Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
US Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low
NEW YORK (AP) - The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year. A government survey shows that about 1 in 11 adults said they were current smokers. The prelimin...
May 29, 2026
Blue Origin Investigates Rocket Explosion as Public is Warned About Possible Wreckage Washing Ashore
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing. The company fueled the massive New Glenn rocket Thursday...
May 29, 2026
US Stocks Gain Ground, Adding to Their Records, as Dell Soars
Stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the all-time highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Friday. That was the seventh straight gain for the index. The S&P 500 al...
May 29, 2026
Tomatoes Become Latest Symbol of America's Affordability Squeeze
NEW YORK (AP) - Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index. Experts say the spike is the result of crop yields and two p...
May 29, 2026
SEC Moves to Repeal Rule That Requires Companies to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to repo...
May 29, 2026
Google Employee Charged With Using Confidential Search Data to Make $1.2 Million on Polymarket
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 mill...
May 29, 2026
Key Inflation Gauge Worsens as Americans' Income and Spending Power Erodes
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans' finances. Infla...
May 29, 2026
US Jobless Claims Rise to 215,000 but Layoffs Remain Low Despite Iran War Uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) - More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless...
May 29, 2026
European Union Unlocks Billions in Funding for Hungary After Rapid Reforms by New Leader Magyar
BRUSSELS (AP) - Officials say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or around $19 billion in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Pter Magyar enacted rapid reforms. Thos...
May 29, 2026
California Air Regulators Update a Key Climate Program, Sparking Pushback From Environmentalists
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California air regulators have updated a key climate program Friday. The program, known as cap and trade, sets a declining limit on total planet-warming emissions in the stat...
May 29, 2026
