From ‘Tudo bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a growing share of US residents speak a language other than English
Spanish may be the most spoken language at home behind English, except in three U.S. states, but the second most-popular, non-English languages used in each state show off the diversity of the United States in unexpected places,
NY Fed survey: Last month most firms passed on some of tariff surge
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK -The majority of businesses in the New York Federal Reserve’s district said they passed on at least some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the form of higher prices last month,
Suspect arrested in connection with deadly California fertility clinic bombing
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal authorities arrested a suspect overnight in connection with last month’s deadly bombing at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty,” has
Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean-power backup
CALISTOGA, Calif. (AP) — For residents of this quaint tourist town on the northern edge of Napa Valley, the threat of wildfire is seldom out of mind. The hillside bears burn scars from a 2020 fire that
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall, ‘Independent’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President Biden’s decision not to run for reelection and calls for thinking beyond the
The Latest: Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday
President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 06.04.25
The DNC: The DNC parked a custom-wrapped food truck in front of the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., in an effort to troll President Trump over his tariff policies. DNC taco truck stunt trolling Trump backfires
US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš
See Leonardo DiCaprio in the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’
Shortly after dropping a 20-second teaser, Warner Bros. released the full trailer for writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s next feature film, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson – a down-and-out former revolutionary who is
