Respondents to the March CNBC Fed Survey have raised the risk of recession to the highest level in six months, cut their growth forecast for 2025 and hiked their inflation outlook. Much of the change appears to stem from concern over fiscal policies from the Trump administration, especially tariffs, which are now seen by them…
[The stream is slated to start at 4:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are set to splash down on Earth on Tuesday evening after spending more than nine months in space. They were originally supposed to…
On March 14, a jury awarded $50 million in damages to a Los Angeles delivery driver who was badly burned after hot tea spilled onto his lap in February 2020, reports the Los Angeles Times. The incident occurred at the West Adams Starbucks location at the corner of Western Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. The Los…
Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, experts have been assessing what went wrong, what went right, the current state of the disease, and what to expect going forward. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Bill Hanage is among those who weighed in. In a March 14 New York Times…
A young South African girl who disappeared last year aged six was allegedly sought by a traditional healer for her eyes and fair complexion, a court has heard. This is among the allegations that have emerged at the ongoing trial of Joshlin Smith’s mother, Kelly Smith, who has been accused of orchestrating her kidnapping. Ms…
The White House is fueling speculation over plans to eliminate two large national monuments in California established by former president Joe Biden. Less than a week before leaving office, Biden designated the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla national monument in southern California and the 224,000-acre Sáttítla Highlands national monument in northern California. Native American tribes consider these lands…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Craig Hudson | Reuters Federal Reserve officials at this week’s meeting are expected to hold interest rates steady but adjust…
Defenders Antonee Robinson and Auston Trusty and midfielder Johnny Cardoso will miss the United States’ CONCACAF Nations League final four matches and were replaced on the roster Tuesday by midfielders Jack McGlynn, Maximilian Arfsten and Brian Gutierrez. The U.S. Soccer Federation did not detail any injuries. Cardoso left Real Betis’ March 9 Spanish league match…
Kindamorphic | E+ | Getty Images A judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate some of the education grants it had nixed as part of its work to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin in Maryland said that the U.S. Department of Education’s termination of the grant awards is…
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Individual investors, whose assets are more tied to the stock market than ever, have abandoned their tried-and-true dip-buying mentality as the S&P 500 recently fell into a painful, 10% correction. Retail outflows from U.S. equities rose to about $4 billion over the past two weeks as tariff chaos and mounting…
