US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade tariffs will hit world growth and raise inflation, the OECD has predicted in its latest forecast. Canada and Mexico are forecast to see the biggest impact as they have had the harshest tariffs imposed on them, but US growth is also expected to be hit. The OECD has more […]
Stewart Whittingham BBC News, Liverpool Andy Gill BBC North West Tonight Reporting fromLiverpool Town Hall Cheshire Police Lucy Letby killed babies while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital Lawyers for former bosses of the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby murdered babies have asked for the public inquiry into the events surrounding her crimes […]
A growing group of Republicans and business leaders is rallying behind an unlikely cause. They want to protect Biden-era tax credits for wind, solar and other clean energy. President Trump has made dismantling federal efforts to address climate change a signature part of his agenda, eliminating environmental regulations, withholding congressionally approved funding, firing workers, halting […]
Abortion bans successfully prevented some women from getting abortions in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a detailed new study of birth data from 2023. The effects were most pronounced among women in certain groups — Black and Hispanic women, women without a college degree, and women […]
NEW YORK — The night before the Big East championship game, Walter Berry, forever known around here as “The Truth,” shouldered through a crowded St. John’s locker room looking for RJ Luis. He needed to tell him something. Towering over reporters and guests of the program, he broke into a huddle of bodies around the […]
TOKYO – Shohei Ohtani met the moment in his return to the Tokyo Dome, because of course he did. In Saturday’s exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants, Ohtani – ever the showman – was quick to slug a home run while wearing a major league uniform in his home country for the first time for the […]
Elaine Mitchell BBC News NI BBC Peter and Patricia live in a bungalow in Newry A couple were left reeling after getting a home insurance renewal quote of just under £100,000. Peter Cunningham and his wife Patricia from Newry have insured their bungalow with Tesco for a number of years paying £580 for last year’s […]
Protesters rally outside of a Tesla store in Boston on March 1, 2025, against the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, who is leading an effort to cut government jobs on behalf of President Trump. Rodrique Ngowi/AP hide caption toggle caption Rodrique Ngowi/AP Valerie Costa never expected to be directly in Elon Musk’s crosshairs, but here she […]
Just days after President Trump won the 2024 election, Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, sidestepped a question about how the central bank would grapple with a toxic combination of high inflation, stagnating growth and rising unemployment. “The whole plan is not to have stagflation,” Mr. Powell told reporters. “Knock on wood, we’ve […]
Tom HamiltonMar 16, 2025, 12:17 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 United States national team star Christian Pulisic is in talks with AC Milan over a new contract, a source has […]