America In Focus: mortgage rate rises while Wall Street looks to continue its winning ways
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week.
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer.
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Los Angeles reaches $1.2 million settlement with Blueground
The rental startup accused of price gouging in Los Angeles during the January 2025 wildfires agreed to work with the city.
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Warsh takes charge of a Fed facing rising inflation threat
Amid the backdrop of rising threats of inflation, Kevin Warsh took charge as the next chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday.
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The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
From 221B Baker Street in London to the Reichenbach Falls in the Alps, armchair detectives celebrate International Sherlock Holmes Day.
A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world
Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year in Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage…
Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane in an unlikely fit
Everlane, based in San Francisco, didn't disclose a purchase price.
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Matthew Perry’s family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose
Matthew Perry's assistant is set to become the last defendant sentenced in the investigation of the drug death of the “Friends” star.
Beam-signing at Cal State Fullerton spotlights Landmark Hall’s target: Leadership
The more than 20,000-square-foot, trilevel, state-of-the-art building adjacent to the business college is slated to open in fall 2027.
Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro’s life since stepping down as Cuba’s president
He is believed to wield significant influence over the government but keeps a low profile even as general of Cuba’s army.