New Orleans prepares for Super Bowl 59, its biggest weekend of the year
New Orleans is preparing for an estimated 125,000 visitors and a presidential visit during the weekend of Super Bowl 59, as the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the…
Southern California Edison acknowledges videos suggest link between equipment and Eaton fire
Southern California Edison acknowledged Thursday that videos have suggested a possible link between the utility’s equipment and the devastating Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. But the company has not identified…
OpenAI considering 16 states for data center campuses as part of Trump’s Stargate project
OpenAI said on Thursday that the company is considering building data center campuses in 16 states that have indicated “real interest” in the project, which is linked to President Donald…
All Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom stores to close in U.S.
All Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom stores in the United States will close after their operator filed for bankruptcy protection. Altogether over 100 stores for the brands, that sell apparel for…
Lara Trump to host weekend show on Fox News
President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump will host a weekend show on Fox News, the news channel announced Wednesday. ‘My View with Lara Trump’ is expected to premiere Feb. 22…
Some tariff concessions from Canada and Mexico touted by Trump lack substance, experts say
President Donald Trump and his supporters have heralded his use of tariff threats to extract concessions on drug trafficking and border security from Canada and Mexico. Yet, experts say, some…
U.S. lawmakers move to ban China’s DeepSeek from government devices
A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices. U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are introducing the legislation…
How Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger got caught in Trump’s trade war with China
China has blacklisted the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, which could force the company to shut down stores and manufacturing in an early repercussion of President Donald Trump’s trade…
USPS resumes shipments from China in abrupt about-face
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to resume accepting shipments from China, less than 12 hours after announcing it would stop doing so. ‘Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service…
Disney tops quarterly profit estimates but starts to lose Disney+ streaming subscribers
Disney posted fiscal first-quarter earnings Wednesday that beat on the top and bottom lines, but revealed the beginnings of expected streaming subscriber losses at Disney+. The company’s streaming business reported another…