The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a…
David Hale Close David Hale ESPN Staff Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Dave Wilson Close Dave Wilson ESPN Staff Writer Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Oct 29, 2025, 08:30…
Young Americans are less concerned about this than their older counterparts possibility of political violence According to a survey released on Wednesday, in the country. Overall, nearly 4 in 10 Americans are worried political violence – Includes 44 percent who are concerned about attacks made on conservative political figures or groups and 41 percent who…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft was hit with outages in its Azure cloud and 365 services on Wednesday, hours before the…
Oct 29, 2025, 06:00 AM ET ONE HUNDRED DAYS from now, the sports world turns its attention to Italy, where alpine peaks, ancient cities and modern arenas become the stage for the athletes of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. From returning icons to breakout stars, their stories over the 17 days of the 2026 Games will…
Lebanon today stands at a turning point in its history. After years of economic collapse, political paralysis and the corrosive dominance of the Iranian-backed party and armed paramilitary group Hezbollah, the country faces a stark choice: seize the chance to reclaim its sovereignty and democratic promise or remain hostage to Hezbollah’s weapons and Iran’s influence….
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP General Motors laid off roughly 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. The company confirmed there were around 1,200 layoffs at Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts…
October 29, 2025, 11:01 am ET Chicago Bears have signed CJ Gardner-JohnsonAdding a veteran safety to their injury-depleted secondary. Gardner-Johnson’s agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the well-traveled defensive back signed with the Bears on Wednesday after visiting with the team the previous day. The Bears (4-3) are in the playoff race despite playing without…
online marketplace etsy Said It said Wednesday that its longtime CEO Josh Silverman will step down at the end of the year. Kriti Patel Goyal, president and chief growth officer of Etsy, will become the company’s next CEO. Silverman, who led the market for eight years, will become its executive chairman. Goyal worked at Etsy…
The United States may have committed war crimes by attacking a prison in Yemen in the spring, human rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday. The group claimed on Wednesday that its own investigation found that “the US airstrike on a migrant detention center in Saada, northwestern Yemen, on April 28, 2025, which killed and wounded…
