NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar weakened against major currencies, including the yen and the euro, on Monday as markets weighed continued uncertainty from President Donald Trump's tariff policies and their impact on the economy. The greenback slid to a fresh record low against the Taiwan dollar to 28.8150...
Rivian to Build $120 Million Supplier Park in Illinois
(Reuters) - Rivian said on Monday it would invest $120 million to build a supplier park near its plant in Illinois, as the electric vehicle-maker gears up to produce its smaller, more affordable R2 SUVs next year. The supplier park near Rivian's facility at Normal, Illinois will reduce shipping, logistics...
Trump Signs Order Restricting Research That Enhances Pathogens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that bans federal funding for gain-of-function research that typically enhances pathogens. The order also paused any research using "infectious pathogens and toxins in the United States" that could be dangerous to citizens "until a safer, more enforceable, and...
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Revoke 400,000 Migrants’ Legal Status
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court rejected on Monday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans living in the United States. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Trump Orders the Reopening of Alcatraz Prison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to "house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders." "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" he posted on the Truth Social platform. "When we...
Will CA Law Change to Allow Councilmembers to Govern While on Military Duty?
While Nick Richardson served his country he could not serve his constituents. Richardson, an elected member of the Fresno City Council, is also a Marine Corps reservist. The major was recently called up for training in Africa, which meant he could not attend two council meetings in person. State law...
Former Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Says He Met With Trump in Florida
WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said he met with the president over the weekend in Florida. Tarrio posted about the meeting on his X account Sunday morning. “Yesterday,...
Trump Is About to Steal My Friend’s Christmas … and Yours
I first met Dane Chapin, a San Diego-area entrepreneur, in 2012, when he gave me a ride in his Prius and told me I was dead wrong about climate change. We’ve been close friends ever since. Sometimes he’s to my left politically, sometimes to my right. I’ve always admired his...
At Least Three Drowned After Small Boat Overturns Near San Diego
(Reuters) - At least three people drowned after a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean north of San Diego, authorities told NBC News and other media outlets on Monday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for nine missing people. A survivor told rescuers 18 people were...
LA Fire Survivors Accuse State Farm of Delaying Claims. Should It Get OK for a Rate Hike?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, she and her husband still can’t move back in. That’s because they’re waiting for...