SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean police forces, aided by the FBI, took down an international gang of thieves that carried out robberies in the United States, authorities said on Wednesday. The raid, codenamed "Operation Pennsylvania," took place across dozens of homes in Santiago on Tuesday night and led to the arrests...
Weak GDP Report Tied to Tariffs Has Trump Trying to Blame Biden on the State of the Economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump got worrisome news on Wednesday about how the U.S. economy is battening down for potential fallout from his tariffs — and he was quick to try to pin the blame on his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden. The government reported that the U.S. economy shrank at...
India Closes Airspace to Pakistan Airlines
(Reuters) - India shut its airspace to Pakistani airlines on Wednesday, the government said, days after its nuclear-armed neighbor banned Indian airlines from flying over its territory following the killing of 26 men in an attack on tourists in Kashmir. The ban on Pakistani aircraft will be from April 30...
Falling Oil Prices Poised for Biggest Monthly Decline Since 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday and were set for their largest monthly drop in almost three and a half years after Saudi Arabia signaled a move toward producing more and expanding its market share, while the global trade war eroded the outlook for fuel demand. Brent...
California’s Multifamily Housing Production Costs Soar Above Other States
California's multifamily housing production costs dramatically exceed those in Texas and Colorado, creating barriers to affordable housing development across the state, a new RAND report revealed. The study, which analyzed over 140 completed projects, found that building a market-rate apartment in California costs approximately two and a half times more...
Walmart Reinstates Minimum Basket Fee for SNAP Orders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walmart is reinstating a minimum basket fee for customers who qualify for U.S. government assistance and those subscribed to its Walmart+ Assist program, according to a memo seen by Reuters and confirmed by Walmart. The move to reinstate the fee, which was waived during the COVID-19...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day Sought for Lewd Acts with a Child
April 30, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Kevin Bryan Bedolla Suspects Date of Birth: March 17, 2000 Physical Description: Hispanic male, 5' 7", 200 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes Charges: Lewd acts with a child Warrant Number: F24903435 If you know where Kevin Bryan Bedolla is...
China to Lift Sanctions on Members of European Parliament
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China has decided to lift sanctions on members of the European Parliament as well as on its subcommittee on human rights, the parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, said on Wednesday. China has grown keen to forge closer economic and political ties with Europe to limit the damage from...
I Can’t Believe Anyone Thinks Trump Actually Cares About Antisemitism
About a decade ago, conservatives would often denounce Muslim immigration on the grounds that it threatened Western progress on gay rights. This posture, sometimes called homonationalism, got its start in Europe, then made its way into U.S. politics with Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign. In his acceptance speech at the...
US Treasury Dealers Recommend Ending Federal Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's primary dealers say they would prefer to end the federal debt ceiling, as it likely increases debt service costs and market volatility and may hurt the dollar's reserve asset status, minutes of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC) showed on Wednesday. "The Committee expressed...