Consumers shouldn’t expect prices to fall anytime soon, top economist warns
Conference Board Chief Economist Dana M. Peterson says consumers are abandoning big-ticket items as housing, healthcare, ad insurance costs influence spending.
Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis for glitch that may allow vehicles to drive into standing water
Waymo issued a recall for certain its fifth and sixth generation automated driving systems over a software issue that may cause the vehicle to lose control, increasing the risk of…
Solar will pass coal in power generation in Texas in 2026
Annual electric power generated from solar will surpass that of coal in Texas for the first time in 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Drug kingpin sentenced in Waco for Texas fentanyl ring that killed Army spouse
A Puerto Rican man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to more than 15 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization that distributed thousands of fentanyl pills and…
Former beauty mogul, co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics left his fortune and will soon be ordained a priest
He was once a beauty industry mogul behind a globally popular Bay Area-based cosmetic company, but after walking away from his fortune, Scott-Vincent Borba, is now on the brink of…
Houston resident admits to Nigerian email scam used to funnel nearly $1M in stolen funds
A 34-year-old Nigerian national living in Houston pleaded guilty Tuesday to operating an illegal money-transmitting business that funneled proceeds from a sophisticated international email scam.
FWC to temporarily ban sloth imports to Florida after 50+ Sloth World sloth deaths
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said an executive order is being drafted to temporarily ban the import of sloths to Florida, following the deaths of more than…
Alex Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by South Carolina Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction and life sentence for Alex Murdaugh.
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s controversial immigrant detention center, to close: reports
Florida has spent over $1 million a day to run its "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center in the Everglades. It's still waiting on $608 million in reimbursement from the U.S.…
Popular ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Bloodsport’ actor Donald Gibb dead at 71
Donald Gibb, the towering actor best known for playing the popular brute "Ogre" in comedy classic Revenge of the Nerds, has died at the age of 71, according to multiple…
Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing Wednesday for a highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Trump and Xi are meeting in a two-day summit on May…