Search

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes 09/16/2025 11:11am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job market and lead to price increases. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month from July, when sales were NCAA FBS Individual Leading Rushers 09/16/2025 11:10am • Leading Rushers G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Offense 09/16/2025 11:10am • Rushing Offense G Car RuYD TD Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Defense 09/16/2025 11:10am • Rushing Defense G Car Yds TD Yds Pg After rescinding protections, ICE is moving to deport more immigrants who were victims of crime 09/16/2025 09:58am • MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Days after he nearly died when an assailant shot him during a robbery attempt, Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo went to an Iowa police station hoping to get his belongings back. The police in Muscatine, Iowa had his car and the cash he was carrying when he was shot and near Italy approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in North Stream pipeline explosions 09/16/2025 09:18am • MILAN (AP) — An Italian appeals court on Tuesday approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested last month on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged North Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. The suspect, Serhii Kuznietsov, has opposed the extradition and hi After rescinding protections, ICE is moving to deport more immigrants who were victims of crime 09/16/2025 09:15am • MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Days after an assailant’s bullet tore through two of his limbs, Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo hobbled out of the hospital on crutches. Hernandez had nearly died in the early morning of June 21 when, police say, a troubled young man shot him during an attempted robbery Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts 09/16/2025 08:08am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut up to 1,000 jobs at its electric auto plant in Cologne, Germany due to lower than expected demand for battery-powered cars. The job reduction would be carried out so far as possible with voluntary departures and buyouts, the compa Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was shot provided less security than other venues as he toured nation 09/16/2025 02:29am • OREM, Utah (AP) — Less than two weeks before Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah, a sheriff's department in central California conducted three days of reconnaissance to prepare for a speech by the conservative firebrand at a local church in politically friendly territory. Officials researched pot A car-free stretch of highway in San Francisco leads to recall vote and warning to politicians 09/16/2025 12:02am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — During the coronavirus pandemic, the city closed a stretch of a four-lane highway along San Francisco’s Pacific Coast and made it an automobile-free sanctuary where bicyclists and walkers flocked to exercise and socialize under open skies and to the sound of crashing waves. Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to unseat Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ahead of rate vote 09/15/2025 09:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove her just ahead of a key vote on interest rates. The Trump administration is expected to quickly turn to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch bid What's Better for an Emergency Fund: High-Yield Savings Account or Money Market Account? 09/15/2025 08:00pm • A high-yield savings account or money market account will offer the best place to keep your emergency fund in easy reach while earning interest. See how you can figure out which one is the best account for your emergency fund, along with what to avoid. How High-Yield Savings and Money Market Account How Much of My Monthly Budget Should Go to Student Loans? 09/15/2025 08:00pm • Once the grace period ends, borrowers are on the hook for monthly student loan payments. Finding room in your budget for those payments can be challenging, especially if you're juggling rent, groceries and other bills. While there's no set rule for how much of your budget should go toward student lo Tesla's stock is rising as Elon Musk buys more than 2.5M shares worth about $1B 09/15/2025 06:47pm • Tesla's stock is climbing Monday as CEO Elon Musk disclosed the purchase of more than 2.5 million shares worth approximately $1 billion. Shares of the electric vehicle maker rose 3.6% to $410.04 each. Musk purchased various amounts of shares at different prices on Friday, according to a regulatory f Another section of Old Town Alexandria is now car free 09/15/2025 05:41pm • After a nearly yearlong trial, another section of King Street in Old Town Alexandria near the waterfront will now be permanently closed to vehicle traffic. The 100 block of King Street was already closed, and now the 200 block is open only to pedestrian traffic after a 7-0 vote over the weekend b