OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs. And experts say consumers shouldn’t expect much relief soon either. According to U.S. government data, the average price of a pound of ground beef rose to…… MORE
Chiefs Wide Receiver Rashee Rice Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail Over Dallas High-Speed Crash
DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities said he and another speeding driver caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway last year. Prosecutors say Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV at 119 mph when he caused the March 2024 wreck.…… MORE
House Sends Bill Regulating Stablecoins, A Type Of Cryptocurrency, To Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed two bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” One of the bills would regulate a type of cryptocurrency called stablecoins. It has already passed the Senate with…… MORE
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Discuss Merger To Create Transcontinental Railroad
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. A person familiar with the talks who isn’t authorized to discuss them publicly said the merger discussions began during the first quarter of this year. Both…… MORE
Congress Approves Trump’s $9 Billion Cut To Public Broadcasting And Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Democrats argued that the Republican administration’s animus toward foreign aid programs would hurt America’s standing in the world and create a vacuum for China to fill. The White House argued that the…… MORE