VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the...
California Faces Automaker Backlash Over 2035 Gas Car Ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major automakers want Congress to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin impacting vehicle shipments in a few months. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote later this...
Wall Street Mixed in Start to Busy Week for Earnings, Data
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow inched higher in choppy trading on Monday as investors braced for a week packed with key economic data and earnings from some of Wall Street's biggest companies, while U.S. trade policy developments remained in focus. Investors were watching company earnings and executive...
Will California Meet Newsom’s 2035 EV Deadline? It Won’t Even Hit the 2026 Target
It was with brash confidence that Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that by 2035, the only new cars and light trucks sold in California would be emission-free. Critics, rightly, suggested that he couldn’t reshape consumer choice and entirely reorganize the state’s auto fleet through an executive order, or a phony codification of the...
Trump Says Putin May Not Want Peace and May Need to Be ‘Dealt With Differently’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Russia’s escalating bombardment of Ukraine had left him concerned that Russia did not want to end the war as he issued an unusually stern rebuke of President Vladimir Putin and threatened new sanctions on Moscow. Shifting Tone Towards Putin “It makes me think that...
Is It Bad to Chew Gum All Day?
Q: Mint gum is the only thing that gets me through the workday. Is all that chewing bad for my health? A: If you’re a regular gum chewer, you’re in good company. In one 2019 study of more than 3,000 U.S. teens and adults, 62% reported munching on gum over...
Dollar Doubts Dominate Gathering of Global Economic Leaders
WASHINGTON — On the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this past week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to convey an important message about the U.S. dollar. Speaking to a crowd of global policymakers, regulators and investors, Bessent sought to allay fears that...
US Judge Temporarily Stops West Texas Immigrant Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge David Briones in El Paso, Texas, issued the ruling Friday while he ordered the release of a couple accused...
Shedeur Sanders’ Long Wait Ends When Browns Take Him in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders' long wait finally has ended. The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. That ended a stunning fall for Sanders, the most...
Only About Half of Republicans Say Trump Has Focused on the Right Priorities
WASHINGTON — Many Americans do not agree with President Trump's aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place. Americans are nearly twice as likely to say Trump has been mostly focusing...