BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has toured a Michigan plastics manufacturing facility while promoting a promised Trump administration industrial renaissance nationwide even as jitters about rising tariffs and steep drops in consumer confidence and financial markets point to the opposite. Vance was in Bay City, known in the 1800s for thriving…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to another record high. Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce mark for the first time this week, per FactSet. And the cost of New York spot isn’t far behind — closing at about $2,988 Thursday. Interest in buying gold…… MORE
DENVER (AP) — Authorities say second person suspected of using an “incendiary device” following a string of vandalism at a Colorado Tesla dealership has been arrested. Police in Loveland, Colorado, said Friday that a 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with the incident in Loveland on March 7. Police didn’t release a possible motive.…… MORE
DALLAS — Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed at DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field Friday because of strong winds. Strong wind gusts of up to 50-60 mph are in the forecast for North Texas Friday, bringing heightened fire risks and prompting a WFAA Weather Alert Day. As of around noon Friday, hundreds…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Russia President Vladimir Putin is voicing support for a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine. President Donald Trump meanwhile has welcomed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to Washington amid deep concerns by members of the 32-member transatlantic military alliance that Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia makes him untrustworthy. Also Thursday,…… MORE