BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Most stocks and the dollar ticked up on Thursday as traders took some heart from trade talks between the U.S. and Japan, though the positive mood was curbed by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the Fed would be cautious about cutting interest rates. With a holiday...
Merced’s Own Super Bloom Is Here. How This Grassland Reserve Protects Endangered Species
Locals call the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve “UC Merced’s backyard,” and it’s a backyard unlike any other. Picture a 6,500-acre stretch of land that has thousands of vernal pools in the winter, blankets of vibrant flowers in the spring, the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the distance, and...
ICE Smashes Car Window to Detain Asylum Seeker, Family Says
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, complaining its agents smashed a car window with a hammer and detained a man who they claim had applied for asylum. A lawyer for the family also claims agents were not looking for Juan...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Seeks Two-Month Delay of May 5 Trial
NEW YORK — Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean "Diddy" Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense. The lawyers said in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that prosecutors have been...
Temu and Shein Say They’re Raising Prices Due to Tariffs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week, a ripple effect from President Donald Trump's attempts to correct the trade imbalance between the world's two largest economies by imposing a sky-high tariff on goods shipped from China....
Actor Michelle Trachtenberg Died of Complications From Diabetes, Says NYC Medical Examiner
NEW YORK — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City's medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results....
AI Action Figures Flood Social Media (Accessories Included)
This week, actress Brooke Shields posted an image of an action-figure version of herself that came with a needlepoint kit and a pet terrier. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., imagined her own figurine accompanied by a gavel and a Bible. These hyper-realistic dolls are nowhere to be found in toy...
Commercial Salmon Season Is Shut Down Again. Will CA’s Iconic Fish Ever Recover?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Facing the continued collapse of Chinook salmon, officials today shut down California’s commercial salmon fishing season for an unprecedented third year in a row. Under the decision by an interstate fisheries agency, recreational salmon fishing will be allowed...
White House to Use 30,000 Real Eggs for Easter Egg Roll Despite Shortages, Dividing Farmers
The White House will maintain its tradition of using real eggs for the annual Easter Egg Roll despite ongoing concerns about egg prices and supply shortages caused by avian flu. The decision has sparked mixed reactions from American egg farmers, according to NBC News. "They were saying that for Easter...
Merced Man Arrested in Madera County for Stealing Newborn Calves
Madera County authorities made what officials are calling a “legen-dairy” arrest Wednesday after three newborn black Angus calves were reported stolen, the Madera County Sheriff's Office reported. A deputy responded to the 19000 block of Road 1 in Madera County following a report of livestock theft. The investigation led to...