Credit: Alex Brandon, AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is downplaying concerns from businesses about the uncertainty surrounding his planned tariffs on various American trading partners, despite worries about higher prices. He also isn’t ruling out the possibility of a recession this year. After initially imposing and then quickly pausing 25% tariffs…… MORE
Credit: WFAA DALLAS — An elderly man was hospitalized after a house fire in southern Dallas on Sunday afternoon, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue officials. Firefighters responded to a call about the blaze in the 3900 block of Fortune Lane around 2:36 p.m. DFR officials reported that crews were informed someone was inside the single-story home.…… MORE
ELLIS COUNTY, Texas — A man has died in Ellis County after severe storms and hail swept through the area early Saturday morning, according to officials. Ellis County authorities reported that strong winds overturned several RVs and semi-trucks, and caused power lines and trees to fall. The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office provided the details in…… MORE
Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that the Trump administration has completed its six-week overhaul of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a key agency that has been in operation for six decades. Rubio stated that the 18% of aid and development programs that survived the…… MORE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Forensic experts came to a simple but heartrending conclusion about the manner of death for 95-year-old actor Gene Hackman — heart failure and Alzheimer’s a full week after a rare, rodent-borne disease took the life of his wife at their Santa Fe home. Authorities revealed Friday that Hackman apparently died…… MORE