Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, at The Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear oral arguments in the case challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook on … Read more
Admire nature and the river as well as impressive manmade bridges along the Sacramento River Trail. In this edition of “Take a Hike!” Nick Thomas suggests a “walk & drive” method for appreciating the trail without having to tackle all 17 miles. Despite its name, the 17-mile Sacramento River Trail isn’t tied to California’s state … Read more
The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flight cancellations eased across the U.S. on Wednesday ahead of a House vote on a funding bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that Eli Lilly will soon be the first pharmaceutical company to reach a $1 trillion stock market value. Shortly after the open, shares topped $1,000 each for the first time. At session highs, the stock exceeded a $950 billion market cap. Shares would have to hit nearly $1,058 to reach … Read more
Hundreds of lead bricks were found in a ship that sunk between 50 and 80 BCE – credit, CUORE Collaboration and LNGS/INFN What do dark matter, the Roman Empire, and a toxic heavy metal have in common? The answer is Mr. Ettore Fiorini who helped excavate a 2,000-year-old shipwreck whose cargo of Roman lead bars … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote early Wednesday evening to end the longest government shutdown in history, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., said. “We’ll start the process probably around 4, 5 o’clock. The actual vote on the bill to fund the government will probably come later, around 7 o’clock,” the House majority leader told CNBC. … Read more
– credit Greek Culture Ministry In 2022, an elder Chilean man walked into the Greek embassy in Santiago on a mission: to turn himself in. Not that 77-year-old Enrico Tosti-Croce had done anything wrong, but rather he was putting a small family matter to rest. In the 1930s, a young Italian submariner visited Athens with … Read more
– credit, Massachusetts DoT via AP There’s something truly wonderful about the sympathy we humans have for dogs—such that when a rambunctious stray grinds traffic to a halt in a Massachusetts tunnel, the reaction is just that—to stop and wait for police to rescue it. The wrong-way rover was spotted foxtrotting along the side of … Read more
By Rachel Perlmutter, TheKitchn.com | November 12th, 2025 ‘I make this every fall just for the leftovers’ Chili makes a delightful companion for cold weather, as a warming comfort food or for football parties and tuning in to favorite holiday shows. This recipe for brisket chili takes the popular stew up a notch, with smoky … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Service of Remembrance to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day at The National Memorial Arboretum on August 15, 2025 in Alrewas, Staffordshire. Anthony Devlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looking increasingly vulnerable this week amid mounting speculation that he … Read more