The death of a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found behind an abandoned home in Jackson, the state capital, on Aug.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from…
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Lawyers working to keep the Kennedy Center open and Donald Trump’s name off its facade submitted new evidence on Thursday citing the U.S. president’s comments and a photo referring to the performing arts center’s demolition. In a court filing, lawyers…
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in August, but the gain is likely to be temporary as elevated mortgage rates continue to sideline some prospective buyers and weigh on housing demand. The pending home sales index increased…
NFL teams only need to look back a year to see how little a Week 1 loss might mean It’s only natural for Week 1 of the NFL season to fuel some overreactions. What happened last season was the latest example of why that might…
Sept 17 (Reuters) – Nvidia-backed CoreWeave said on Thursday it plans to raise $3 billion through a convertible debt offering, highlighting the massive funding needs to support the AI infrastructure buildout. Shares of the neocloud were down more than 3% in early trading. Through the…
BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng plans to offer its technology to foreign automakers beyond partner Volkswagen as it seeks new revenue streams, according to two people familiar with the matter. Xpeng has been in contact with some potential partners that have…
By Kate Holton LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles is facing a trying few days, from screaming headlines raking over reportedly cruel comments about his late ex-wife Diana to his errant son Harry re-entering public life at an event in London. Britain’s monarch…
(SRN NEWS)-The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas was at a campaign event when a supporter asked him “who’s your favorite drag queen?” Without missing a beat, Talarico said “Oh my gosh, probably Alyssa Edwards” — a man who performs as a woman and…
(SRN NEWS)-The state has agreed to settle with a Christian woman who filed suit over a requirement that she affirm the LGBT lifestyle in order to adopt children. Jessica Bates, the widowed mother of five kids, had been seeking to adopt more when she came…
