WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in April, weighed down by a decline in outlays on single-family housing projects amid higher borrowing costs and a rising supply of unsold homes. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending dropped 0.4% after a downwardly revised 0.8% decline...
Wall Street Opens Lower After Trump’s Steel Tariff Threat
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes dipped on Monday after President Donald Trump said he plans to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, fueling more uncertainty around U.S. trade policies. Trump said late on Friday he planned to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%...
Smoke Shops, City Hall Will Meet in Courtroom Showdown
An association representing Fresno smoke shop owners is asking a federal judge for a restraining order to block the start of new city regulations on the industry. Judge Kirk Sherriff will hear the request for a restraining order Tuesday at 3 p.m. The California Smoke Shops Association filed a lawsuit...
American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration
Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out. Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR...
Townsizing? Land Snorkeling? A User’s Guide to the Latest Travel Lingo
For your next trip, have you considered townsizing? What about choosing a detour destination? And instead of forest-bathing, maybe it's time to give land snorkeling a try. If the terms sound odd, you might need a travel translator. Agencies, online platforms and sometimes travelers themselves have been flexing their creative...
Trump Trade War Has Already Had Huge Effect on California Ports
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California's port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump's fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The vessel calls, or cancellations, that we’re seeing today...
Cambodian American Chefs Are Finding Success and Raising Their Culture’s Profile. On Their Terms
PHILADELPHIA — Chef Phila Lorn was not necessarily aiming for "quote-unquote authentic" Cambodian food when he opened Mawn in his native Philadelphia two years ago. So when he approached some Cambodian teen patrons, he braced himself for questioning. "Someone's going to say something like, 'That's not how my mom makes...
Ancient DNA Reveals a New Group of People Who Lived Near Land Bridge Between the Americas
NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human populations spread across the Americas thousands of years ago, arriving first in North America before veering...
FDA Approves Moderna’s New Lower-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna late Friday but with limits on who can use it — not a replacement for the company's existing shot, but a second option. The new vaccine, mNexspike, is a step toward next-generation coronavirus vaccines. It's made in a way that...
Cabrera, Three Relievers Combine to Lead Marlins to Win Over Giants
MIAMI — Edward Cabrera pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, Javier Sanoja had an RBI single, and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Saturday. Giants starter Robbie Ray retired the last 15 batters he faced in seven innings. Ray (7-1), trying to become the first eight-game winner...