Stocks slid on Wednesday as hotter inflation pushed back interest rate cut hopes.

Hegseth said the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war.

Future Democratic rule over California could be in question after a demographic analysis warned the state’s population will see sweeping shifts by 2040. Within 15 years, the state’s elderly population, or those 65 and older, will increase by 59% as the number of children declines by 24% and the working-age population remains largely stagnant, according […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine on Wednesday and said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine’s borders to revert to before the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz have raised the specter that the executive branch might openly flout the federal judiciary and prompted questions about how judges would respond.

President claims the release of US school teacher could be an important part of ending the Ukraine war

US inflation increased by more than expected last month, pushing up the cost of living for Americans.

With Google and Apple already having made the change, Microsoft’s Bing has also now swapped Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in accordance with President Donald Trump’s ridiculous executive order. For now, the new name is apparently only visible in the United States — and Gulf of Mexico is still showing in search and other parts of Bing Maps.
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The first in a wave of storms expected to bring significant rainfall to Southern California this week arrived overnight. “We’re tracking rain as it’s making its arrival to Southern California. The …