Real estate giant Compass is suing Zillow, alleging that the online property website is violating antitrust laws with a new rule that bans home listings from its platform if they appear on any other service for more than 24 hours before being posted on Zillow. Zillow’s rule, announced by the …
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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2025? Find out if banks, supermarkets and other stores are operating.
Juneteenth has arrived, with Americans now celebrating its fifth year as a federally recognized holiday. Given its relatively new status as a federal holiday, you may be wondering whether your local stores are operating as normal. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 …
Read More »Candlelight vigil honoring Mark and Melissa Hortman draws hundreds to Minnesota State Capitol: “She was a fighter”
Lawmakers and the public gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday night to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot over the weekend in what authorities called a political assassination. As a brass quintet from the Minnesota Orchestra played, Gov. Tim Walz wiped away tears …
Read More »Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart in critical condition after cardiac arrest, family says
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart is in critical condition after he went into cardiac arrest over the weekend, according to a statement from his ministry. Swaggart, 90, went into cardiac arrest around 8 a.m. Sunday while at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his son, Donnie Swaggart, said. Donnie Swaggart said that …
Read More »Dow sinks over 750 points after Israel’s attack on Iran
Stocks closed lower on Friday and oil prices climbed after a military strike by Israel on Iran stirred investor fears about the risk of war breaking out in the Middle East. The S&P 500 slid 68 points, or 1.1%, to end the day at 5,977, while the Dow Jones Industrial …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler deleted his Venmo account over unwanted activity. Here’s what to do if that happens to you.
Much like a golf course, Venmo can bring some unexpected traps and other hazards. The popular payment app enables users to send requests and payments to Venmo accounts listed as public — a default setting that opened up a can of worms for the world’s top golfer, Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler, …
Read More »Trump invoked Title 10 to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles. Here are the legal issues at play
Washington — President Trump signed a memorandum over the weekend deploying the National Guard to, as he says, protect federal immigration officials and other federal law enforcement in Los Angeles amid heated protests over immigration raids, citing Title 10 of the federal code. Large-scale but concentrated protests have broken out …
Read More »Midea recalls 1.7 million air conditioners over potential mold risk
Midea is recalling 1.7 million air conditioning units because a drainage problem could expose consumers to mold. Water can pool in the appliance maker’s U Window Air Conditioner and U+ Window Air Conditioner units, possibly leading to mold growth, Midea said in a recall notice posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission …
Read More »Trump’s sales pitch for the “big, beautiful” budget bill doesn’t match the facts
This week, as President Trump and some of his prominent allies have promoted his sweeping budget bill, they have repeated a number of claims about the package that contradict expert analysis. The so-called “one big, beautiful bill” narrowly passed the House last month and now faces major challenges in the …
Read More »Aftermath of Ukraine drone strike on Russian bombers seen in satellite photos
Satellite images of Russian air bases released Wednesday appear to show the aftermath of what Ukraine called “Operation Spider’s Web” — a long-planned drone attack deep inside Russian territory, which Ukrainian security officials claim destroyed 41 military bombers. Debris and what appear to be burn scars, along with some intact …
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