A delayed jobs report showed U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, surpassing expectations, but downward revisions for the prior two months and an upward tick in unemployment tempered economists’ outlooks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report, delayed more than a month due to the federal government shutdown, showed job growth was concentrated in private education…
Wisconsinites can expect more price increases for U.S. Postal Service shipping in 2026. As part of its ten-year plan to mitigate financial struggles, the USPS will increase prices for several shipping services starting Jan. 18, 2026. The agency filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding the price changes on Nov. 18. The announcement came…
President Donald Trump said he wasn’t surprised to hear that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas might be interested in a 2028 bid for the White House. “It’s a little early. It’s three and a quarter years (away). That’s a long time,” said Trump, responding to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office about…
A cause of death has been released for Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress and mother of fellow actress Laura Dern. Ladd, who was 89 at the time of her Nov. 3 death, died of “acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure,” according to a death certificate obtained by People magazine. According to the Cleveland Clinic, respiratory…
New York – The U.S. stock market is holding steadier on Monday following two weeks of sharp swings, but it’s churning underneath the surface ahead of big-time reports coming later in the week. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged and remained only a bit below its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones…
The Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office has issued an open burning ban effective Monday, November 17. Continued low humidity and strong, gusty winds are creating extreme fire danger conditions. The ban applies to all open burning, including yard waste, debris, and land-clearing burns. Fires in barbecue grills and cooking fires will be the only exception…
Melissa Gilbert is looking back on “Little House on the Prairie” with a new lens after 50 years. The 61-year-old actress, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on all nine seasons of the NBC show from 1974 to 1983, took to Instagram on Nov. 15 to reflect on how the eight-year age difference between herself and…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is feuding with one of his most vocal MAGA supporters, and it’s getting ugly. Trump’s back-and-forth spat with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reached a fever pitch in recent days when the president withdrew his endorsement of the Georgia Republican and assigned her a nickname – an act typically reserved for…
Rep. Thomas Massie hit back at President Donald Trump this week, accusing the president of “trying to be a bully” after he appeared to criticize the Kentucky Republican’s recent marriage. Trump on Friday, Nov. 14 shared a post on Truth Social asking if Massie got “married already,” saying “His wife will soon find out that…
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his disappointment in Indiana State Senate Republicans and even called out Gov. Mike Braun on social media after the push to redistrict stalled in Indiana. In a Nov. 16 post on Truth Social, Trump said he was “Very disappointed” in state leaders, and stated that Democrats have done redistricting for…