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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House 08/25/2025 09:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, in a move viewed as a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over the independent institution. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform Monday that he is f The Latest: Trump fires Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations 08/25/2025 09:19pm • President Donald Trump says he���s firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve���s board of governors, amid mortgage fraud allegations, opening a new front in the fight over America���s central bank. The president���s announcement came Monday night, days after Cook said she wouldn���t leave he Everything You Need to Know About the Medicare Trust Fund 08/25/2025 08:00pm • If you depend on Medicare, you may be aware of the Medicare Trust Fund -- and may understand that it's the reason your health coverage exists. If you're the inquisitive type, you may wonder where the money comes from, and if it's your nature to worry, you may fret over whether the funding could disa Assisted Living vs. Home Care: What's the Difference? 08/25/2025 08:00pm • Martha Aron's aging parents had spent many years living in Florida in the winters and Colorado in the summers. As they got older and it became more difficult to travel, they sold their home in Colorado and began to live full time in Florida. Aron's father was approaching his 100th birthday and her m Will the Stock Market Crash in 2025? 5 Risk Factors 08/25/2025 08:00pm • The U.S. stock market is showing signs of vitality over volatility as summer fades, with the benchmark S&P 500 index up 9.5% year to date as of Aug. 25. Yet the experts over at S&P Global aren't sure what to make of a late-summer market that's waiting for some good news on the global economy Running back Brian Robinson joins 49ers seeking to form the 'best duo in the league' with McCaffrey 08/25/2025 07:02pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� After three mostly productive seasons in Washington, Brian Robinson isn't quite sure why things didn't work out with the Commanders. Figuring that out now isn't very important as Robinson tries to get up to speed quickly with the San Francisco 49ers following a trade 'Leave our kids alone': Schools reopen in DC with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols 08/25/2025 06:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Public schools reopened Monday in the nation���s tense capital with parents on edge over the presence in their midst of thousands of National Guard troops ��� some now armed ��� and large scatterings of federal law enforcement officers carrying out President Donald Trump's orders Philadelphia's mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US 08/25/2025 06:25pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Commuters and students in Philadelphia woke up earlier than usual on Monday to navigate service reductions that the region's public transit agency has called more drastic than any undertaken by a major transit agency in the United States. The cuts took effect as the school y Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected 08/25/2025 05:54pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Jorge ���Tuto��� Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia���s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by budget-busting populism. Now, after three failed presidential bids, the collapse of Bolivia� Cracker Barrel says it "could've done a better job" with release of new logo that angered some fans 08/25/2025 05:54pm • Cracker Barrel is sticking with its new logo but apologizing to fans who were angered when the change was announced last week. ���If the last few days have shown us anything, it's how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We're truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,��� the company said Monday Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish to pitch for first time in 14 months after elbow surgery 08/25/2025 05:52pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Kyle Bradish will make his 2025 debut on the mound for the Orioles on Tuesday night, far too late to help Baltimore salvage an extremely disappointing season. Bradish can, however, provide hope that next year might be a whole lot better ��� for the right-hander and the last-pla Fairfax Co. schools abortion allegations fuel new political firestorm in Virginia governor���s race 08/25/2025 04:57pm • Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered state police to investigate explosive allegations from a conservative blog that Fairfax County Public Schools officials helped multiple underage girls obtain abortions in 2021 ��� a probe whose findings may not surface before Election Day but could still sway voters i Book Review: Renaissance scholar illuminates brief, transgressive life of poet Christopher Marlowe 08/25/2025 04:35pm • The English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564, the same year as his frenemy William Shakespeare. Yet unless you majored in English in college, it is quite possible you never heard of him. Except you have. Marlowe was the guy who wrote about Helen of Troy: ���Was this the face Sports on TV for Tuesday, Aug. 26 08/25/2025 04:25pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Aug. 26 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN���S) 7 p.m. ACCN ��� South Carolina at Clemson MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS ��� Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets TRUTV ��� Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets 10 p.m. MLBN ��� Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent 08/25/2025 04:19pm • More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster response risks a catastrophe like the one seen after Hurricane Katrina. ���Our shared commitment to our