• The Latest: Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportations
    The Trump administration on Monday invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law — a case that has become a flashpoint amid escalating tension with the federal courts. The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials […]
  • Outside of Gene Hackman’s home, where the actor was found dead, is shown in body cam footage
    ALBUQUERQE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have released body camera footage from outside the home of Gene Hackman, where the actor and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in late February. The redacted footage shows deputies talking with the two workers who called authorities to report seeing someone lying on the floor inside the home. With […]
  • Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026
    Waymo on Tuesday added Washington to its pioneering robotaxi service’s steadily expanding list of U.S. markets, although passengers will have to wait until next year until they can take a driverless ride around the nation’s capital city. For now, Waymo’s robotaxis will continue to map Washington’s streets and corridors with a safety driver sitting behind […]
  • US consumers slow spending as inflation bites, Synchrony says
    By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers are starting to curb their spending in response to high prices and a worsening economic outlook, according to consumer finance company Synchrony Financial. Americans have been accumulating more debt amid strain in their finances, with delinquencies edging up for auto loans, credit cards and home credit […]
  • Explainer-Stagflation on the radar for the US economy, but no repeat of the ’70s
    By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of “Stagflation-lite,” in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among other observers of the U.S. economy and central bank wondering if the country’s outperformance during the pandemic is about to slide. So what is stagflation and why is […]