Rick Woldenberg, chief executive officer of Learning Resources, arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, Nov. 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Learning Resources said Friday that “we’re excited to stand on the right side of history here” after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of his … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Coosa Steel Corporation on Feb. 19, 2026 in Rome, Georgia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Forty minutes before the federal government revealed that economic growth slowed sharply in the last quarter, President Donald Trump dropped a hint that the incoming data would be weaker. “The Democrat Shutdown cost … Read more
World leaders during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, in Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025. Amber Bracken |Reuters U.S. trading partners offered a cautious welcome to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to strike down large parts of President Donald Trump’s flagship trade policy on global tariffs — but global trade bodies warned of lingering … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters The U.S. government could owe more than $175 billion in refunds to importers after the Supreme Court ruled Friday in a 6-3 decision that tariffs unilaterally imposed by … Read more
Parked along industrial streets, tucked behind warehouses and clustered in residential neighborhoods, thousands of Bay Area residents are living in one of the only forms of housing they can afford: RVs. Across California, the number of people living in vehicles has surged in recent years, as soaring rents and a chronic housing shortage have pushed … Read more
Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team In what was noted to be a bit of a reversal of traditional roles, a dog was rescued by mountaineers after spending a frigid night in a hollow below a mountaintop. Five dogs and four hikers were approaching the summit of Fionn Bheinn in the Scottish Highlands near Achnasheen recently, when … Read more
After a cancer diagnosis, an ignored sibling longs to heal the family hurts and find compassion from the family. Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in. Dear Eric: My family is very passive-aggressive. Often it is expressed by failing to include me in family events or even inform me of them. Many times, these are important … Read more
Gary Tou – unsplash From Thailand comes a story that’s pure Hollywood: police going undercover as festival lion dancers to nab a suspected art thief. Dressed as the rump and head of a large Asian lion costume during Lunar New Year festivities, the police sprang upon the suspect and took him into custody, phone cameras … Read more
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One before taking off from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Feb. 19, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices hovered near six-month highs on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran that “really bad things” will happen if there was no … Read more
Japan’s longstanding role as the global bond market’s “quiet stabilizer” may be about to shift — and U.S. Treasurys could be first to get caught up in the fallout. Japanese investors and institutions are among the biggest foreign holders of sovereign debt. At the end of 2024, they were the top overseas holder of U.S. … Read more