LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water. The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday, and no injuries have been reported. The U.S. Coast Guard says on the…… MORE
US Household Income Rose Slightly Last Year, Roughly Matching 2019 Level
WASHINGTON (AP) — The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains. The report also showed that the highest-earning households received healthy inflation-adjusted income increases, while middle- and lower-income households saw little gains. The figures…… MORE
U.S. Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Tariffs Are Legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation’s highest court. The tariffs will remain in place in the lead-up to arguments set for November, a lightning-fast timetable by the Supreme…… MORE
A Houthi Drone Strikes an Israeli Airport in a Rare Hit as Israel Steps Up Gaza City Attacks
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group has hit Israel’s southern airport, closing airspace and halting flights, according to the Israeli military. The attack on Sunday involved multiple drones, with at least one striking the passenger terminal of Ramon International Airport near Eilat. One person was lightly injured. The Houthis…… MORE
Florida’s Plan to Drop School Vaccine Rule Won’t Start for 90 Days, Won’t Cover All Diseases
Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates. But it likely won’t take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few others unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases. The Florida health department shared some details Sunday, four days after the state’s surgeon general said families can decide…… MORE