people …
Read More »Meet the Belmont Stakes horses that ran in the 2025 race
The Belmont Stakes hosted a rematch Saturday in New York of the top three finishing horses from the Kentucky Derby to close out horse racing’s Triple Crown for 2025. Five weeks after Sovereignty won the Derby over Journalism and Baeza, the three horses repeated what happened in Kentucky in the last …
Read More »House Oversight Democrat seeks information from Trump on Elon Musk’s alleged drug use
Washington — The acting top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked President Trump on Wednesday for information about Elon Musk’s alleged drug use during the 2024 presidential campaign and whether he was consuming illicit substances while serving as a top adviser to the president in the …
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