Day: January 30, 2025

WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, distanced himself on Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee he did not think violent rioters who assaulted law enforcement deserved a break.

Robert F. Kennedy, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, vigorously defended his views on vaccines, and a key senator still has clear doubts.

The president also suggested he still plans to impose new tariffs on China but did not give any details.

The major indexes rose toward record highs Thursday. Apple stock flashed a buy signal late on earnings while Deckers, Atlassian diverged.

Polling shows Medicaid and other federal health programs are widely popular.

(Reuters) – Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week. The company will increase hourly pay for its top of the scale employees over the next three years, with the pay rising by $1 to $30.20 in the first year and an extra $1 each in the subsequent two years, according to the memo. The pay

World-class figure skaters, hunting buddies and flight crews were among those who perished.

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.

An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, plunging into the Potomac River.