After overcoming the mid-flight malfunctions of Boeing’s commercial spacecraft, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally reached the safety of the International Space Station on Thursday. A decade in the making, Cape Canaveral’s Wednesday launch was Boeing’s third attempt after aborting two prior launches, due in part to helium leaks in the service module […]
What began as a simple road trip for two buddies in Baja Bugs from California to North Carolina became something more than expected. It was about making friends along the way. Mark Girdner, 64, and Mike Adams, 71, both of California, began their cross-country journey to travel to Kitty Hawk, N.C., and were going to […]
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have hobbled the former U.S. president’s business empire. The Republican Trump, set to face Democratic President Joe Biden in the November U.S. election, was found liable […]
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump won a bid on Monday to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a smaller $175 million bond within 10 days, in a victory for the former U.S. president that blocks New York state authorities from taking steps to seize his […]
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images The US economy won’t dodge a hard landing recession, according to Stephanie Pomboy. The economist said US consumers are already in a recession. That could be followed by a “double-dip” profit recession as corporate earnings take a hit. The US economy can’t avoid a hard-landing recession, according to one top economist. Stephanie […]
The Senate cleared a six-bill funding package Friday night, sending the $459 billion measure to President Joe Biden’s desk just in time to thwart a partial government shutdown after midnight. The upper chamber passed the measure 75-22 following votes on a handful of Republican amendments that failed on the floor. The bill takes care of […]
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is expected to give Congress’ final approval on Friday of legislation funding several federal agencies through September, averting a partial government shutdown that otherwise would begin at midnight. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed by a vote of 339-85 the package of fiscal 2024 appropriations […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hues to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until […]
Wilmington, Delaware CNN  — Fox News reached a last-second settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday as the case raced toward opening statements, paying more than $787 million to end a colossal two-year legal battle that publicly shredded the right-wing network’s credibility. Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is the largest publicly […]