Chinese e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they’re raising prices due to tariffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump’s attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the
Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes, says NYC medical examiner
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense.
Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to 18 months after conviction for helping China stalk an expat
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York police sergeant was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison in a U.S. case about China’s pursuit of critics abroad, a sentence that came after two members of Congress
A building is destroyed in an explosion at Northrop Grumman’s rocket test site
PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) — An explosion at Northrop Grumman’s remote rocket testing site in northern Utah destroyed a building Wednesday. Officers found no injuries or fatalities in their initial investigation of the wreckage, according to the Box
CFPB to focus less on imposing penalties on companies, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russ Vought said on Wednesday the bureau will focus on redressing “tangible harm” by getting money back directly to consumers rather than imposing penalties on companies, according to
North Dakota governor signs bill doing away with Fargo’s unusual voting system
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s governor signed a bill Wednesday to prohibit the unusual voting system used by his state’s largest city. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong bans ranked-choice and approval voting. Ranked-choice
DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds
NEW YORK (AP) — The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency contacted them to assign a team to the organization and told them they planned to similarly install teams
Texas developer at center of Paxton’s impeachment sentenced to supervised release, $1 million fine
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer, whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican’s historic impeachment trial in 2023 and a recently-ended federal corruption investigation, was sentenced Wednesday
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
NEW YORK (AP) — The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures. But in the battle of the moment, it’s easy to lose sight of a decades-long alliance
