Most US stocks rise, but UnitedHealth's worst day in decades keeps Wall Street in check
Most U.S. stocks climbed Thursday, but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter of a century kept Wall Street in check.
Politics
Trump says he's in 'no rush' to end tariffs as he meets with Italy's Meloni
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find an agreement with the European Union and others.
Trump suggests he can remove Fed Chair Powell, saying he's 'not happy' with him over interest rates
President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank's longstanding political independence.
AG Wilson joins letter demanding abandonment of DEI initiatives in leading companies
SC Attorney General Alan Wilson is calling on the nation's top businesses to abandon all diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
AG Wilson defends Trump over firing federal workers in education dept
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is defending President Trump’s authority to restructure the federal workforce in the Department of Education.
US stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump's trade war thickens
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after Nvidia warned new restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they and the economy will do this year.
Trump says he's joining tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and caused the administration to assure the public that it would quickly reach deals.
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to send a routine, but important, letter that outlines how they could help stop the spread of the illness.
Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks
A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press showed.
US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.
V.P. J.D. Vance fumbles Ohio State Buckeyes Championship trophy
The Ohio State Buckeyes may be talented when it comes to handling the football, the same could not be said for Vice President J.D. Vance after he well, messed this up.
Attorney General announces new SC human trafficking posters
You may soon see more reminders of the state's human trafficking hotline.
US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say
A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
President Donald Trump 's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
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