Meta posted a record third-quarter revenue of $51.2 billion, up 26%, but a one-time $15.93 billion tax charge tied to the U.S. One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashed profit and sent results below expectations. Net income fell to $2.71 billion, or $1.05 per share, versus a $6.69 consensus; excluding the...
An appeals court temporarily halted a judge's order that had required U.S. Customs and Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino to report daily on immigration enforcement in Chicago tied to the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz." The Justice Department appealed U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis's directive, which set a 6 p.m....
Several companies tied to the White House’s new 90,000-square-foot, privately financed ballroom are tamping down their online presence amid backlash over the East Wing’s demolition. EAI Rolloff’s site shows only a Routine Maintenance notice; an EAI truck was seen hauling discarded rebar, and the firm offered no comment. Demolition contractor...
After a 10-3 Week 8, the columnist posts Week 9 straight-up and against-the-spread picks with confidence scores, leaning chalk and citing injuries, matchups and recent form. Highlights include Baltimore with Lamar Jackson back at Miami; Detroit over Minnesota; Green Bay big over Carolina; Chargers over Tennessee on the ground; New...
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by a quarter point to about 3.9%, the second reduction this year, aiming to support growth and hiring amid still-elevated inflation. Chair Jerome Powell warned another cut in December is far from assured, citing a government shutdown that has stalled key data and...
The Pentagon plans to pull up to 800 troops from Eastern Europe, prompting unusually sharp criticism from the Republican chairs of Congress’s armed services panels. Sens. Roger Wicker and Rep. Mike Rogers warned the move sends the wrong signal to Russia and conflicts with President Trump’s strategy to pressure Vladimir...
Nearly a month into a government shutdown, President Donald Trump has kept a full public schedule—overseas trips, fundraisers, even burger lunches at the White House—while far fewer Executive Office staff are furloughed than during 2018–19. With some 750,000 federal workers sidelined or unpaid and SNAP funding lapsing after Friday, the...
Two federal prosecutors in Washington, Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, were placed on leave hours after filing a memo calling the Jan. 6 attack a 'mob of rioters' and seeking 27 months for Taylor Taranto, a person familiar said. Prosecutors wrote Taranto was pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 charges...
Why some spiders decorate their webs remains unsettled, but a new study adds a fresh clue. Modeling the wasp spider’s ornate stabilimenta, researchers including Gabriele Greco found that a central, blob-like patch could reroute otherwise lost vibrations across the web, potentially improving signal reach to the spider. The effect appeared...
On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colin Farrell recalled Tom Cruise 'was not happy' with him during Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report. Amid substance abuse struggles, he partied the night before his May 31 birthday despite a 6 a.m. call and arrived disheveled. After asking for beers and cigarettes, he...
