Voters in a Southern California city overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that permanently prohibits data centers within city limits, underscoring growing local resistance to the infrastructure powering the artificial intelligence boom. Monterey Park voters approved Measure NDC by a margin of 10,321 votes to 1,362 votes, or 88.34%, according to…

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is dropping toward Biden-era lows toward levels not seen since the Reagan administration. According to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s petroleum status report for the week ending June 5, the SPR fell to 349.2 million barrels, with nearly 9 million…

For working Americans with access to a 401(k), there’s perhaps no easier way to save for retirement. You tell your employer how much money you want to contribute per year or per pay period, and that money gets deducted from your paychecks accordingly. Plus, if you’re lucky, you may not…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pushed back on President Donald Trump’s call for him to “immediately fire” Obama-era Senate parliamentarian appointee Elizabeth MacDonough, arguing that doing so would not pave the way for passage of the SAVE America Act because Republicans “don’t have the votes.” “For me, it’s a…

This story about the May 2026 CPI inflation report is developing and will be updated with more details. Inflation ticked higher in May as American consumers continued to face elevated fuel prices amid the Iran war’s impact on the energy market and across the economy.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…

Tech companies racing to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure are increasingly running into a challenge that has little to do with software or chips: finding enough skilled workers to build and maintain the facilities powering the AI boom. Meta President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick and mikeroweWORKS Foundation CEO Mike…

A major Carl’s Jr. franchisee is planning to offload 59 locations across California after filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.  Harshad Dharod intends to close 10 restaurants and sell 49 others operating under the Anaheim-born fast-food chain, according to the Los Angeles Times.Dharod’s Friendly Franchisees Corporation, which touts itself…

Is now the time for one last kinetic military bombing assault on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps regime in Iran? We know that President Trump prefers diplomacy and is trying to complete an Iranian surrender deal. Yet the news today that the president is blaming Iran for shooting down an…

Parents and caregivers are being urged to immediately stop using a brand of infant nursing pillows sold on Amazon due to a severe suffocation risk. Little Grape Land is recalling roughly 1,430 of its nursing pillows because they violate mandatory U.S. safety standards for infant support cushions. The U.S. Consumer Product…

The clock is ticking faster for American workers and seniors. The Social Security Administration’s newly released 2026 Trustees Report confirms that the federal retirement safety net is less than seven years away from fiscal depletion, as the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will completely exhaust its accumulated reserves…