President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent. “I think it’s going to make it more exciting,” Trump said of playing the […]
As President Trump puts new tariffs on goods from China and threatens a trade war with allies like Mexico and Canada, one global company is likely to suffer less than most of its competitors: Tesla. But the electric car maker led by Elon Musk, which accounts for a third of the billionaire’s wealth, is also […]
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, […]
The Bengals told Trey Hendrickson on Thursday that he could seek a trade. The All-Pro edge rusher’s camp will test the market to see what teams are willing to pay the 2024 runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year. His league-leading 17.5 sacks last year and 35 sacks over the past two seasons will entice […]
It might be a moment of hush before chaos ensues, or it may be business as usual. U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, the first full month under the new Trump administration, the Labor Department reported on Friday. The gain extended a streak of job growth to 50 months. The unemployment rate ticked up […]
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Watch: Moment problem identified after Athena spacecraft lands on the Moon A private spacecraft that landed lopsided on the Moon does not have enough power to complete its mission, says the company Intuitive Machines. Athena touched down on the lunar South Pole shortly after 1730GMT (1230EST) on Thursday, but […]
A month ago, President Trump announced that he would impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico before reaching a last-minute deal to delay them for 30 days. This week, after markets revolted when the tariffs were put in place, Mr. Trump watered them down with a monthlong reprieve for automakers. And then on […]
Damon Hininger, the chief executive of CoreCivic, which operates private prisons and immigrant detention centers, opened an investor call last month on a buoyant note. “I’ve worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career,” he said, adding that the company was anticipating in the […]
A day after landing on the moon, the robotic Athena spacecraft built by Intuitive Machines of Houston is dead. In an update on its website on Friday, the company confirmed that Athena had tipped onto its side — the same fate that befell its first lunar lander, Odysseus, last year. With its solar panels unable […]
The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday saying it was pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The rules, which took effect […]