Retail sales growth slowed sharply in June, rising just 0.2 percent from May, marking a significant deceleration from the previous month’s robust 1 percent increase. The Commerce Department released the data Thursday, revealing that consumer spending is hitting an inflection…
Rachel Menitoff is being widely praised after keeping her composure during a live report in Los Angeles when a cockroach suddenly landed on her neck. The KTLA 5 reporter was out in Sherman Oaks on Tuesday, July 14, covering the…
President Donald Trump’s administration fired the newly appointed U.S. attorney for Western Washington less than an hour after he was sworn in Wednesday, immediately setting up a potential legal battle over presidential authority and the power of federal judges to…
A former cargo ship captain has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet during a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing an historic end to a case that exposed vulnerabilities in the maritime industry’s…
With new-vehicle prices hovering near record highs and monthly payments consuming a growing share of household budgets, many shoppers are looking for ways to make every car-buying dollar go further. Car experts at Edmunds have compiled five top strategies to…
Christopher Nolan says he did everything he could to include a 3,000-year-old joke from Homer in The Odyssey, but ultimately had to leave it out of the finished film. With the movie set to open in theaters on July 17,…
A 28-year-old man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in St. Augustine, Florida, after fleeing from federal immigration agents, authorities said. The deadly encounter occurred shortly before 7 a.m. when agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs…
A Maryland family has seen its home virtually destroyed after a dog is believed to have accidentally switched on a toaster, starting a fire that tore through the house. Emergency crews were dispatched to a property on Foxglove Court in…
A person was killed Monday in a fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, who made the announcement on Facebook. The incident occurred at the intersection of Pool…
Shia LaBeouf has opened up about his father’s alleged behaviour while visiting film sets, claiming Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf made several actresses uncomfortable and was even slapped by Sigourney Weaver after allegedly “hitting on” her. The 39-year-old actor, who has long…
Dog owners may feel vindicated after a veteran crime scene investigator shared her blunt view on why cats are the pets you should be wary of. The debate over cats versus dogs has lasted for generations, with each side convinced…
American consumers are facing a new wave of inflation driven by the massive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, with prices already climbing for consumer electronics and electricity bills expected to keep rising into 2028 and beyond. The trend is emerging…
A fresh television documentary is drawing renewed attention to one of the most infamous murder convictions in the US, more than 20 years after Scott Peterson was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife. Now 53, Peterson has spent more…
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday that the bloc will propose legislation to restrict children’s access to social media, marking a significant escalation in efforts across Europe and globally to curb what many see as the harmful…
Researchers have proposed that a range of harmful personality traits may stem from the same underlying tendency, and there’s even a test that can estimate how strongly it appears in someone. Psychological thrillers like American Psycho, Nightcrawler, and Gone Girl…
Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency. The projected drop of about one million barrels per day in…