(Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit its highest since early March on Monday as a crucial U.S.-China agreement to slash tariffs put investors worldwide at ease after weeks of uncertainty around the future of global trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.51% to an over one-month peak at 09:45...
Hamas Set to Free US-Israeli Hostage, Israel Says No Ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian militant group said, but Israel's prime minister said there would be no ceasefire and plans for an intensified military campaign would continue. Fighting will pause to allow for Alexander's safe passage, Prime Minister Benjamin...
US-China Tariff Delay Gives Fed Fresh Reason to Sit Tight on Rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve got one more reason to wait on cutting interest rates after a delay of the most punitive tariffs imposed in the Trump administration's trade battle with China appeared to reduce the chance of a U.S. economic slowdown that would force the central bank to...
The TikTok Effect: Viral Videos Create the Next Travel Hotspots
A recent study from TripIt and Edelman Data & Intelligence discovered 69% of millennials and Gen Z use social media to find inspiration for their next travel adventure. A total of 44% focus mostly on TikTok, making it more popular than Google. That's good and bad news for the locations...
‘The Studio’ Knows the Real Reason Movies Are Bad
The satirical comedy about Hollywood is as much a send-up of the audience as it is of the industry. “The Studio,” the Hollywood satire from Seth Rogen, arrived at a moment when the declining domestic box office and the deflation of the streaming bubble have left all of us who...
US-China Tariff Talks to Continue Sunday, an Official Tells The Associated Press
GENEVA — Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press. There was no immediate indication whether progress was made Saturday during the meeting over 10...
Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?
What happened to learning as a national priority? For decades, both Republicans and Democrats strove to be seen as champions of student achievement. Politicians believed pushing for stronger reading and math skills wasn’t just a responsibility, it was potentially a winning electoral strategy. At the moment, though, it seems as...
Could Trump Team Suspend Habeas Corpus to Expedite Deportations?
WASHINGTON — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To achieve that, he says the administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right...
Two Teens Charged in Shooting Death of Caleb Quick
The Clovis Police Department has released more information about two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of 18-year-old Caleb Quick. At a Saturday news conference, Clovis Police Chief Curt Fleming said both suspects are juveniles. The suspected shooter, a 16-year-old boy, has been charged with murder. The driver of...
India and Pakistan Agree to a Ceasefire After Their Worst Military Escalation in Decades
ISLAMABAD — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The deal was expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the massacre of...