The FIFA Club World Cup has entered its second week, and one of the tournament’s star attractions, Kylian Mbappe, has yet to step on the football field. The Real Madrid forward was first ruled out when he missed his side’s opening match against Al Hilal on Wednesday, but his exclusion from the match-day squad was…
Details are emerging about the US strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Reports are coming in about which sites have been hit and what military elements have been used, as President Donald Trump hails the attack on social media. From the number of bunker buster bombs dropped to where they hit, here’s what we know so…
Make no mistake, this is a big moment. Donald Trump has done what he said he wouldn’t do – he’s gone to war in the Middle East. He will be hoping that this will be a short, sharp, clinical war for America. An “in and out” war, fought from 35,000 feet with B2 aircraft and…
The US has carried out a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites on Iran, President Donald Trump has said, while Tehran has warned of “everlasting” consequences. Bunker buster bombs were dropped on the heavily protected Fordow enrichment plant, which is buried deep under a mountain, as well as sites at Natanz and Isfahan. The…
Stocks slid Friday after a slate of earnings beats from big banks fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next two meetings. Still, the major indices gained for the week. The Dow rose 400 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3%. JPMorgan Chase…
New York CNN — So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 100 million income tax returns for 2022. That means tens of millions of households have yet to file their returns. If yours is among them, here are some last-minute tax-filing tips to keep in mind as the Tuesday, April 18…
Washington, DC CNN — Spending at US retailers fell in March as consumers pulled back after the banking crisis fueled recession fears. Retail sales, which are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation, fell by 1% in March from the prior month, the Commerce Department reported on Friday. That was steeper than an expected 0.4%…
RCS invites are spotted inside Google Messages They could encourage your contacts to turn RCS on So far the new invites haven’t been made available The RCS (Rich Communication Services) standard intended as a replacement for the older SMS (Short Message Service) is now available in Google Messages for Android and Messages on the iPhone…
Recently, in Los Angeles, protesters waving Mexican flags amid burning vehicles and law enforcement in riot gear have resurrected memories of 1994, when similar scenes defined Latino political identity for a generation. During that year’s movement against California Proposition 187, which sought to bar undocumented immigrants from accessing education, health care, and social services, Latino…
By carrying out air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites last night, Donald Trump showed the fundamental error of American political ornithology: There have never been Iran hawks and Iran doves. There have been only doves. Every prior U.S. president, including Trump himself, has refrained from attacking Iranian territory, even in response to killings and…
