The Federal Reserve could start lowering interest rates as soon as next month, based on the latest inflation data. “We think that the time is approaching,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference after the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting in July. For Americans struggling to keep up with sky-high interest charges, a likely September rate cut may bring some … Read more
Kesi Irvin’s summer side hustle has taken her across the world. The New Jersey native is paid to sample gelato in Italy, jet ski in the Mediterranean and walk through open-air markets in Croatia. Between June and August, Irvin, 34, works as a private chef on yachts sailing in Europe. This summer, she’s been hired … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting his band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died. He was 63. “Jack is loved and remembered … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference, the day after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid … Read more
Former President Donald Trump is now asking the judge overseeing his criminal hush money case to push back his Sept. 18 sentencing until after the November general election, saying that doing so would “mitigate” the “appearance of impropriety.” “There is no basis for continuing to rush,” Trump attorney Todd Blanche wrote in the letter, dated … Read more
Lawmakers in New York’s Nassau County enacted the nation’s first ban on wearing face masks in public on Wednesday. The Mask Transparency Act, which was signed into law by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, makes it illegal for people to wear face masks “for the purposes of concealing an individual’s identity in public places,” WABC-TV … Read more
The opening of Biennial exhibit “Even better than the real thing” at The Whitney Museum of American Art on March 12, 2024, in New York City. Sean Zanni | Patrick Mcmullan | Getty Images New York City’s art museums are among the most popular in the world — the Metropolitan Museum of Art (known as … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endured a volley of questions Tuesday from a lawyer trying to undercut his claim that he lives in New York and keep him off the state’s presidential ballot. Kennedy testified that his address is in the well-to-do New York City suburb of Katonah, and he has said … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Federal prosecutors have charged Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran, in a murder for hire plot of a U.S. politician or government officials. Courtesy: Department of Justice A Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials on … Read more
Smiling businessman with laptop and credit card in a restaurant in the evening Pixelfit | E+ | Getty Images India is expected to see the fastest growth in ultra high net worth individuals globally over the next few years, according to consultancy Knight Frank. Earlier this year, India’s financial center, Mumbai, overtook Beijing to become … Read more
