WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them: Tariffs are a tax on importsTariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller. In the United States, tariffs are collected by Customs and Border…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Instead of offering to buy U.S. Steel, Japan will “invest heavily” into U.S. Steel, said President Donald Trump, and offer it’s latest technology, to “make a better quality product in the United States” in a “mutually beneficial deal”, according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a news conference…… MORE
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport say a Japan Airlines plane that was taxiing on the tarmac apparently struck the tail of a parked Delta aircraft Wednesday morning. In a post on X, the airport said there were no injuries and minimal impact to airport operations. A Delta spokesperson said that its Boeing…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — Dozens of senior officials have been placed on leave, thousands of contractors laid off, and billions in humanitarian aid frozen to foreign countries. In the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced sweeping changes to the U.S. agency responsible for delivering global humanitarian assistance, leaving aid organizations…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP NEW YORK — Wall Street showed signs of stability Tuesday, with U.S. stock indexes making only modest moves in early trading, following a stronger performance in Europe and Asia earlier in the day. As of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, the S&P 500 was up by 0.1%, recovering from a sharp drop…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP BRUSSELS — Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly stated on Monday that Greenland is not for sale, urging a strong response from the European Union if U.S. President Donald Trump moves forward with his threat to assert control over the island. “I will never support the idea of fighting our allies.…… MORE
WASHINGTON — Staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday, according to an internal notice, following billionaire Elon Musk’s announcement that President Donald Trump had agreed to shut down the agency. USAID employees reported that over 600 staffers were locked out of…… MORE
Image Courtesy of AP Concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs have sparked a significant downturn in U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 dropped 1.7% in early Monday trading, following similar losses in markets across Asia and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 557 points, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.1%. The ripple effect was felt…… MORE
We don’t believe in punishing private companies for making decisions that protect and enhance their workforce,’ Washington AG Nick Brown said Washington State’s Attorney General Stands Firmly with Costco Amid DEI Policy Controversy Washington state’s attorney general is championing Costco’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices while pushing back against conservative political pressure…… MORE
Photo Courtesy of AP BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — On Wednesday, a jury watched video footage of a police investigator telling Travis McMichael, the man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery, that he wasn’t being arrested shortly after the incident. McMichael, along with his father, Greg McMichael, and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, chased and shot…… MORE
