California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles off the Southern California coast to move forward as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up ...
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are still rising too quickly for everyone’s liking, also helped calm the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and snapped a four-day losing streak, its longest since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 509 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. They got help from a pullback in oil prices, which had jumped to their highest ...
NEW YORK — Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools have become better at creating fake websites and using stolen data to their advantage, said Florent Silve, an executive at Engine, a corporate travel management platform. “What used to look like a fake website now becomes much harder to spot by consumers,” Silve said. According to a Federal Trade Commission report published in June, Americans last year reported losing ...
The Ralph Lauren womenswear brand is a love letter to the designer’s wife of more than 60 years. Ricky Lauren, his lifelong muse, is present in each of the designer’s collections. At the designer’s New York Fashion Week show, Ricky Lauren sat front row along with other members of the Lauren family as her husband took guests on a whirlwind romantic escape ahead of the official launch of New York Fashion Week. Actors Meghann Fahy, Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki and Ella Hunt were a few of the celebrity guests in attendance at the downtown Manhattan show. “Ralph ...
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s pitch to send Americans $5,000 checks should Republicans prevail in the November midterms is drawing scorn from some members of Congress — the very people who have constitutional authority over federal spending. Economists and other political observers are ...
WTAJ will honor the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a full day of special programming, live coverage and historical reflections, recognizing a day that forever changed the nation and holds a particularly significant place in our area. The events of that day were felt especially close to home when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County. To mark this important milestone, WTAJ will provide viewers with comprehensive coverage focused on remembrance, reflection, service and the lasting impact of Sept. 11. Today, WTAJ+ will ...
