Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has announced that the budget will be held a week earlier than usual this year, fuelling speculation over an autumn general election. Mr Chambers, who was promoted into the ministerial role last month, said the budget will take place on October 1st. He also said the current Government will run […]
Toyota vehicles are seen for sale on a dealership lot on January 03, 2024 in San Marcos, Texas. Auto sales rose sharply within the first nine months of 2023, leading to an increase in double-digit percentages. – Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) CDK Global, a software platform designed to streamline car sales that’s in use […]
Topeka temperatures eclipsed the century mark Monday for the first time this year, during a summer that forecasters expect to be hotter than usual. The mercury topped out at 102 degrees and the heat index reached 109, said Kyle Poage, meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Topeka. Monday’s top temperature fell just short […]
When Judge Aileen M. Cannon presides over a hearing Friday in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case, she will spend the day considering well-trod arguments about an arcane legal issue in an unorthodox manner. It will be the latest example of how her unusual handling of the case has now become business as usual. […]
As a mom of four, I’m on the road a lot. Unfortunately, I drive a big gas-guzzling car to fit all those kids, which means I’m well acquainted with my local gas station. But I recently discovered a secret hack to help me save on gas: I signed up for Walmart+. Walmart+ members usually save […]
Summer can be scorching hot in Florida, but if you can take the heat, you can score some of the best deals of the year at Walt Disney World. Special three- and four-day Magic Tickets bring prices down to under $100 a day for adults, which at Disney and other theme parks means anyone age […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration, authorities said Wednesday, bucking the usual spring increase. U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to […]
FILE – A United Airlines jet is seen after leaving the taxiway, March 8, 2024, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Federal officials are issuing a preliminary report about the United jet that slid off a taxiway at a Houston airport last month. According to a report, Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the National […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) intended for this is part of a larger package of 7.4 billion […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, political reporter Allan Smith interviews one of the contenders to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate. […]
RALEIGH, N.C (WNCN) — Numbers are in on how many people voted early this primary cycle, and more than 670,000 North Carolinians cast their ballots early. The number represents nearly 9 percent of the state’s more than 7.4 million eligible voters. While numbers are in, there is a potentially big change heading into Election Day […]
“Looks like someone is trying to take more than $10,000 from us.” That’s the message my husband typed to me on a Monday morning in October. By the time I wrote back, he was on the phone with our bank. The weekend before, someone walked into a bank branch, pretended to be one of us, […]