Current and former FBI officials expressed shock and dismay Monday over the news that President Donald Trump has selected a right-wing podcaster and ardent FBI critic to be the bureau’s deputy director, even as the man picked for the job said he was ready to put partisanship aside. On his podcast, former Secret Service agent...
The Trump administration’s tariff policies may raise auto insurance premiums for motorists, according to a new Insurify analysis. This at a time when drivers continue to see costs soar amid pandemic-era inflation. A 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico — which may take effect as soon as March — would increase annual full-coverage car insurance premiums by 8% to $2,502, on...
Denny’s is the latest nationwide restaurant chain to announce surcharges for meals that include eggs in response to a nationwide shortage that has sent U.S. prices skyward. In a statement, the breakfast giant said that individual markets and restaurants would be responsible for deciding the surcharge price. It declined to quote any pricing examples, describing...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Monday said the U.S. government is inefficient and in need of work as the Trump administration terminates thousands of federal employees and works to dismantle agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Dimon was asked by CNBC’s Leslie Picker whether he supported efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. He declined to give...
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Atlanta on Monday morning shortly after takeoff when the crew reported “possible smoke” in the aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Flight 876 took off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 8:30 a.m. and was headed to South Carolina’s Columbia Metropolitan Airport before the report was made,...
Investigators seized more than 120 terabytes of child sex abuse material from a residence in Northern California on Thursday, according to the Solano County Sheriff’s Office. The operation, conducted by the sheriff’s office in collaboration with Solano County Probation and the Vacaville Police Department, also led to the confiscation of more than 20 computers, a...
An Idaho woman says her right to free speech was violently “stripped” away when she was forcibly removed by three unidentified men at a town hall led by a local Republican committee, who described the woman as disruptive. The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee identified Teresa Borrenpohl as a woman who was on video being...
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are eying a high-stakes vote this week on a sweeping budget resolution to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda of trillions of dollars in tax cuts and additional funds for immigration enforcement. With a majority of 218-215 and no hope of winning Democratic votes, Republicans have almost no margin for error:...
More than a dozen sea lions have been reported sick over the past week in Southern California in a suspected domoic acid event, and beachgoers in Malibu are warned to avoid the distressed animals. The California Wildlife Center, a wildlife rescue organization, said Sunday team members responded to 10 calls for “sea lions in distress over...
Leading up to a vote Monday, the United States had been lobbying countries around the world to oppose a resolution brought forward at the United Nations General Assembly by Ukraine and European countries on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine and support a U.S. draft resolution instead. But ultimately, after European countries won...