Businesses in New York state will likely have a chaotic few months as companies gauge the consequences of federal tariffs that took effect in the last week. President Donald Trump made tariffs a central fixture of the economic strategy that helped him get elected last fall, and maintains they’ll offset national trade deficits. Business leaders…
GARNER, N.C. — After months of anticipation, Army veteran Eddy Kim and his family are preparing to move into their new wheelchair-accessible home in Garner this November. What You Need To Know Army veteran Eddy Kim was injured in a Fort Bragg training exercise last December Kim is receiving a wheelchair-accessible home in Garner It’s part…
WORCESTER, Mass. – As legislation to ban students from using their cell phones at school gains traction in Massachusetts, one local teacher is hopeful state lawmakers will be able to solve the pervasive problem she’s been trying to tackle for several years. What You Need To Know The Massachusetts Senate will vote on a bill…
A new alert from the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection takes aim at something that’s become ingrained in many of our daily lives: digital payment apps. Whether it’s Venmo, Zelle or Cash App, officials say scammers took $390 million from people nationwide last year. And the scams are only getting more sophisticated,…
Dr. Chris Cooper and Mac McCorkle, two political professors, break down the N.C. U.S. Senate race. This comes after RNC Chairman Michael Whatley’s announcement that he is launching a campaign. Former N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper is set make an announcement on his decision regarding running in the race in the coming days. Colin Campbell of…
School — and a new ban on smartphones — starts in just six weeks. The Panel for Educational Policy Wednesday night passed a citywide regulation banning the use of phones in school buildings during the school day. However, it’ll be up to each public school to decide how they want to collect or store those cellphones. …
The city has not yet finalized its plan for complying with a statewide cellphone ban in classrooms, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos say schools will be ready by September. “This is starting this fall. I’m impatient,” Hochul said. “Habits are built on day one, so we are going to be ready…
TEXAS — As tensions between Iran and the United States remain high, cybersecurity experts warn that the fallout could extend far beyond the Middle East — potentially impacting infrastructure right here in Texas. While recent developments, including a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, have calmed some international concerns, U.S. officials continue to flag Iranian cyberattacks…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the U.S. is “not at war with Iran” but that “we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program” in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites. “The Iranians are clearly not very good at war. Perhaps they should follow…
When President Donald Trump announced widespread reciprocal tariffs in April, U.S. shrimpers rejoiced. “Our initial visceral response was that we finally felt seen,” said Bryan Jones, vice president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association. Jones is the captain of a South Carolina shrimping boat. He remembers when hundreds of other shrimpers were out on the…