Iowa Business Council reports positive economic outlook for 2026
Members of the Iowa Business Council (IBC) are feeling more optimistic about the state’s economy over the next…
A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron
PARIS — A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false…
Climate setbacks and steps forward from 2025
There’s no mincing words: The list of climate records broken and the number of “unprecedented” extreme weather events…
Immigration raids linked to significant California job losses, study says
Each month, Edward Flores crunches the numbers. And each month he grows more and more certain of the…
Control of California National Guard returns to Gov. Newsom
HE TURNS OUT AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR, AND THIS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM, GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S OFFICE…
Recent storms boosted California’s snowpack, but there’s still a long way to go
California’s snowpack remains below average despite the powerful atmospheric river storms that pounded the West Coast around Christmas,…
A look back at 2025’s top political stories
It’s been a long year, jam-packed with an inauguration, hotly debated policies, ongoing conflicts, assassinations, consequential elections, a…
GOP coalescing behind Vance as Trump privately dismisses third-term run
WASHINGTON — When Charlie Kirk was killed by an assassin this fall, Republican leaders credited the organization he founded for…
The Chevron fire in El Segundo is an indictment of air quality regulation
More than two months after an explosion erupted at the Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo, neither the…
Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield
KHARKIV, Ukraine — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see…
Interest on new mortgages up again in Sept – Bank of Italy – Business
The average APR interest rate Italian banks put on new mortgages was up again in September, rising to…
Federal reserve officials sharply split over rate cut amid economic uncertainty
What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a…