Day: February 3, 2025

President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a ‘special government employee’ at the White House. Here’s what that means.

CBS sports broadcaster and University of Houston alumnus Jim Nantz is the new owner of a car formerly driven by the world’s top golfer, Scottie Scheffler, after winning it at an auction for a Corpus Christi-based charity. Nantz, who paid $50,000 for the 2012 GMC Yukon XL, received the car last week at his home in California, according to Golfweek. Nantz first placed the $50,000 bid on the car at a charity event for the Triumph Over Kid Cancer…

Stocks cut their initial losses on Monday, but investors are still worried about the aggressive trade policy from the White House.

An Arizona film festival’s display of more than 1,300 movie posters broke a Guinness World Record.

Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the U.S. Agency for International Development provides billions in humanitarian assistance overseas.

G.O.P. lawmakers, including those on the House Agriculture Committee, praised the plan for tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China despite the financial damage a trade war could unleash on American farmers.

Plans for new tariffs on Canada and China and Mexico sent stocks falling early Monday. Even as markets recover, experts say it’s a wake-up call for investors.

The Mexican president announced she and President Donald Trump reached a deal to pause tariffs for a month.