US retail sales declined unexpectedly in July, government estimates showed Friday, marking their weakest showing in more than a year as consumers pulled back at auto dealers and online stores. Total sales were down 0.6 percent in July from the previous month, at $763.6 billion, according to the US Department...
US retail sales weakest in over a year in July
US retail sales declined unexpectedly in July, government estimates showed Friday, marking their weakest showing in more than a year as consumers pulled back at auto dealers and online stores. Total sales were down 0.6 percent in July from the previous month, at $763.6 billion, according to the US Department...
Ohio: Women who drove dead man to his bank and withdrew money charged with abusing corpse
Two women have been charged in the US with alleged abuse of a corpse after propping up his body to withdraw money from his bank account, police said. Loreen Feralo, 55, and Karen Kasbohm, 63, lived with 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a house in the town of Ashtabula on the...
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty over tax charges as plea deal unexpectedly unravels
President Biden's son Hunter has unexpectedly pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes after a plea deal fell apart in court. The 53-year-old appeared in Delaware after being charged with evading $100,000 in taxes from income of over $1.5m in 2017 and 2018. He had previously reached a deal with...
Donald Trump accused of asking employee to delete footage in classified documents case as new charges announced
Donald Trump has been accused of asking an employee to delete security footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the classified documents case. The updated indictment, which added new charges against the former US president, centers on surveillance footage at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago...
Federal judge blocks Title 42 rule that allowed the removal of migrants at the US-Mexico border, restoring access for some asylum seekers
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Title 42, a controversial rule that has allowed US authorities to expel more than 1 million migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border. Tuesday's court order leaves the Biden administration without one of the key tools it had deployed to deal with the thousands of...
A white teacher in Texas is fired after claiming his race is ‘superior’
A high school teacher in Pflugerville, Texas, was fired, district officials said, Monday after a social media video showed the white teacher telling his students his "race is superior." . "Last Friday, November 11, Pflugerville Independent School District officials became aware of an inappropriate conversation a teacher at Bohls High...
Donald Trump announces his aspiration to seek the US presidency in 2024
Former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his candidacy to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, in a bid to become the second elected president for two non-consecutive terms in the US. "To make America great and glorious again, tonight I am announcing my candidacy for President of the...
Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Twitter employees: work ‘extremely hard’ or leave
Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, gave employees until Thursday night to commit to "extremely hard" work or leave the company, according to a copy of an internal email sent late at night by Twitter. "Going forward, to make progress on Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we...
Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more this year due to inflation
Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more than last year due to inflation, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). A feast for 10 people with 12 menu items, including a turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie mix will cost $64.05 on average, an...