Month: April 2025
Trump’s tariffs are about something more than economics: power
Tanking stock markets, collapsing world orders, devastating trade wars; economists with their hair ablaze are scrambling to keep up.
Read MoreThousands of names removed from official Gaza death list
Gaza’s health ministry has removed 1,852 people from its official list of fatalities since October, after finding that some had died of natural causes or were alive but had been imprisoned.
Read MoreTrade war, tariffs and uncertainty drag markets to worst week in years
Stocks were in free fall again Friday as markets saw their worst week in years. The trade war heated up as China responded to President Trump with their own 34 percent tariffs on imported U.S. goods. Markets fell further after
Read MoreFormer Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked due to sex abuse allegations, dies at age 94
Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died.
Read MoreFormer Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked due to sex abuse allegations, dies at age 94
Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died.
Read MoreTrump administration violated court order by pausing FEMA grants, judge rules – Reuters
Trump administration violated court order by pausing FEMA grants, judge rules Reuters Judge targeted by GOP for impeachment deals blow to Trump’s FEMA objectives Fox News States say Trump’s continued freeze on much-needed FEMA aid violates a judge’s order NPR Federal judge in
Read MoreNews Wrap: Trump gives TikTok another 75 days to find American buyer to keep app running
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he’s giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a
Read MoreNews Wrap: Trump gives TikTok another 75 days to find American buyer to keep app running
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he’s giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a
Read MoreFired federal workers struggling to land new jobs in tightening white-collar sector
The latest jobs report came in stronger than anticipated, demonstrating again that the job market has been far more resilient than many expected. But some say the data doesn’t reflect layoffs underway and that job opportunities are tightening in the
Read MoreSupreme Court lets Trump administration cut teacher-training money, for now
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues.
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