The trendy Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, California, was the backdrop for violent acts and hate crimes. Business owners had enough. The Hillcrest Business Association‘s members in 2024 began paying a third-party service around $400,000 annually for eight hours of unarmed security guard patrol each day. The association plans to add about $150,000 to the…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 23, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Greenland’s capital on Sunday, seeking to shore up support for the Arctic island against a…
The price of diesel fuel hit a record Friday as the wars in Ukraine and Iran knock out refineries, triggering a global supply crunch. Truckers in the U.S. are paying an average of $5.85 a gallon nationwide, a nearly 60% increase over the same period last year when diesel cost $3.71 a gallon. In California,…
A 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction in Vernon, California, July 8, 2026. A surge in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Policies from President Donald Trump‘s administration are helping keep bond yields higher despite the…
Former Olympian David Hearn after his arrangement at Moultrie Courthouse on July 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Finn Gomez | Getty Images A Washington judge on Friday said he will rule quickly on whether to dismiss a now-discredited indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with prejudice,…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, as he announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against a small Turkish investment bank and two…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Treasury yields rose in trading Friday, as investors digested a stronger-than-expected jobs report for the month of August and weighed the impact it may have on the Federal Reserve’s decisions…
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, at the Arendalsuka conference in Arendal, Norway, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Carina Johenson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has proposed cutting the allocation of government bonds in its $2.3 trillion investment portfolio, chiefly affecting its holdings of U.S. Treasurys, as…
Argentine President Javier Milei speaks during the Madrid Forum, where conservative leaders from Latin America have gathered, in Santiago, Chile on September 3, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Argentina‘s President Javier Milei has ramped up a long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands, reasserting the country’s claims over the self-governing British overseas territory and…
