One of fashion’s most exciting nights is almost here: the Met Gala, where all eyes are on celebrities as they enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art while wearing works of art themselves. The party has evolved and expanded over the course of its existence, and though the Gala serves to raise money for the museum’s…
Sunday marks Easter, one the most sacred holidays of the year in Christian tradition. Easter is meant to celebrate the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, and occurs at the end of the Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday, comprising the seven days before Easter Sunday. The days of the…
The Federal Reserve has long prided itself on its independence from political pressure. But that tradition is facing renewed strain as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Jerome Powell, the central bank’s chair, for refusing to cut interest rates. “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,” Trump…
Last week, after President Donald Trump’s introduction of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, the global and U.S. stock markets took a major hit, as Wall Street slumped and the U.S. dollar dipped. As Trump introduced a blanket 10% tariffs on all imported goods, and additional import taxes placed on 60 other countries, last week saw the…
Despite stock market volatility following his announcement of reciprocal tariffs, President Donald Trump is standing firm on his international trade plans. “We’ve been ripped off and taken advantage of by many countries over the years, and can’t do it anymore,” Trump said during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White…
The U.S. and global stock markets have been hit hard since President Donald Trump announced his latest tariffs on April 2. The so-called “Liberation Day” saw the introduction of blanket 10% tariffs on all imported goods, and additional import taxes placed on 60 other countries. In the worst week for U.S. stocks since the markets…
Leaders around the world have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking new tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy with stern words and denunciations. But Chinese state media have offered a different approach. “‘Liberation Day,’ you promised us the stars,” sings a female-sounding voice over images of Trump. “But tariffs killed our cheap…
BANGKOK — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least two people in Bangkok and burying an unknown number when a high-rise building under construction collapsed, and prompting Myanmar to declare a widespread state of emergency. The midday temblor with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city,…
It was supposed to be a “re-debut” show. The popular K-pop group known as NewJeans had planned a comeback under the new name “NJZ” to mark a new direction following months of contract dispute with their management company ADOR, a subsidiary of industry juggernaut HYBE. But the sold-out headliner performance at ComplexCon in Hong Kong…
President Donald Trump has made good on his promise of revoking security clearance for former President Joe Biden. Issued late on Friday night, a memo titled “Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals,” laid out Trump’s instructions for Biden, several members of the Biden Administration, and other political rivals to have…