Wall Street found itself caught between competing forces Thursday as investors processed a Federal Reserve rate cut, a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Beijing, and yet another round of eye-popping artificial intelligence spending commitments from Silicon Valley’s biggest players. Stock futures showed little conviction in early trading, with the Dow futures sliding 26 points while...
An Oklahoma father managed to avoide the death penalty for brutally beating his wife to death in front of his kids, ordering his children to clean up evidence of the abuse, and telling them “not to talk to anyone” about it, authorities say. Joshua Brown, 34, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the beating death...
The government shutdown reached its 30th day on Thursday, with senators returning to Capitol Hill amid growing urgency to end the stalemate that has disrupted millions of lives. As negotiations drag on, critical programs such as food assistance, military pay, and air travel operations are feeling the strain. The impasse has also sparked increasing frustration...
For Donald Trump, every microphone is a stage and every audience is a test of loyalty. So when applause didn’t follow his boasts aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier, the president did what he always does — yelled louder, demanding validation that never arrived. What began as a routine address to U.S. troops quickly morphed into...
Donald Trump has made one thing abundantly clear during his second term as president: he enjoys keeping everyone guessing about his political future. Despite the 22nd Amendment explicitly limiting presidents to two terms, he has repeatedly entertained the notion of serving beyond 2028, most recently during a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One while...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling it like he sees it. Newsom, President Donald Trump’s archnemesis in recent months, has been getting under the president’s thin skin, calling him out and trolling him on social media. After the President slapped a 10 percent tariff on Canadian goods over a negative TV ad featuring parts of...
