Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new tariffs on Canadian products, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the administration’s tariff plan would likely raise prices for U.S. shoppers and retailers. The scale and duration of the tariffs remain unclear but a portion of the […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Friday put three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on leave, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Two of the prosecutors — Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen — worked on the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Rohrbach […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A measure that would ban so-called political flags from being displayed on government property has passed the State Senate. The measure’s Republican sponsors say it is aimed at “neutralizing” political messages in government spaces, and would include Pride flags. However, they would still be allowed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers passed a transportation bill yesterday after making adjustments to address Salt Lake City’s concerns. The Utah Senate voted 20-2 and the House voted 61-9 after a conference committee meeting. The bill includes a “highway reduction strategy” for road safety projects, now limited to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill to expand free lunch access to more students in Utah has passed both the Utah House and Senate. The bill will provide no-cost meals to around 40-thousand families, many of whom already qualify for reduced-cost lunches. Additionally, HB 100 will expand the state’s […]
Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have reverberating impacts on how meteorologists across the country forecast the weather, according to experts. Last week, many NOAA employees took to social media to announce that they had been terminated after weeks of […]
John Keeble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last July, a prosecutor in California sent a letter to Elon Musk’s SpaceX with an urgent message: The company’s internet satellite dishes are being used by criminal organizations in so-called “scam compounds” across Southeast Asia. Starlink, which was developed by SpaceX in 2019, provides […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) Hunter Biden may have his freedom, but the son of former President Joe Biden now finds himself mired in debt, without a permanent home, and the target of ongoing attacks from the current president, Donald Trump, and his allies on Capitol Hill, […]
Sierra County Sheriff’s Office (CALIFORNIA) — A California man and his dog were rescued on Wednesday after spending the night trapped in a crushed pickup truck along a highway in the northern part of the state, according to the California Highway Patrol. At approximately 10:03 a.m. Wednesday, a motorist traveling along Highway […]
Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A deadly storm wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the U.S., bringing blizzard conditions to the Midwest, tornadoes to the South and torrential rain to the Northeast — and a new storm is on the move. In the South, they are […]
