BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites across broad landscapes, including two in California created by his predecessor at the request of Native American tribes. A Justice Department legal opinion released earlier this week disavowed a [...]
Ohio’s craft brewing industry delivered $1.29 billion to the state’s economy in 2024, according to the biennial economic impact report from the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. The impact report details the regional and statewide contributions Ohio craft breweries make to the state economy: $1.29 billion economic output, up from $1.27 billion in 2022. $128.6 million [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America’s intelligence services, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said. Speaking to a technology conference this week, Gabbard said AI programs, when used responsibly, can save money and free up intelligence officers to focus on gathering and analyzing information. The sometimes slow pace of [...]
Google has offered buyouts to staff in several divisions in a new round of cost cutting, according to reports from several news outlets. It’s not clear how many employees are affected, but the offers were made to staff in Google’s search, advertising, research and engineering units, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Some of our [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump likes to say he’s bringing in trillions of dollars in investments from foreign countries, but a provision in his tax cuts bill could cause international companies to avoid expanding into the United States. The House-passed version of the legislation would allow the federal government to impose taxes on foreign-parented [...]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk says Tesla is “tentatively” set to begin providing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 22. In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the date could change because Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.” Investors, Wall Street analysts and Tesla enthusiasts have been anticipating [...]
Disney will pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service. The move closes out an appraisal process that’s dragged on for a few years. Disney said in November 2023 that it was acquiring a 33 percent stake in Hulu from Comcast for at least $8.6 [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices increased 2.4 percent in May compared with a year ago, according to a new Labor Department report. That is up from a 2.3 percent yearly increase in April. On a monthly basis, overall prices ticked up just 0.1 percent from April to May, down from 0.2 percent the previous month, [...]
Gov. Mike DeWine and BroadbandOhio have announced plans to spend $23.7 million to expand broadband internet access in the state by reimbursing internet service providers for infrastructure costs. Through the state’s broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program, six internet providers have been awarded reimbursement funding for infrastructure costs across 23 counties. Undergrounding costs include the [...]