Vanguard dials back diversity language for US corporate boards
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top mutual fund manager Vanguard removed some of its guidance for U.S. companies to include women and minority directors, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate diversity efforts that have come under
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 01.31.25
Plane/Helicopter Crash: Facts are still coming in after Wednesday night’s crash between a passenger plane and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., a tragedy that is presumed to have killed all 64 airplane passengers and three service
Trump goes after New York migrants in publicity blitz, but arrests were routine
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new homeland security secretary made sure cameras were rolling when she joined federal agents to arrest migrants in New York City, including a Venezuelan man wanted
North America braces for new Trump tariffs as Saturday deadline nears
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies, consumers and farmers across North America braced on Friday for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports within hours, moves that
Some Republicans in Congress worry about Trump tariffs’ toll on their home states
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promise to impose steep tariffs on imports — including those coming from close U.S. allies — has some of his fellow Republicans in Congress worried about
Anya Taylor-Joy to star in Apple TV+ limited series ‘Lucky’
Actress Anya Taylor-Joy has signed on to star in and executive produce the Apple TV+ limited series, Lucky, based on the best-selling novel by the same name by Marissa Stapley. Apple TV posted on X: “Anya Taylor-Joy
When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe – but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it.
Adam Sandler, Travis Kelce appear in first ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ trailer
NFL star Travis Kelce makes an appearance in the trailer for the anticipated sequel film Happy Gilmore 2. Adam Sandler returns as Happy Gilmore, the hockey player reinvented as a golf star, in the first teaser released
US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a
Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Japan’s core inflation rate,
