Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. March 21, 2025 Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Commonwealth Business Bank For release at 2:30 p.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its…
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday defended President Trump’s possible move to accept a Qatari-offered jet for the president’s use, saying “the problem is really with Boeing.” “Boeing had a responsibility to provide a new Air Force One now. They didn’t do the job,” McCarthy said on “CBS Mornings Plus.” Mr. Trump arrived Wednesday…
Mariska Hargitay has revealed a long-held family secret: the truth about her biological father. The actress, whose mother was Jayne Mansfield, had believed for years that her father was Mickey Hargitay, the Hungarian bodybuilding champion who became an actor. He married Mansfield in 1956. When Mariska was only 3, she and her mother were involved…
ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board voted Wednesday to create a committee to weigh proposed election rules before the board takes them under consideration. Board Chairman John Fervier explained during a public meeting that the purpose of the committee will be to allow “all parties to have a voice in upcoming rules.” He said each…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history learn about the Industrial Revolution, women’s suffrage and America’s expanding role in international affairs. Beginning next school year, they will add conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already infused with references to the Bible…
Carrie Underwood on ‘American Idol’ finale nerves More than 20 years after her 2005 win, Carrie Underwood admits Ryan Seacrest’s winner reveal on “American Idol” is uncomfortable. Entertain This! Jamal Roberts was voted as the winner of “American Idol” Season 23. John Foster and Breanna Nix were the other finalists. We have a winner! The…
How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My boyfriend and I are at odds because he has grown out his beard and I refuse to have sex with him again until he gets rid of it. I think beards are…
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President Trump’s push to remove people from the U.S. using the wartime Alien Enemies Act got a rare stamp of approval from a federal judge this week, as one of the more controversial parts of Mr. Trump’s immigration strategy faces a slew of court challenges. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of Pennsylvania, a Trump nominee,…