WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone. Experts say that problem is only expected to get worse next year with staffing cuts that could slash the workforce considerably. For this year, data of tax return…… MORE
Stocks Rally Worldwide After Trump Eases Some Of His Tariffs On Electronics
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied worldwide after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seemed to ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6%. Apple and other technology stocks helped lift…… MORE
Frisco Teen Murder Suspect Released After Bond Lowered to $250,000
MCKINNEY, Texas (WFAA) — A Collin County judge on Monday significantly reduced track meet stabbing suspect Karmelo Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 and also placed him under house arrest. Anthony, a 17-year-old student at Frisco Centennial High School, was then released from jail Monday afternoon. Anthony was arrested and charged with murder in…… MORE
Nvidia to Produce in Dallas, Houston; Phoenix
HOUSTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – California-based Nvidia Corporation says it will begin making supercomputer parts in conjunction with Foxconn in Houston for the manufacturing plant. Dallas and Phoenix will be other arenas of expansion, with the computing giant says it’s investing in artificial chip intelligence chip production via other supercomputer manufacturing plants. Jensen Huang, founder and…… MORE
Quake Rattles San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Southern California was jolted Monday morning by a strong earthquake near San Diego. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was near the mountain town of Julian, east of San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said it received no immediate reports…… MORE