U.S. stock futures had a good day in the green big gauge Monday night, a shake-up on Monday night, which was President Trump’s optimistic support for his plans to ease his reciprocal tariffs. Futures connected to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES = F), NASDAQ Composite (NQ = F) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM =…
When U.S. intelligence chiefs travel to Congress on Tuesday to offer their first public “global threat assessment” of President Trump's second term, they will face extraordinary choices. Do they stick to the long-term conclusions about Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose goal is to smash the Ukrainian government and “destroy the United States and the West?”…
Warren Buffet sat on the court in the 2014 game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jason Miller/Getty Images Warren Buffett has been trying to lose $1 million for nearly a decade. This year, he finally succeeded. The head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) will offer seven identical salaries to a lucky employee, who…
The California Forestry and Fire Department released an updated regional map of the fire crisis severity for Los Angeles County on Monday, the first in more than a decade, adding 440,000 acres of hazardous areas, including a 30% increase in land for the highest severity rating. The press release (including all Southern California, marking the…
In a campaign announcement that used the F-word for the first time in U.S. history, progressive social media sensation Kat Abughazaleh released a video Monday that kicked off her bid for Illinois’ outdated Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky. “Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tearing down our country one by one, and many Democrats seem content…
Prosecutor Nadine Menendez, wife of New Jersey former Senator Robert Menendez, who played a central role in years of conspiracy during a federal Bribery trial on Monday at Ms. Menendez. “They are partners of crime,” prosecutor Lara Pomerantz said of Ms. Menendez and her husband. “Partners of corruption.” Ms. Pomerantz, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, faced…
Until May 24, 2025, the “Afterfoot” was located on the Hong Kong podium. Photo: Lok Hang Wu at the Hong Kong Podium, provided by the podium Global media coverage of the booming Hong Kong gallery scene tends to focus on international dealers who open stores in the city. However, this myopic view overlooks a very…
The cash-strapped Pasadena Unified School District is suing Southern California Edison seeking compensation for damages to multiple buildings burning in the Eaton fire and the subsequent disruptions in operation. The district sued Edison International, a Rosemead-based utility in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, which fell into a $37 million budget deficit before the…
Love Letter from Earth to Space The sky will be illuminated later this month at the Kennedy Center. Rendering CAI Studio Known for himself with a primitive exercise, the artist Cai Gu-Qiang explores the creative potential of a medium of an unconventional medium: deeply rooted in ancient tradition: gunpowder. Soon, he will bring his visionary…
Washington – President Trump's lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block the judge's order, requiring the administration to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an emergency appeal, they argued that US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco had no law authorization to make a second guess on the government's personnel ruling. The…