Raymona Crozier BBC News NI Reporting fromWashington D.C. Reuters The taoiseach and US president met in the Oval Office on Wednesday US President Donald Trump has raised a “massive” trade imbalance with Ireland and accused the European Union of treating the US “very badly”. He made the comments during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach (Irish […]
Casey and Mike Davidson always enjoyed drinking together. The couple, both 49, met after college while working as consultants at the same firm. Romance blossomed over work happy hours, then time spent lingering over a bottle of wine on long dates. In their mid-20s, the pair moved to Seattle and made a group of friends […]
The top three in my annual ranking of the best coaches in college football was easy. After that, things got more complicated. How much does recency bias factor in? For me, not as much as it does for Stewart Mandel, whose Top 25 can be found here. I’ve always given coaches more credit for what […]
As a presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump promised an economic “boom like no other.” But eight weeks into his presidency, Mr. Trump is refusing to rule out a recession — a striking change in tone and message for a man who rode widespread economic dissatisfaction to the White House by promising to “make America affordable […]
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum went into effect on Wednesday, escalating America’s trade spats with global competitors, including close allies already reeling from his on-and-off approach to trade penalties. Mr. Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent on the metals hit imports that enter the United States from any country in the world. […]
Two NASA missions finally launched from the California coast and soared toward the stars late Tuesday night, overcoming a week of delays to get to orbit. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth, the other by looking closer to home. The rocket’s chief passenger is SPHEREx, a […]
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images An official compensation scheme is likely to be set up for people mis-sold finance agreements when buying cars, if widespread failings are found. The City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said it would set up a industry-wide redress scheme if it concluded mis-selling occurred. A decision […]
Ken Banks BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Getty Images The smoking during pregnancy study looked at data from 500,000 people The sons of women who smoke while pregnant experience more long-lasting side effects than their daughters, according to a new study. University of Aberdeen researchers looked at data from 500,000 people around the UK to assess genetic […]
“Making It Work” is a series about small-business owners striving to endure hard times. When Nicole Rizzo saw the “For Sale” listing for Die Cleaning Equipment, the first detail she liked was that it was run by a married couple. Ms. Rizzo, then 43, was searching for a company to run alongside her own husband. […]
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) will soon be offered a “take at home” tablet to manage their condition, sparing them hospital visits for injections or infusions. Cladribine can help people with the active relapsing-remitting version of the disease, as well as […]