Biden’s bid for 2024: ‘Let’s finish the job’
President Joe Biden’s first public appearance since announcing his bid for the presidency in 2024 was welcomed by a raucous crowd of building trades union members — a key base…
Haley calls for ‘consensus’ on U.S. abortion issue
Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley on Tuesday called for a “national consensus” on abortion, saying she aims to start with “humanizing, not demonizing” the issue that has become a flashpoint…
AP Top Stories April 25 PM
Here are the top stories for Tuesday, April 25th: Joe Biden formally announces his re-election campaign; A jury is selected in a civil rape trial against Donald Trump; Harry Belefonte…
McCarthy budget would slash 60,000 teachers, ‘undermine education,’ Biden administration says
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona slammed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for a Republican budget proposal the White House estimates would cut 22% from the nation’s budget and tighten funding for America’s schools, going as far as to call it an…
ispace Inc. CEO discusses lost contact moon mission
A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed. (April 25)
Suspect in Cash App founder’s murder back in court
The arraignment of the man charged with the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee has been delayed until next week. Nima Momeni is being held without bail and set…
Thousands of Sudanese escape to safer areas
Thousands of displaced from the conflict zones in Sudan are fleeing to safer areas in the country. At a bus station in Omdurman on Tuesday, desperate people paid high ticket…
Washington bans sale of assault weapons
With Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature, Washington state becomes the tenth state in the nation to ban the sale of assault weapons. The new law will block the sale, distribution, manufacture…
Income Tax Withholding Payments Stumble Again, Signaling Job Weakness. Will the Fed Start to Consider Backing Off? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Normally we don’t watch economic tea leaves too closely and prefer to focus on broader trends. However, as we’ve discussed, the Fed is trying to tackle inflation via…
Alabama shooting investigator testifies at hearing: 7 guns, 89 shells recovered and ‘blood everywhere’
DADEVILLE, Ala. — Eighty-nine empty shell casings and seven guns were recovered from an Alabama shooting that left four people dead, and “blood everywhere,” a state investigator testified Tuesday. State Bureau of…