Washington 'millionaires tax' headed for passage as Gov. Bob Ferguson says he'll sign it
SEATTLE — Washington’s proposed new income tax for people earning more than $1 million a year appears headed for ... Read More
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Shock drop in US payrolls casts doubt on steadying job market
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose, pointing to lingering fragility in a labor market that was thought to be stabilizing.
Nonfarm payrolls fell 92,000 last month, one of the ...Read more
Rocket accused of kickback scheme, hiking cost of homebuying
A lawsuit alleging hundreds of thousands of homebuyers overpaid because Detroit-based Rocket Companies' mortgage unit colluded with real estate agents highlights decades-old affordable housing issues and the role of ...Read more
The secret vehicle Ford built that CEO Farley just gave to Pope Leo
Ford Motor Co.'s CEO and his wife have donated to Pope Leo XIV a secretly built, customized 2026 Ford Explorer hybrid SUV built in the pope's native Chicago.
Jim and Lia Farley gifted the vehicle in the presence of the ...Read more
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas gives up on reelection bid
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Thursday night he was dropping his reelection bid after the Ethics Committee opened an investigation into his alleged affair with a staffer who later died by ...Read more
Kids online safety bills move forward from Senate, House panel
WASHINGTON — Bills that would seek to provide greater online protections for kids moved forward on both sides of Capitol Hill on Thursday, though a House measure was pulled back from a committee vote in a bid for ...Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender,' role in picking Iran's next leader
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would accept nothing short of Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” signaling that the possibility of regime change may be emerging as an ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: In two new court cases, judges find that AI does not have human intelligence
It's becoming clearer with every passing day that the only people making a serious effort to come to grips with the implications of artificial intelligence for society aren't legislators, or business leaders, or AI ...Read more
Hundreds of applications, no jobs and AI replacements: California's brutal tech work landscape
Laid-off tech worker Joseph Tinner has spent almost a year hunting for a job. It has been a depressing crash course on the sea change in Silicon Valley.
The former product instructor from the San Francisco Bay Area has ...Read more
Pentagon believes US struck Iran girls elementary school, killing 150
Pentagon investigators believe U.S. forces carried out a devastating airstrike that destroyed a Iranian girls elementary school last Saturday, killing more than 150 people in the deadliest single attack of the weeklong war...Read more
Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk to speak at a Michigan college's commencement
DETROIT — Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will speak at Hillsdale College's commencement ceremony this May, the college said this week.
The private, Christian college's ceremony, held May 9, ...Read more
'Moscow has girls': Inside Epstein's network from Palm Beach to the Kremlin
In his quest to build out an elite global network and satisfy his insatiable desire to procure women and girls to sexually abuse, Jeffrey Epstein often turned to Russia and its neighboring countries.
He built ...Read more
BBC boss calls on-air n-word incident at BAFTAs 'genuine human error'
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie addressed the controversial on-air incident, which saw Tourette’s advocate John Davidson involuntarily call out the “n-word” while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo ...Read more
Trump wants 'unconditional surrender,' won't seek Iran deal
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to negotiate an end to the war with Iran in a post on social media that demanded Tehran capitulate as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue.
“There will be no deal with Iran ...Read more
Trump demands Iran surrender as war upends global markets
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran surrender as the war on the Islamic Republic raged for a seventh day, with the impact reverberating across global supply chains and energy markets.
Washington won’t negotiate an...Read more
Congress' updated NASA directive seeks to extend space station life to 2032
A revamped version of a congressional NASA authorization act moving through the U.S. Senate would add two more years of life to the International Space Station among a slew of new directives for the nation’s space agency...Read more
Kevin Federline has 'a lot of sympathy' for ex-wife Britney Spears
Kevin Federline has said he still feels "a lot of sympathy" for Britney Spears, insisting her struggles were shaped by her treatment when she was younger.
Speaking on Chris Jericho's Talk Is Jericho podcast recently, the ...Read more
All Saints star Nicole Appleton reveals what wild Oasis singer Liam Gallagher is really like as a dad
Nicole Appleton says Oasis singer Liam Gallagher was a "hands on" dad to their son Gene when he was a baby.
The former All Saints member and Liam got together in 2000 and married in 2008 but split in 2013 after the rock ...Read more
Q&A: As the stars of 'Outlander' embark on the final season, even they don't know how it ends
LOS ANGELES — Author Diana Gabaldon knew readers had been mentally casting the timeless main couple at the center of her "Outlander" book saga since the first novel's release in the early '90s — particularly its ...Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' of Iran and 'acceptable' leaders
President Donald Trump Friday demanded the “unconditional surrender” of Iran and installation of “acceptable” leaders as conditions to end the weeklong war with Tehran that has spread across the volatile Middle ...Read more
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis announce a Vegas concert residency
MINNEAPOLIS — Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are taking their secret sauce to Las Vegas.
After testing a “Nothing But Hits” show at Taste of Minnesota in 2024, the Minneapolis-launched hit producers and songwriters will do...Read more
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