WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump’s administration is citing the government shutdown in explaining why it’s holding up roughly $18 billion for a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city’s Second Avenue subway. The move is likely meant to target Senate Democratic leader…… MORE
Attorney General Bondi Touts Memphis Arrests During Federal Deployment as US, State Officials Meet
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi have met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis. The meeting comes as about a dozen federal law enforcement agencies ordered by President Donald Trump to fight crime have begun making arrests there. Bondi says via social media that the Memphis…… MORE
Jane Goodall, the Celebrated Primatologist and Conservationist, Has Died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced her death Wednesday, saying she died of natural causes while in California on a U.S. speaking tour. Goodall is best remembered for living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago and…… MORE
AOL’s Dial Up Internet Takes Its Last Bow, Marking the End of an Era
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, September 30th, citing routine evaluations of its offerings. Dial-up is no longer advertised on AOL’s website, and former help pages related to the service are unavailable. AOL, formerly America Online, introduced…… MORE
Supreme Court Lets Lisa Cook Remain as a Federal Reserve Governor for Now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now. The court is declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her. In a brief unsigned order Wednesday, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump’s effort…… MORE
US Takes a Stake in Another Company, This One is Operating a Massive Lithium Mine in Nevada
The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based in Vancouver. It will also take a 5% stake in the Thacker Pass…… MORE
Gold Prices Soar to New Records Amid US Government Shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — As uncertainty deepens amid the U.S. government’s first shutdown in almost seven years, the gold frenzy continues to climb to new heights. The going price for New York spot gold hit a record $3,858.45 per troy ounce — the standard for measuring precious metals — as of market close Tuesday, ahead…… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Shaq sets the Record Straight
Shaq squashes rumors about dating OnlyFans star with a classic one-liner…… MORE
US Government Shuts Down
Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight. WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight. Democrats held firm Wednesday to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have refused to negotiate. The…… MORE
Trump Calls for Using US Cities as ‘Training Ground’ for Military in Unusual Speech to Generals
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He’s suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from within.” Addressing military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia on Tuesday, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the…… MORE
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