After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year. Retail sales fell 0.6% last month, marking the biggest decrease since May 2025, compared with a revised gain of 0.2% in June, according to the Commerce Department data released Friday. Economists were projecting a small increase.
About 30 parents, students and community members voiced concerns about the use of electric shock gloves at the Omaha Public Schools board meeting Monday night while a full room listened. read more
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations ... read more
Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" to playing Holly Hunter's husband in "The Piano," has died. He was 78. read more
Department of Homeland Security head Markwayne Mullin said he's willing to go to extreme lengths to fight the nonexistent scourge of voter fraud in the upcoming midterm elections. read more
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