Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270…
President-elect Donald Trump made an announcement Saturday that was met with glee from many of his top supporters in the MAGA movement. That announcement? Sorry, Nikki Haley, but all of the attempts to patch things up with Trump have fallen flat, and Mike Pompeo, well … feel free to look for other work, too. “I…
Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps. Tomasko, 31, a freelance software consultant in Chicago, understands why people appreciate the ease of the apps, which typically only require you to know…
TriMet began installing blue-light security phones that connect directly to the agency’s security hotline at the Rose Quarter Transit Center and the Convention Center Station this week. The phones are housed in bright red towers with “Security” written down the side and a blue light on top. They also have a security camera, adding to…
Columbus Day 2024, also celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in some communities, is tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 14. Most banks in the U.S. and the United States Postal Service are closed for Columbus Day this year. But is the stock market closed as well? Here is everything you need to know about the New York Stock…
A former federal corrections officer accused of smuggling cell phones into a federal prison avoided jail time after a federal judge sentenced him to home detention and probation, U.S. District Attorney for the Easter District of Pennsylvania Jacqueline C. Romero said Friday. Lee E. Moore, Jr., 36, of Sicklerville was accused by federal prosecutors of…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The new jobs report released Friday was an ‘October Surprise’ being better than expected and defying the Trump-Vance campaign lies about the state of the economy, as have the stock market highs. In September the economy added 254,000 news jobs, far more than expected. So that ‘October Surprise’ announced Friday was about…
Verizon customers are reporting an outage affecting their service nationwide. More than 100,000 users reported difficulty making phone calls and sending text messages around 10:11 a.m., according to DownDetector.com. Thousands of users continued to report issues at 1:30 p.m., with affected cities across the U.S. including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. Source…
Dear Eric: I have a sibling who is very focused on healthy eating, exercising regularly and maintaining a BMI within a very narrow (low-normal) range. She has always had the economic support to easily afford this lifestyle. She also carries a thinly-veiled disdain for those whose dietary choices or exercise habits are less pristine than…
Welcome back, folks. We kick off the week on a somber note with more deadly violence in Birmingham. Don’t miss the answers/results to Friday’s quiz down below. Thanks for reading, Ike Birmingham violence Saturday night’s shooting outside the Hush Lounge in Birmingham’s Five Points South has the city again asking witnesses to step forward and…