If you're a car enthusiast, you've most likely been to a car show or two in your lifetime. These events feature prized vehicles from fellow car lovers, collectors, and drivers, and are can't-miss affairs for any motorhead seeking like-minded individuals and to gawk at their rides. Participants usually line up...
Joe Biden Blames Kamala Harris’ Loss on Sexism and Racism and Rejects Concerns About His Age
NEW YORK — Former President Joe Biden says he's responsible for Donald Trump's victory last fall, but he attributes Kamala Harris' loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism. Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats' disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump's divisive leadership...
Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Steady at 6.76%, Near Highest Levels This Year
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year ago. The rate stood at 6.76% for the second week in a row, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year...
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Gets 12 Years Prison for Crypto Fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief executive of bankruptcy cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to securities fraud and commodities fraud. Mashinsky's sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan,...
President Trump Announces Trade Deal With Britain
President Donald Trump hailed what he called a historic trade agreement with Britain on Thursday — even as he said its details would be finalized in the coming weeks. Trump, speaking from the Oval Office with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on speakerphone, said it would include billions of...
Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gunshot wound, clutching his side. Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to the homeless through her nonprofit, found him and pulled out her phone, preparing to dial 911. But the man begged her not to make...
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Vulnerable Republicans in a Political Bind
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., secured his ticket to Washington in November when he defeated a Democratic member of Congress by less than 1 percentage point — just 2,449 votes. Now Evans, 39, is helping to write legislation that could cement his own ticket back home. The first-term Congress...
Fresno Unified Special Ed Bus Drivers Get Answers on Job Security
Fresno Unified bus drivers received good news after months of fearing job loss and campaigning for the students they serve. The School Board approved a new five-year special education transportation contract with Zūm Services Inc. on April 30. Zūm will offer employment to all current drivers in good standing, Fresno...
Trump Says China Tariffs Will Come Down From 145%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U.S. tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down. Trump's comments, made at the White House while unveiling the...
Reaction to Cardinal Prevost Becoming Pope Leo XIV, First US Pontiff
(Reuters) - Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first U.S. pontiff. Here is the reaction from notable figures: BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER "The election of Pope Leo XIV...