Scientists have debated for years about what’s going on with Earth’s inner core. A new study offers compelling evidence that the inner core reversed direction and is slowing down. The shift happened in 2010, but it’s unclear what triggered it or when the core will change back. One of the key questions plaguing Earth scientists […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, while adding that more such evidence would be needed before the Fed would cut interest rates. After some persistently high inflation reports at the start of 2024, Powell said, the data […]
A renowned wildlife photographer who was fined for slowing traffic to photograph a grizzly bear has claimed that fighting the ticket has cost him $20,000. On October 9, 2023, Tom Mangelson saw an injured grizzly bear lying on the side of Highway 26 in Grand Teton National Park. He slowed down to photograph the bear, […]
The Jackson Fork Ranch on the upper Hoback River, pictured here in 2021, is typical of the agricultural landscape in the Bondurant basin. (Angus M. Thuermer Jr./WyoFile) A billionaire’s planned Upper Hoback Road luxury resort could take as long as six years to construct because Sublette County is not granting his request to eliminate seasonal […]
The rotation of Earth’s inner core began to slow down more than a decade ago, altering the length of our days by fractions of a second. Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) created renderings of the inner core’s movement using seismic data recorded from various earthquakes and nuclear tests, both of which send […]
The pessimism around electric vehicle (EV) sales growth is palpable right now. It seems every day there’s a new announcement from a major automaker about delaying a new EV launch, pulling back on billions in investment plans, or altering plans for new battery factories. In other words, 2024 is looking like it’s going to be […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has long had sole authority over immigration policy in the United States, but several Republican-led states have continued to push for a role in enforcing regulations out of frustration with current policy and as a way to criticize Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden. With polling showing Americans […]
By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Boeing has told suppliers it is delaying a key production milestone for its 737 jet family by three months, two industry sources said, as it continues to struggle with a crisis that is hurting output. A new Boeing supplier schedule communicated to the industry calls for 737 output […]
Traffic is moving slowly after a car hauler lost the vehicles it was carrying in the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County. The crash happened at mile marker 89.4, between the Donegal and New Stanton exits. Drivers should expect delays and are advised to consider alternate routes. In the latest update, Turnpike […]
Consumers might be squeezed by inflation, but it seems their wallets aren’t tight enough to stop them spending on enjoying a good time. At least, that’s what Brian Moynihan is seeing from the data at Bank of America. But while shoppers are still splurging on experience spending, they’re consciously pulling back on more day-to-day purchases […]
(Bloomberg) — Inflation-related releases across the Group of Seven will prime central bankers for crucial June interest-rate decisions, just as they meet in Italy to discuss the state of the world economy. Most Read from Bloomberg Days after US data revealed cooler-than-expected consumer-price growth, the UK, Canada and Japan will all publish numbers for April […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers on Friday, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South. The workers voted 56% against the union, according to unofficial totals released by the UAW, which had people watching […]