4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (869+ words) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (128+ words) Darlene Superville And Jill Lawless DOONBEG – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey. Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (409+ words) Gray Rohrer, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Realtors trade group is getting behind Amendment 3, the major property tax cut on the November ballot, putting $10 million to support the measure. “Affordability is on the forefront for every Floridian, and…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (540+ words) Social Security recipients could see a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment in 2027, according to an AARP analysis of inflation data. The estimate, released by AARP, is based on the latest consumer price data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and Federal Reserve…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (474+ words) VENICE – Alex Gibney has made films about powerful people, corporations and organizations before: Enron, Elizabeth Holmes, Scientology and the U.S. military’s abuses at Bagram and Abu Ghraib are just a few. And yet, he said, nothing compares to the scope of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (118+ words) News4JAX Personal texts reveal pressure, frustration during Vickie Cavey’s tenure as JEA CEO Vickie Cavey announced her retirement as JEA’s CEO on Wednesday, ending her tenure at the Jacksonville public utility. Neptune Beach Police end school zone speed cameras amid statewide…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (358+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Driven in part by his own experience with poverty as a child, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to leaders of the world's largest economies and suggesting an investment account program begun under President Donald…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (266+ words) WASHINGTON – Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said that the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (117+ words) News4JAX ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week in an effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. “This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1026+ words) WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh renewed his inflation-fighting credentials in a speech Frida y that opened the door to potential rate hikes in the coming months. In doing so, Warsh has put more pressure on the central bank to…...