Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are rallying across the U.S. to protest the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations were planned Saturday by more than 150 groups. They include civil rights organizations, labor unions, LBGTQ+ advocates, veterans and elections…… MORE
BANGKOK (AP) — The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors ramp up their emergency relief efforts. The 7.7 magnitude quake hit a wide swath of the country on March 28, causing significant damage to six regions and states including the…… MORE
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s rial currency traded at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday. The exchange rate had plunged to over 1 million rials during the Persian New Year, Nowruz, as currency shops closed and only informal trading took place on the streets,…… MORE
LONDON (AP) — The British maker of Jaguar and Land Rover cars is pausing shipments to the U.S. as it works to mitigate the impact of a 25% tax on vehicle imports imposed by the Trump administration. Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, one of Britain’s biggest carmakers, said Saturday that the pause would take place this…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days. That gives his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. The order was announced as White House officials believed they were nearing…… MORE
BANGKOK (AP) — China says it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, delivering its strongest response yet since U.S. President Donald Trump began piling tariffs on Chinese goods. Beijing also suspended imports of sorghum, poultry and bonemeal from six U.S. companies, added 27 firms to lists of companies subject to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate has approved a budget framework that includes multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts. The mostly party-line vote came early Saturday after a late-night session. GOP lawmakers overcame Democratic opposition for a crucial next step that’s central to President Donald Trump’s agenda. Passage of the plan paves the way for…… MORE
NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Fears of a possible recession and in reaction to the near worldwide Trump tariffs affecting imports from most nations worldwide…with Wall Street seeing another dive in stocks… Global investors are selling equities in response to the Trump tariffs against the majority of American trade partners, including China, retaliating in kind…… MORE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. Congress had mandated that the platform be divested…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Patriots are reported trading Joe Milton III and a seventh-round pick to Dallas, receiving a fifth-round pack in return. New England will take the compensatory fifth-round pick for Dallas, trading them a seventh-round pick. Milton garnered serious interest from the Cowboys when he threw a 38-yard touchdown pass in the preseason…… MORE
