U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, in a seemingly sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade wars that have fueled anxiety over possible job losses and rising inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, fell 11% on a monthly basis…
President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of free legal services for causes his administration supports. The resolutions reflect the Republican president’s continued success in bending prominent…
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration is planning to impose a “major tariff” on pharmaceuticals. During the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual presidential dinner on Tuesday, Trump warned that the United States does not make its own “pharmaceuticals, drugs and other things to get better” but instead relies on other countries. The…
China on Friday expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” over an agreement between Japan and NATO earlier this week to step up defense industry cooperation, saying such a move escalates regional tensions. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference that the trans-Atlantic alliance is a “regional and defensive military organization” and…
HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (TCN) — Authorities recently arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of fatally shooting a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered but died several days later. According to Howard County Police, on the night of July 31, 2020, officers responded to a home on Dovecote Drive to a report of several gunshots. The victim,…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kramatorsk late on April 8 wounded more than two dozen people and damaged multiple residential buildings, local officials said. Serhiy Lysak, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said that “Dnipro suffered…
After a long day of rehearsing for her upcoming world tour, Katy Perry decided to peruse a few books to help her unwind before bed. “I was listening to ‘Cosmos’ by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string theory,” she recalled. “I’ve always been interested in astrophysics and interested in astronomy and astrology and…
In this episode of “True Crime News,” Kaylyn Pryor was fatally shot while walking to catch the bus after visiting her grandparents. Despite ongoing investigations, the mystery of who killed Kaylyn still lingers, leaving her father searching for answers. Plus, what started as a normal day became a nightmare for single mom and waitress Erinn…
In one of the deadliest tragedies in the Dominican Republic’s history, at least 113 people were killed when the roof of a popular Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday morning. Among the victims was legendary merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who was performing at the time of the collapse. The incident occurred at Jet Set, one…
Spain’s public broadcaster said on Friday it has called for a “debate” over Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland due to “concerns” over the situation in war-torn Gaza. RTVE has sent a letter to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which manages the event, “requesting a debate on the participation of Israeli…
