CBO Report: Iran War Fuels Inflation, Raises Borrowing Costs
War’s Economic Toll Mounts The conflict with Iran is emerging as a major drag on the U.S. economy, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released Tuesday. The nonpartisan agency found that the war accounts for more than one-third of the…
FBI Arrests Pennsylvania Man Accused of Arming for ISIS Attack
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, a 21-year-old from Pennsylvania, was taken into custody on Sunday at a hotel in Cranberry Township, according to federal authorities. The arrest came after an FBI investigation that had tracked him for years, and on Tuesday he was…
Arch Manning Apologizes After Laughing at AI Video Mocking Sarkisian and Rowe
Arch Manning, the 22-year-old quarterback at Texas, issued a public apology Tuesday after he laughed while describing an AI-generated video that depicted Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe. What Happened The…
NBC Los Angeles News Helicopter Crashes in Chatsworth, Killing Three
A broadcast news helicopter went down in a Chatsworth parking lot Tuesday evening, killing three people on board and on the ground, authorities said. The aircraft, identified by NBC Los Angeles as its own News Chopper 4, had been circling above a fatal…
At 65, a Restaurant Owner Counts His Real Wealth: Friends at the Table
Most people spend a lifetime chasing wealth, only to discover near the end that they were counting the wrong currency. That realization arrived recently for a restaurant owner, travel host, and writer who turns 65 on October 2. A couple of nights before…
FBI Chief Defends Hiring Policy on Bestiality, Sparking Heated Exchange
FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for an oversight hearing that covered a range of contentious issues, but it was an unusual hiring policy change that produced one of the day’s most memorable…
Inside the Mind of a Would-Be Assassin: What 600 Pages of FBI Files Reveal About Thomas Crooks
Thomas Matthew Crooks was a young man who kept to himself, rarely showed emotion, and spent hours alone at shooting ranges. On July 13, 2024, that quiet existence ended when he climbed onto a rooftop overlooking a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and…
Fed Set to Raise Rates as Trump Pushes for Cuts
When the Federal Open Market Committee wraps up its two-day meeting on Wednesday, it is widely expected to lift the federal funds rate. Market pricing on Tuesday put the odds of a hike above 90%, according to data tracked by analysts. The move would mark…
Senate Moves College Sports Reform Bill Past First Hurdle
Senators voted 74-24 on Tuesday to push forward the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan measure that would install a single national rulebook for college athletics. The procedural motion needed 60 votes to succeed, and the comfortable margin…
House Panel Votes 41-0 to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder and former chief executive of Apollo Global Management, is now one step closer to being held in contempt of Congress. On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 to recommend that the full House cite him…