By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The CEO of Ryanair on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk’s idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft. Related Articles Iran’s top diplomat issues most direct threat yet to US…
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Southern California homebuying dropped to its second-slowest pace for a November over the past 21 years despite the lowest mortgage rates in three years. Six local counties had 12,017 existing and newly built homes sold — both houses and condos — according to Attom data dating to 2005. The only slower-selling November in the past…
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By STEPHEN GROVES and MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are starting a push Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a…
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by SAM McNEIL, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Rattled by President Donald Trump’s aggression towards Greenland, the European Union is readying counter-measures against the United States. Related Articles Divisions emerge among western European nations over Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza EU chief says Trump’s threats challenge Europe’s security and prosperity, ahead of emergency summit…
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The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant. Related Articles La Quinta golf estate on waterfront lot along the 8th fairway seeks $4M Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake…
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PARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister says her country is not currently thinking about boycotting the soccer World Cup in the United States amid growing tensions related to Donald Trump’s quest to control Greenland. Related Articles Angel City FC’s Gisele Thompson looking to take a big step in USWNT camp LAFC parts ways with Yaw…
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By CHAN HO-HIM and MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writers Global markets mostly declined Wednesday while trading on Wall Street stabilized somewhat ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Related Articles La Quinta golf estate on waterfront lot along the 8th fairway seeks $4M Supreme Court takes…
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By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and slap tariffs on its backers pose a challenge to Europe’s security, principles and prosperity, a top EU official said on Wednesday. Related Articles Israel agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace as some western European nations say no…
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By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he has agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in a departure from an earlier stance when his office criticized the makeup of the board’s committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. Norway and Sweden, meanwhile, said they…
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As confrontations with federal officers over their massive immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota showed no signs of stopping Wednesday, legal battles over the surge and the local response were also intensifying. Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s…
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