NEW YORK — The U.S. dollar dipped on Thursday on improving risk appetite after the U.S. federal government reopened from a 43-day shutdown, while a recent bounce caused by falling expectations of interest rate cuts continued to fade. The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday...
3 Charged With Stuffed Animal Heist at Amusement Park Seen in ‘Big’
In the overnight darkness, a small boat stops on the Long Island Sound shoreline outside a New York amusement park whose century-long history includes a cameo turn in an early Tom Hanks hit. Three young men climb out of the vessel, which has been taken without its owner’s permission from...
Few US Employees Find Purpose in Their Work: Gallup Poll
A new survey by Gallup and Stand Together finds that employees who feel their work has a strong sense of purpose are significantly more engaged. However, few say they experience that kind of meaning on the job. The online poll of 4,475 U.S. working adults, conducted Aug. 18-25, 2025, shows...
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has developed plans for a wholesale shift in homelessness policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs, according to a confidential grant-making plan, and critics say it could quickly place as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets....
Visalia Police Arrest Man on Drug and Firearm Charges Following Morning Search
A Visalia man was arrested Wednesday morning after police found methamphetamine, ammunition and a firearm inside his home, authorities said. Officers with the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Enforcement Unit served a search warrant around 8:30 a.m. on the 1100 block of South Mountain Street, where they contacted 59-year-old...
Canadian Travel to the US Declines for 10th Straight Month
Canadians are keeping up their efforts to boycott travel to the United States, with air travel from the country dropping last month by nearly 24% and car travel by more than 30% compared with the same time last year, according to data released Wednesday by Canada’s statistics office. The decline,...
What’s Behind the Coming House Vote on Releasing the Epstein Files
WASHINGTON — After it received a 218th signature Wednesday night, a bipartisan effort to force the House to vote on a measure that would compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files advanced to the next stage. With President Donald Trump and House Republican leaders opposed, proponents had turned...
Wall Street Dips as Markets Await Data After Government Reopening
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as caution prevailed ahead of indications on the U.S. economy and the monetary policy path after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history. Markets will closely monitor the flow of official data, as a prolonged...
Trump Pardons British Billionaire Joe Lewis
President Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Lewis, the British billionaire who pleaded guilty to insider trading in New York last year, a source close to Lewis' family said on Thursday. Lewis, whose family trust controls a majority of London's Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, joins a list of wealthy individuals convicted...
Record Number Of Subprime Borrowers Miss Car Loan Payments, Data Shows
The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s. Subprime borrowing refers to lending to consumers with lower credit scores or limited credit histories,...