Trump family’s next venture is mobile phone company
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family said it is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service. Eric Trump, one of President Donald Trump’s sons running The Trump Organization, said the new venture called, Trump Mobile, will sell phones that will be built in the United States, and the phone service will maintain [...]
Ohio GDP declines for first time in 3 years
Ohio’s gross domestic product decreased in the first quarter of the year for the first time in three years, according to a new report from the state’s Office of Budget and Management. The state’s GDP fell by 0.2 percent in the first three months of 2025 after 11 consecutive quarters of growth, which peaked at [...]
Meta bringing ads to parts of WhatsApp
WhatsApp said that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people that use the messaging service. Advertisements will be shown only in the app’s Updates tab, which is used by as many as 1.5 billion people [...]
Bill would require Registrar of Motor Vehicles to alert drivers of impending license expiration
Transportation Committee members in the Ohio House of Representatives are considering a bill that calls on the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to send out a reminder to a licensed driver two weeks ahead of the expiration of a driver’s license. Current practice requires the registrar to notify each person whose driver’s license has expired within [...]
Retail sales decrease 0.9 percent last month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales dropped 0.9 percent in May, according to a new report from the Commerce Department. Sales had declined 0.1 percent in April. The May figure was lower due to a drop in auto sales after Americans ramped up their car-buying in March. Excluding autos, sales fell 0.3 percent. Inflation has cooled [...]
Okefenokee mining project stalls over $2M permit bond
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one thing before regulators make a final decision: set aside $2 million for future restoration of the mining site. Sixteen months after [...]
U.S. and U.K. announce a trade deal, but steel imports are still being negotiated
KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier this week said they had signed a trade deal that will reduce tariffs on United Kingdom auto and aerospace industry imports — but they are still discussing how to handle steel production. The pair spoke to reporters at the Group of [...]
Immigration enforcement curbed at farms, hotels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after President Donald Trump expressed alarm about the impact of aggressive enforcement, an official said last weekend. Tatum King, an official with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit, last week wrote regional leaders to halt investigations of the agricultural [...]
Amusement parks are having a profitable season so far
NEW YORK (AP) — Headlines about tariffs and economic uncertainty haven’t slowed business at many smaller and mid-sized amusement parks around the nation. “We’ve had good crowds, and everyone seems excited to be here,” said Brian Hartley, vice president of Playland’s Castaway Cove, in Ocean City, N.J., which boasts 30 rides, miniature golf, go-karts, and [...]