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Mortgage rates could hit 7% if Iran war doesn’t end soon
Rates are going crazy. And not in a good way.
Supreme Court rejects Meta’s appeal in Vermont social media addiction case
The Supreme Court refused Meta's appeal to block a lawsuit alleging Meta knowingly designed addictive features that harm young users.
What does it mean that I am ‘the trustee’?
Being the trustee carries genuine responsibility, columnist Ron Sokol writes.
Supreme Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges’ speech restrictions
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions for federal immigration judges, requiring them to use the federal complaint system.
Classes resume, businesses reopen as large chunk of evacuation zone is cleared in Garden Grove hazmat threat
Families and businesses alerted late Monday evening they could return after evacuation zone was reduced are now trying to get back to normal.
Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop leaks
The Trump administration is requesting comment on its plans to further crack down on what it calls the release of unauthorized information, as part of its continuing focus on leaks…
Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement
Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement.
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country. This decision comes as the administration blocks refugees…
Early voting begins in South Carolina as senators weigh scrapping primary for congressional races
Early in-person voting has begun in South Carolina’s primaries as state senators consider canceling congressional votes. Senators are debating whether to adopt a new U.S. House map and reschedule the…