US farm income set to fall in 2026 despite surge in government payments
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – In a sign of growing stress for U.S. farmers, the Agriculture Department forecast on Thursday that U.S. net farm income would fall 0.7% this year, despite near-record government payments
Jury awards $8.3 million to foster teen’s family after his death at juvenile intake center
Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center while in the throes of a mental
California county, agency reach $13.5 million settlement with six Turpin children
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A $13.5 million settlement has been reached with six children who were placed into an abusive home in California after they had previously been rescued from squalid and torturous conditions in their parents’
Trump willing to discuss Democrats’ demands on immigration, White House says
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said President Donald Trump is willing to negotiate with top congressional Democrats on immigration enforcement reforms, but added that some of the Democrats’ requests were
Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in its
A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week
Arizona sheriff says Nancy Guthrie believed to ‘still be out there’
By Evan Garcia and Steve Gorman TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Investigators in Arizona presume the missing elderly mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie, abducted from her home days ago, is “still out there” alive, but
Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein
Brad Karp, chairman of one of the country’s most prestigious law firms, has resigned from his position after the release of emails revealing his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, a high-profile departure in the fallout among those with
Trump defends Noem, Gabbard and Bondi at National Prayer Breakfast
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump defended three members of his cabinet whose actions have drawn scrutiny and touted U.S. military strength in a free-wheeling speech on Thursday at
Trump administration to launch TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday will launch TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly from manufacturers at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the