8+ min ago  (504+ words) A Sacramento-based Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur is facing a wave of accusations from former employees as he prepares to expand his restaurant empire in California's capital. Chris Barnum-Dann, owner of the acclaimed Localis and Betty Wine Bar + Bistro, has been…...

27+ min ago  (201+ words) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y.) has called for a disclosure by Congress members after observing that the Nasdaq call volume spiked minutes before President Donald Trump's announcement on a tariff pause. What Happened: Trump announced a pause in the tariffs in a…...

31+ min ago  (260+ words) A tangled political fight over whether Chicago's public schools will hold classes on May Day is coming down to the wire, confusing tens of thousands of students and parents. The influential teachers union, an ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, wants…...

40+ min ago  (713+ words) Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U. S. -Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. Additional U. S. forces, to include underwater drones, according to the release. The two…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1166+ words) President Trump begins blockading Strait of Hormuz, warns US military will "finish up the little that is left of Iran" 2 Supertankers U-turn after peace deal talks fail UAE Oil Chief warns Iran blocking Hormuz'is "a direct threat to the energy,…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (957+ words) I've been saying this for months: despite'experts" just sounding the alarm moments ago: the private credit unwind that started months ago and has now spiraled into a very real liability for the economy wasn't some unknowable tail risk lurking in…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (283+ words) A key Saudi oil pipeline to the Red Sea was restored on Sunday and is now pumping at full capacity after an Iranian drone attack last week damaged a pumping station. The East-West pipeline is back at full capacity, moving…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (559+ words) John Cleese has fired off a fresh round of unfiltered truth bombs, exposing the cultural erosion underway in the UK as mass immigration and Islamist influence accelerate. The Monty Python star is zeroing in on the BBC's latest woke assault…...

58+ min ago  (393+ words) The rare Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter truce is already bearing much positive fruit, as both sides have on Saturday confirmed a massive'POW swap involving 350 captives. In a press release, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that "175 Russian service members were returned…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (376+ words) Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles clogging traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, the capital, as well as sections of other major roadways....