As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S. authorities try to fix systemic issues with outreach program

pbs.org It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock…

Trump Leads Biden By 10 Points In Latest Election Poll: Rasmussen Reports

zerohedge.com Trump Leads Biden By 10 Points In Latest Election Poll: Rasmussen Reports Despite the 'betting' odds still favoring President Biden in November (according to PredictIt)...…

Which States Have The Highest Minimum Wage In America?

zerohedge.com Which States Have The Highest Minimum Wage In America? This year, 22 states are raising their minimum wage, impacting almost 10 million workers across the country. Many…

Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after yen surge

finance.yahoo.com US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged sharp moves in the value of the yen this week, even as she declined to say whether Japan had intervened to support the…

The American City With The Hottest Housing Market

247wallst.com One of the gold standards for US real estate prices is the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, which is over two decades old. Recently, its monthly numbers have shown that…

An expensive, personal, very close presidential race careens toward an uncertain end

nbcnews.com Six months from Election Day, American voters are confronting a presidential race that looks stable at a glance — and is roiling with uncertainty beneath the surface. For…

We are 6 months from the 2024 presidential election. Here's where things stand

businessinsider.com President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File; AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File The presidential election is only 6 months away. President…

How gas prices have changed in Arizona in the last week

azfamily.com Gasoline prices have stalled over the past week on average across the country and remain highest in Western and Northeastern states as well as in Illinois, where taxes on…

At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the 'Gestapo'

nbcnews.com PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden’s administration to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in remarks at a private, closed-door donor retreat…

Why abortion bans in Florida and Arizona disproportionately affect the Latina population

pbs.org This story was originally published by The 19th on May 3, 2024. Millions of Latino Floridians and Arizonans started off the month of May with new and looming restrictions on…

The NCAA and top college conferences could pay $3 billion and share revenue with athletes to settle an antitrust lawsuit

fortune.com The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share…

Ted Cruz rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's "utterly ridiculous" plan

newsweek.com Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, rebuked Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, calling it an "utterly ridiculous" plan on…

At a private donor retreat, Trump team says Minnesota and Virginia are in play

nbcnews.com PALM BEACH, Fla. — Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in…

Lab-grown meat company says Ron DeSantis ignoring Republican "basic values"

newsweek.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been accused of ignoring Republican "basic values" after he signed a law banning lab-grown meat, also known as cultured meat, throughout…

Kari Lake gets scathing rebuke from Christian petition: "Stop invoking God"

newsweek.com Arizona Republican Kari Lake has received a scathing rebuke from a petition posted on Thursday by a community of Christians asking her to "stop invoking God." Lake, a…

Pension Funds Increasingly Eyeing Bitcoin Investments: Fidelity

bitcoinnews.com Pension funds, traditionally known for their conservative investment strategies, are gradually warming up to the idea of diving into the world of Bitcoin. Recent reports…

Cease-fire talks advance in Egypt even as Israel threatens to invade Rafah

nbcnews.com TEL AVIV — A high-level Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo Saturday as months of stop-start talks for a cease-fire and hostage release deal appear to have reached a crucial…

10 Weekend Reads

ritholtz.com The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Most Important Skill of the Future is Being…

Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, May 3. Check your tickets for $284M jackpot

northjersey.com The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $284 million with a cash option of $130 million for Friday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The…

Trump Attorney Begins Interview by Saying, ‘As Someone Who Was Recently Indicted Myself…’

mediaite.com Christina Bobb, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, began her Newsmax appearance on Friday night by noting that like her client, she has been indicted. Trump is…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Stars Talk About Season 20 Finale

deadline.com The cast of Grey’s Anatomy were at the SeriesFest event in Denver, Colorado and briefly teased this season’s finale. The ABC medical drama is heading to its final episode of…

L.A. to provide resources to hundreds of 99 Cents Only workers losing their jobs

latimes.com The city of Los Angeles will provide informational resources to 99 Cents Only workers who are losing their jobs as a result of the discounter’s impending store closures,…

US Marine Corps urgently modernizes its counter-drone capabilities to keep pace with Russia and China

businessinsider.com US Marines search for nearby unmanned aerial system threats using a Light-Marine Air Defense Integrated System aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. US Marine Corps…

4 Utility Stocks to Play the AI Data Center Boom

morningstar.com The boom in artificial intelligence technology is expected to ripple beyond semiconductor and software stocks. The data centers that train and host AI programs require…

3 EV Stocks to Buy That Are Likely to Get Some Love From Democratic Governors

investorplace.com Democratic governors could be inspired by JB Pritzker's pro-EV stance A sign that the electric vehicle (EV) market is making a comeback recently came from Illinois, sending…

Monthly direct payments banned in four states

newsweek.com While the COVID-era stimulus payments were a lifeline to many Americans who found themselves laid off and facing widespread economic uncertainty, some economists have blamed…

Kansas City Royals Could Add a Two-Time NFL MVP to Their Squad Next Season

newsweek.com The NFL's best quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, shared he still loves baseball and would be interested in joining the Kansas City Royals during spring training to practice for…

Towns in Arizona With the Worst Poverty

247wallst.com More than 60 years have passed since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty, and yet, poverty remains endemic in the United States. In any given year over the last…

Toll Brothers Announces Opening of Regency at Waterset Active-Adult Community in Apollo Beach, Florida

benzinga.com APOLLO BEACH, Fla., May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc TOL, the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the highly anticipated opening of…

Woman rescues "sick" puppy, in disbelief over what he grows up to be

newsweek.com A dog's three-year transformation has stunned the internet, as he is almost unrecognizable from how he looked as a puppy. Abby Nelson, the dog's owner, told Newsweek that…

Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump

apnews.com is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen, in an address prepared for delivery Friday in…

Texas roads could melt as potentially record-breaking heat wave hits

newsweek.com The southeastern United States is forecast to get struck by a heatwave next week which could see temperatures reach highs of 120 degrees, enough to start melting the asphalt…

Inside Trump’s Trial With Olivia Nuzzi: The Naps, Insults, And a Judge Threatening Jail Time

mediaite.com Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine’s Washington correspondent, has been an indefatigable chronicler of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. She has reported from…

DeSantis makes ‘cultivated’ lab-grown meats illegal in Florida

msnbc.com It was a few months ago when Gov. Ron DeSantis first announced his support for preventing “cultivated” lab-grown meat from being made or sold in Florida. “You need meat, OK.…

Mysterious spiral "UFO" sightings reported across US, Europe

newsweek.com Social media users have reported mysterious spiral UFO sightings across the United States and Europe this week, with one witness saying they saw an object in the night sky…

The Most affordable Housing Market in Each State

247wallst.com The common lending guideline, or the 28% mortgage rule, stipulates that homeowners should spend 28% or less of their monthly gross income on major housing expenses —…

Las Vegas warned of power outages as alert issued

newsweek.com National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists issued a high wind watch for the Las Vegas area on Friday, warning residents of potential damage and widespread power outages…

Janet Yellen tackles democracy’s importance for economic growth, saying authoritarian rhetoric is ‘deeply flawed’

fortune.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen, in an address…

Arizona Senate Approves Repeal of Near-Total Abortion Ban

zerohedge.com Arizona Senate Approves Repeal of Near-Total Abortion Ban Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix on April 11,…

Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident

businessinsider.com By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

Fidelity says pensioners are starting to explore crypto in $4.7tn opportunity

dlnews.com Pension plans are warming to the idea of investing in crypto assets — but very slowly. Defined benefit plans and other pension funds “are only starting to talk to their…

Inflation in swing states is lower than the national average

thehill.com Inflation in several battleground states in the 2024 election is below the national average — in some cases by more than a full percentage point — as food prices retreat…

Opinion: Can’t we think of anything better to do with $1-billion taxpayer dollars?

theglobeandmail.com The good people of Salt Lake City are preparing to fork over half a billion dollars, and maybe more, to subsidize a major professional sports league. At least they’re…

Senate GOP zeros in on 4 top races in 2024

axios.com Senate Republicans are laser-focused on four states they see as their key to the majority: Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Why it matters: The Senate map favors…

99 Cents Only to close all 371 stores and wind down its business

latimes.com A customer leaves a 99 Cents Only store in Santa Monica on Friday. The deep-discount chain was founded in Los Angeles in 1982. 99 Cents Only Stores will close all 371 of its…

Rudy Giuliani, Who Filed for Bankruptcy Last Year, Can’t Get By on a $43,000-a-Month Budget

vanityfair.com After Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy last year, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the election workers to whom he was ordered to pay $148 million after being found liable for…

Phoenix's semiconductor hiring is slow despite federal investment

marketplace.org As part of “Marketplace’s” ongoing series Breaking Ground, which examines how trillions of federal dollars are changing government’s role in the economy in complicated,…

Arizona governor signs repeal of state's 160-year-old abortion ban

newsweek.com Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, signed a bill on Thursday that will repeal the state's 160-year-old abortion ban. As reproductive rights continue to be a…

Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

pbs.org Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday. Hobbs says the move is just the…

Arizona’s Democratic governor signs repeal of 1864 abortion ban

msnbc.com It was three weeks ago when Republican-appointed justices on the Arizona Supreme Court gave the political world an unexpected jolt, clearing the way for a 160-year-old…

A new poll of Latino voters has good news for Biden

msnbc.com President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has been criticized for not being responsive to the country’s estimated 36.2 million eligible Latino voters. But the campaign can…

NFL Fantasy Football Rankings: Top 10 Rookies to Draft This Season

newsweek.com The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone, and now, all eyes are officially on the 2024-25 season. Free agent signings will still trickle in over the next few months, but for the…

Intel Chip Fabrication Plant Selling $3.85 Billion of Bonds

finance.yahoo.com A company tied to Intel Corp.’s expansion of computer chip factories in Arizona is selling $3.85 billion of investment-grade bonds on Thursday. • None Saudi Arabia Steps Up…

Raw chicken out of temp, deli slicer with food debris among violations at Phoenix-area restaurants

azfamily.com Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of…

Skilla Baby Has All of the Co-Signs & Now It’s His Time to Deliver: ‘I’m Separating Myself’

billboard.com “I get love in Detroit like Skilla Baby.” Those eight words rapped by Jack Harlow on his chart-topping anthem “Lovin On Me” changed Skilla Baby’s life forever. Millions of…

The State Where CO2 Pollution is Skyrocketing: Every State Ranked

247wallst.com Statistics on average global temperatures indicate that 2023 will go down as the hottest year ever recorded. According to data from the World Meteorological Organization,…

DeSantis signs bill banning lab-grown meat in Florida

reason.com On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill banning the sale or production of lab-grown meat in the state. While a press release framed the bill as an attempt…

Army National Guard hasn't paid out enlistment bonuses to thousands of soldiers, alarming House lawmakers

businessinsider.com Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images…

‘Not a Driving Issue’: CNN Data Guru Pours Cold Water All Over the Idea Abortion Will Help Biden Win Reelection

mediaite.com CNN data guru Harry Enten broke down the latest polling data surrounding abortion and the 2024 presidential election with anchor John Berman this week. “Let’s take a look at…