Wildfires latest: Thousands flee Los Angeles as blazes burn in and around the city
Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force on Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Flames broke out on Tuesday evening near
JetBlue passenger suddenly opens exit door as flight is taxiing for takeoff at Boston airport
BOSTON (AP) — A person on board a plane at Boston Logan International Airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said. The JetBlue passenger was
Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a stable labor market at the start of the year though some laid-off workers are experiencing difficulties finding
US private payrolls growth slows in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls growth slowed sharply in December, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday. Private payrolls rose by 122,000 jobs last month after increasing by an unrevised 146,000 in November. Economists polled
Top Fed official backs more rate cuts even if Trump tariffs materialize
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top policymaker at the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday that he still supports cutting interest rates this year, despite elevated inflation and the prospect of widespread tariffs under the incoming Trump administration. Christopher
Former FBI informant will be sentenced for bogus bribery claim about President Biden and son Hunter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors will ask a judge on Wednesday for six years in prison for a former FBI informant whose bogus story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes became central to Republicans’
Fed’s Waller: More cuts likely though timing depends on inflation progress
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Inflation should continue falling in 2025 and allow the U.S. Federal Reserve to further reduce interest rates, though at an uncertain pace, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said on Wednesday. Waller
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 01.08.25
Trump: President-Elect Trump has talked about making Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada a part of the United States. Instead of doing deep dive articles on WHY Trump would want to do that, the media is back
ByteDance’s Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app
Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app. Lemon8 resembles an amalgamation of the types of short-form videos
