WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said he planned this week to advance a long-stalled national security spending package to aid Israel, Ukraine and other U.S. allies, along with a separate bill aimed at mollifying conservatives who have been vehemently opposed to backing Ukraine. Johnson’s announcement, coming after he has agonized for … Read more
Dow futures popped on Tuesday, with US stocks eyeing a broader comeback as a wave of earnings reports lifted a market faced with bond yields at multimonth highs and rising tensions in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures gained 0.6%, coming off a six-session run of losses. Futures on the S&P 500 … Read more
LAS VEGAS – Jessica Andrade campaigned for a title shot after UFC 300. Former champion Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) notched her second-straight win Saturday when she defeated Marina Rodriguez (17-4-2 MMA, 7-4-2 UFC) by split decision in their strawweight bout at T-Mobile Arena. Based off of availability and who already had their chance at … Read more
Knoxville police detectives knew who gunned down one of their own in the early morning hours of July 7, 1989. They just couldn’t prove it, at least not to the point of putting together a case for prosecution. So Johnnie Warwick went free, at least for a while. Although law enforcement was not able to … Read more
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub. Vietnam has become more important to Apple as the company seeks to diversify its supply chains away from China, … Read more
NEW YORK — It was about 2:30 on Monday afternoon when the first 96 potential jurors filed into a drab courtroom in lower Manhattan to encounter the world’s most famous defendant: Donald Trump. Some craned their necks to catch a glimpse, an indication of the undeniable power of Trump’s celebrity. But not long after, more … Read more
Bank of America (BAC) said Tuesday that first-quarter profits dropped 18% from a year ago as a key revenue source weakened, offering the latest example of how even the biggest banks are increasingly challenged by high interest rates. Net interest income at Bank of America fell 3% from the year-earlier period “as higher deposit costs … Read more
Big Jeff Hoffman makes game-saving tag, Pache’s prep pays off in walk-off win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Jeff Hoffman is built as much like a linebacker as he is a pitcher and it mattered on Monday night. With two outs and runners on the corners in the top of the ninth inning of … Read more
House Republicans on Tuesday are expected to formally present their articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to the Senate, part of the party’s attempt to force an election-year showdown with the Biden administration over immigration and border security. In February, House Republicans bypassed skepticism within their own ranks and unified Democratic … Read more
(Bloomberg) — South Africa has taken a preliminary step toward filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the European Union over its treatment of citrus purchases from the country. Most Read from Bloomberg The African nation has requested consultations with the EU at the WTO in a bid to resolve the dispute, the … Read more