U.S. – One America News Network

This picture taken on August 24, 2024 shows a bill, with cash for the tip, left on a restaurant table in Los Angeles. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on very little, but the two presidential rivals have found common ground in calling for the elimination of taxes on tips -- a populist move that many criticize as economically irresponsible. Tipping culture in the United States is fundamentally different from most other countries, as customers are encouraged to tip generously on everything from take-out coffee to cocktails. A tip ranging between 15 and 20 percent of the price is considered normal at most restaurants. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Americans Keep Spending as Economy Defies Expectations

Despite predictions of a slowdown, U.S. consumers opened their wallets in June, pushing retail sales up 0.6%—a sharp rebound from the previous two months.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo/File Photo

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy litigation

Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta agreed to settle claims for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy

Insurer Aflac investigating possible data breach after attack on US network

Aflac disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which personal information of its customers may have been compromised.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions after signing a series of bills related to California’s vehicle emissions standards during an event in the East Room of the White House on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress passed the bills using the Congressional Review Act and the effect would largely revoke the emissions standards enacted by the state of California. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump: Israeli strike on Iran ‘could very well happen,’ though ‘I don’t want to say imminent’

An Israeli strike on Iran’s aboveground nuclear sites “could very well happen” in the near future, President Donald Trump announced from the White House on Thursday morning.