A sign for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is seen on its building headquarters on Feb. 18, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesThe CEOs of NPR and PBS said they’re looking into options to challenge the Trump administration following the president’s executive order to cut off public funding to the news and media organizations.”We’re looking at whatever options are available to us,” said NPR CEO Katherine Maher on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” when asked if they would file a lawsuit. “I think it’s a little preliminary for us to be able to speak to specific strategies that we…
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Retailers bracing for consumer spending to drop are using President Donald Trump’s trade war as a marketing strategy, urging consumers to buy now before tariffs lead to price increases or potential shortages. A host of private and direct-to-consumer brands such as Beis, Bare Necessities, Fashion Nova and Knix have mentioned tariffs in marketing campaigns in the weeks since Trump announced his plans for steep so-called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries.While the administration later temporarily lowered rates for most countries, the announcement sent the retail industry into crisis mode because it is nearly impossible for businesses to plan while they don’t…
Relationships don’t fall apart overnight. More often than not, they crumble under the weight of small missteps that quietly accumulate — until they become too heavy to manage.As a psychologist who studies couples, I’ve seen many versions of this. Partners come into my office thinking their problem has something to do with frequent fights or arguments. But when we dig deeper, we often find the same root cause: what they say to each other in their arguments.There’s one phrase I’ve seen come up in these exchanges that’s more damaging than you think: “Why can’t you be more like [insert other…
It has been more than 60 days since Israel ordered a halt to all humanitarian aid entering Gaza — no food, fuel or even medicine.As the phone calls pour in, Muneer Alboursh, the director general of Gaza’s health ministry, is running out of answers.The longer Israel’s total siege of the enclave grinds on, the more doctors call to ask where they can find medicine to keep patients alive. Some patients call him up themselves — people with treatable heart problems or kidney failure — to ask: If there is no medicine, what else can they try?“There’s no advice I can…
Could the rallying S & P 500 go for 10 in a row? The S & P 500 on Friday extended its winning streak to nine straight sessions. That incredible run, not seen for 20 years, wiped out all the losses since President Donald Trump announced his “reciprocal” tariffs on April 2. Stocks soared Friday on a strong jobs report and signs that trade negotiations are progressing . For the week, the S & P 500 gained nearly 3%, while the Dow rose 3% and the Nasdaq advanced 3.4%. .SPX .IXIC,.DJI mountain 2025-04-28 S & P 500, Nasdaq, Dow since…
Lady Gaga at the 2019 Academy Awards, wearing Tiffany jewelryTiffanyA planned bombing at a Lady Gaga concert in Brazil on Saturday night was foiled and a person is in custody in connection to the failed plot, Brazilian authorities said.Unidentified suspects were “virtually recruiting participants to carry out attacks” using improvised explosive devices, according to Rio de Janeiro Civil Police. The perpetrators allegedly planned to gain notoriety on social networks through the bombing, authorities said.Gaga played at the famed Copacabana venue as part of her new “Mayhem” tour. She announced the show last month on her Instagram, saying she was excited to return…
Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen star in Disney and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*”DisneyA group of unconventional antiheroes has jumpstarted the summer box office.Disney and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” tallied an estimated $76 million during its domestic opening weekend, the third highest debut of 2025.Including international ticket sales, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick snared an estimated $162.1 million globally.”With the debut of ‘Thunderbolts*,’ May is shaping up to be one the best on record,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.Last year, the summer box office — which kicks off the first weekend in May and runs…
Something unusual is happening in a market long dominated by index funds. Active management is staging a comeback.Take the action in equity ETFs two weeks ago. Amid more whipsaw action in stocks that has typified 2025 trading, there was a net outflow from equity exchange-traded funds. But in a surprise, the selling was mostly on the index fund side. There were net outflows of $1 billion from equity ETFs in all, but $3 billion in inflows to active equity ETFs to offset the $4 billion index fund withdrawals, according to ETF Action data. ETF experts say actively managed ETFs time in…
The arrangements for the funeral of Pope Francis were meticulous, and the ceremony drew a global audience. But it is the arrangement of the letters on his tombstone that are now attracting outsize attention.The simple slab has only 10 letters, but the spacing between them can make it read like “F R A NCISC VS.”Of course, the lettering is meant to be read as Franciscus, the derivative of the pope’s name in Latin. (V stood for both u and v in Latin.)Pope Francis’ marble tomb reflects his simple style and fulfills his desire for an unadorned final resting place. In…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One to depart for Alabama, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersPresident Donald Trump took credit for the “good parts” of the economy in an exclusive interview with NBC News airing Sunday, but said that the “bad parts” are former President Joe Biden’s economy.Trump defended his tariffs, even amid the economic uncertainty stemming from the sweeping announcement.”Ultimately, I take responsibility for everything, but I’ve only just been here for a little more than three months,” Trump said.”The tariffs have just…
