• Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat
    BROOKSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. Prolonged and intense heat is part of a climate change-driven pattern of weather extremes that has also led to intense […]
  • Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it’s likely to happen again in 2027
    NEW YORK (AP) — Many Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis that shows insurers in the marketplace are proposing a second straight year of double-digit premium hikes. Across the 77 insurers in the ACA program that have submitted rate […]
  • New AP-NORC poll reveals sharp divides among US Jews over Israel and Gaza
    As Israel’s actions continue to divide America’s Jewish communities nearly three years into the latest war in Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll reveals that some of the biggest gaps are between religious and secular Jews. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research makes clear that for many U.S. Jews, support for […]
  • From space rocks to smartwatches, AI millionaires rewrite the luxury playbook
    By Danielle Kaye and Alessandro Parodi NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) – Sitting on roughly $3.5 million in SpaceX shares, Chip, a former data scientist at Elon Musk’s aerospace behemoth, has recently bought meteorites worth $10,000 and a $5,000 fire truck. The 50-year-old space enthusiast is not sure how he will use the truck – […]
  • Fed minutes due as analysts debate whether Warsh will curtail them
    July 8 (Reuters) – A critical readout on Wednesday of the first Federal Reserve policy meeting overseen by Chairman Kevin Warsh may offer greater insight into the “family fight” the new central bank leader said unfolded over two days last month as officials opted to leave interest rates unchanged and emphasized their commitment to controlling […]