LONDON (AP) — Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines. The younger brother of King Charles III said he and the royal family had decided “the continued accusations about me distract from the work of…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities…… MORE
The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been discussing ways to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump urged countries to vote against the regulations. The International Maritime…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks. Zions Bank, Western Alliance Bank, and Jefferies disclosed bad investments, causing their stocks to fall sharply this week. On Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving domestic automakers some relief from his tariffs. He’s extending a special rebate on auto parts until 2030. Tariffs on those parts had threatened to raise costs for automakers. The exemption was originally supposed to be a short-term bridge to give automakers time to move production lines back…… MORE
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the limit it imposed after a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines jet that the company built. After the terrifying January 2024 incident, the FAA capped Boeing’s production of Max jets to 38 per month. The…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — As economic uncertainty deepens, the rush for gold continues — with prices for the precious metal topping $4,300 for the first time this week. The going price for New York spot closed at a record $4,326 per troy ounce on Thursday. Futures also traded as high at more than $4,344 per…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express reports a 16% increase in third-quarter profits, driven by higher card spending, especially among its wealthiest members. On Friday, the company announced earnings of $2.9 billion, up from $2.51 billion a year ago. Earnings per share rose to $4.14, beating analysts’ expectations. AmEx recently refreshed its Platinum Card, adding…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information. The investigation burst into public view in August when the FBI searched Bolton’s Maryland home and Washington office for classified records he may have illegally retained. Bolton’s attorney says many of…… MORE
WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – In Washington D.C. , President Trump responded to Hamas releasing 4 of 28 bodies of hostages believed to have died during captivity as pledged during a 72-hour window between cease fire agreement and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. If “they dont’ disarm, we will disarm them”, Trump said during…… MORE
