President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court seeking to keep full SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown, despite lower-court orders to continue them. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson paused a judge’s full-funding order, and a ruling is expected Tuesday, leaving states and recipients in limbo. Some states briefly disbursed...
Warren Buffett, 95, sent Berkshire Hathaway investors an eight-page letter he says will precede his going quiet, ending his annual reports and long meeting remarks. He reflects on Omaha roots, mentors and values, says his health is good despite moving slowly, and is still in the office five days a...
Seeking to lift profits and polish its brand, Wendy's will shutter a mid single digit share of its 6,011 U.S. restaurants starting in the fourth quarter, potentially amounting to hundreds of closures on top of 240 already closed this year. Interim CEO Ken Cook said underperforming units will be improved,...
President Trump lashed out at air traffic controllers who called out during the government shutdown, warning of docking pay and no severance, while praising those who stayed on duty as 'GREAT PATRIOTS' and proposing $10,000 bonuses. The union said controllers have worked unpaid for over 40 days amid a preexisting...
Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton, who logged nine tackles in last Thursday’s win over the Raiders, revealed he underwent surgery Friday after a league-mandated drug test detected elevated hcG levels. Follow-up consultations uncovered a testicular tumor that was removed. Singleton said doctors believe the cancer was caught very early and that...
Major League Baseball said Monday that leading U.S. sportsbooks will cap wagers on pitch-by-pitch baseball bets at $200 and bar them from parlays, aiming to curb manipulation after unusual action tied to Cleveland Guardians starter Luis Ortiz. Federal prosecutors on Sunday unsealed charges against Ortiz and closer Emmanuel Clase in...
Gemini for TV is rolling out to Google TV Streamer devices starting today, widening access beyond the limited smart TVs that supported it since September. The assistant replaces Google Assistant with a more conversational approach, suggesting movies, summarizing past seasons, and handling smart home requests like showing a camera feed....
Bill Simmons cast fresh doubt on the Aaron Rodgers Steelers experiment after a bruising 25-10 loss to the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. On his podcast, he wondered if the 41-year-old is wearing down physically as Pittsburgh fell to 5-4 and to 0-3 in primetime. Rodgers went 16-of-31 for 161 yards...
President Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion over a documentary his lawyer says used 'malicious, disparaging' edits to his Jan. 6, 2021 speech. A letter by attorney Alejandro Brito demanded a full retraction, an apology and compensation, setting a Friday 5 p.m. deadline before filing suit. The...
Italian pasta makers say the Trump administration’s steep trade penalties could push their products off U.S. shelves, after the Commerce Department set a 92 percent antidumping duty on brands including La Molisana, atop a 15 percent EU tariff—107 percent in all. Italy’s biggest exporters plan to halt U.S. sales as...
