HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge severed one charge to continue being tried Thursday and accepted guilty pleas for nearly 50 other felony counts in the case of a man accused of possessing more than 21,000 files of child pornography. Nasir Debonaire Garner, 27, faces more than 100 felony ...
President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets. The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get ...
NEW YORK — Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May, as they spent less to fill their gas tank because of falling gas prices. But the report, released by the Commerce Department on Thursday, showed consumers’ continued resilience despite ongoing economic uncertainty as they bought cars and took advantage of summer sales events. Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, after being up a revised 1% in May, according to the report. Outside of gas stations, retail sales rose a solid 0.7%, according to the report. The government figures aren’t adjusted for inflation so last month’s ...
The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of Trump’s tariffs in February. The question now is: Can the president’s trade team make good on its promise to replace the lost revenue? A deadline is approaching rapidly. After the Supreme Court setback, the president turned first to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose 10% tariffs globally. But Section 122 only authorizes tariffs for 150 ...
Altoona Mayor Matt Pacifico invites the city's residents, veterans, first responders, civic organizations and visitors to attend the 9/11 committee's free event at the Jaffa Shrine Center, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Doors will open about 6 p.m. Friday, ...
Billionaire Warren Buffett says his decision to cut the Gates Foundation out of his charitable giving is more about believing his three kids are ready to handle giving away his entire fortune than it is about Bill Gates’ ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett told CNBC ...
