President Donald Trump is recalibrating his affordability message after elections highlighted inflation as a political weakness, promising new tax breaks and spotlighting drug-price reductions by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Despite White House talking points on markets and investment, consumer prices rose 3% in September, job gains slowed, and AAA...
As the government shutdown stretches past five weeks, air traffic controllers across the United States are moonlighting to pay bills, hanging Christmas lights, stocking grocery freezers at dawn, and squeezing in DoorDash runs. Unpaid but still on duty, they describe exhaustion and anxiety, while their union warns that working second...
After Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race, supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis renewed his opposition to Mamdani’s plan for rent and tax-exempt, city-run groceries, warning they could force job cuts at his already money-losing chains. He had prepared to move Red Apple Group’s headquarters to New Jersey if...
As the government shutdown hit Day 37, late night hosts zeroed in on travel disruptions after FAA officials announced significant air-traffic cuts at 40 major U.S. airports during the holiday season. Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon joked about Thanksgiving journeys, while Jordan Klepper mocked Frontier Airlines’ advice to buy a...
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik launched a New York gubernatorial bid with a two-and-a-half minute video casting the race as a fight over affordability and attacking Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. The spot links Hochul to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, highlighting her endorsement and rally appearances, and features chants of...
Coca-Cola's new AI holiday spot has reignited backlash from artists and writers, echoing last year's furor. Robert King likened it to Zootopia, Reid Southen called it stupid ugly trash, Karla Ortiz urged a boycott, and Alex Hirsch mocked executive remarks. Director Jason Zada of Secret Level defended the work, citing...
Furniture prices have climbed since 2020—up 11% for bedroom sets and 25% for living room, kitchen and dining pieces—yet industry voices note that increases trail overall inflation of nearly 26% and have eased from 2022 peaks. Makers face higher utilities, insurance and wages, while competition and offshoring keep stickers in...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, long a target of abuse and of attacks from Donald Trump, welcomed New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, saying voters chose hope over fear. The two Muslim leaders share threats, pro-Palestinian scrutiny and bridge-building with Jewish communities, yet diverge politically: Mamdani is a democratic socialist outsider,...
Raiders head coach Pete Carroll voiced sharp frustration after a Thursday night 10-7 loss to the Broncos, saying the offense isn't scoring and must run the ball better. He noted offensive coordinator Chip Kelly stayed with the ground game to keep the Broncos from teeing off, but production lagged: just...
The US Supreme Court paused a Massachusetts ruling and, for now, let the Trump administration require passports to list sex at birth, ending self-selected gender markers and the X option on new and renewed documents. In an unsigned order, the conservative majority said the policy merely records a historical fact...
