NATIONAL NEWS:
Ryan Herron/Getty Images(NORTH CAROLINA) -- Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is in an ongoing battle with the IRS and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees after the historically Black school's previous finance department "mismanaged" a $3… Read moreNorth Carolina HBCU faces battle with IRS, risks being shut down
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish studen… Read moreCollege protests updates: NYPD sergeant accidentally discharged gun at Columbia
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on cr… Read moreTrump trial live updates: Custodial witness set to return to stand
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Spring may be short-lived in the South, with the first major heat wave of 2024 expected to scorch Southern states from Texas to Florida next week.After a weather year filled with deep freezes, atmospheric rivers and destructive tornadoes across parts of the U.S., weathe… Read moreFirst heatwave of the year expected to hit Southern states next week
A stolen car is recovered in Portland. -- Portland Police Bureau(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Police in Portland, Oregon, are arresting more suspected car thieves and reducing the number of vehicles stolen, thanks to a partnership with cancer researchers.Officer Michael Terrett said he came up with th… Read morePolice, cancer researchers team up to track stolen vehicles
Business News:
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A worse-than-expected jobs report on Friday offered the latest evidence of an economic slowdown that could help ease inflation and trigger interest rate cuts. The trend, however, threatens to downshift the nation’s brisk economic growth.Em… Read moreApril jobs report misses expectations, signaling a possible slowdown
A person golfs on the first day of tourism resuming in west Maui, two months after a devastating wildfire, on Oct. 08, 2023 near Lahaina, Hawaii. Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE(HONOLULU) -- Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed a bill into law to give counties more authority to regulate short-term va… Read moreHawaii counties get more say over short-term rentals amid housing crisis in aftermath of Maui wildfires
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For months, the Federal Reserve has forecasted interest rate cuts that would deliver much-needed relief for Americans burdened by high mortgage and credit card loans.At a press conference this week, however, Fed Chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on whether… Read moreInterest rates could be high for much longer. Here's what it means for your finances
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the upcoming election in November, the popular ride-sharing service Lyft announced a partnership that its CEO said he hopes continues the company's mission to bring more people -- especially younger voters -- to the polls.Lyft CEO David … Read moreAhead of election, Lyft CEO details company's newest efforts to boost voter turnout
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tipping has seen a shift, especially compared to pre-pandemic, when the cost of food and everything else was lower, but one man's recent experience that went viral on social media has sparked new questions around gratuities.Mark O'Brien shared a video o… Read moreTipping point: Viral video sparks questions about gratuities