Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war.
Author: Associated Press
Trump promises to order that the US pay only the price other nations do for some drugs
President Donald Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he’s talked up since even before becoming president.
House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs and agree to pause for 90 days for more talks
U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of meeting as he looks to deescalate trade war
President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to deescalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
ACC cuts 20-game men’s basketball slate to make room for nonconference games in bid to boost sport
The Atlantic Coast Conference is hoping its men’s basketball programs trade two fewer league games for marquee nonconference matchups in an effort to reverse a dwindling haul of NCAA Tournament bids.
South Carolina legislature ends its 2025 session with some wins and some uncertainty
The South Carolina General Assembly wrapped up its regular 2025 session Thursday with a few accomplishments, but a number of things like the fate of the state treasurer and radical changes in the state’s tax code are still up in the air.
Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely suffered in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets, meant to quickly stop his heart, struck him lower than expected, according to a pathologist hired by his attorneys. The lawyers called it a botched…
Wall Street gains ground as China shores up its economy ahead of trade talks with the US
Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as China steps up measures to shore up its economy and gears up for trade talks with the U.S.
Congress sends Trump a resolution ending Biden-era rule targeting rubber tire emissions
Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S.
