Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born
IRS announces pension and retirement plan contribution adjustments for 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS on Friday announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025 — to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024. The Internal Revenue Service detailed the increases
Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through the Biden administration’s 30-day ultimatum for Israel to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding, Israel is falling far short, an Associated
PepsiCo beats New York state’s ‘predatory’ lawsuit over plastics pollution
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general,
Stenographers object to press office alteration of Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment, AP reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House stenographers objected to press officials’ alteration of U.S. President Joe Biden’s transcribed response to comments at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s weekend rally disparaging Puerto Rico, according to the Associated Press. In
Ed Sheeran beats copyright appeal over ‘Thinking Out Loud’
(Reuters) – Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music and music publisher Sony Music Publishing persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Friday to uphold a decision that his hit “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally copy from
Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes,” a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned
Springfield Symphony: Lullaby of Broadway
The Springfield Symphony will team up again with the Missouri State University’s star-studded department of Theatre and Dance for a concert version of Rogers and Hammerstein’s beautiful and haunting Carousel. This score is arguably one of the
Shootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two people were killed and six others were wounded in two shootings that took place among crowds during Halloween celebrations in Orlando early Friday, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of shots
