What a soft launch for these young students who will one day upstage their fears with joy

US Stock Rally Cools as Fed Meeting Nears, Tariff Doubts Linger US stocks fell Monday, snapping the longest winning streak in two decades, as mixed messages on trade policy clouded the market outlook.

Not surprised to see the market cooling off a bit. Between the upcoming Fed meeting and the uncertainty around possible new tariffs, there’s just too much fog for investors to push forward with confidence. Momentum needs clarity, and right now, there’s not much of it.

President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS | CNN Business President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for America’s two biggest public broadcasters, which have faced a ser...

President Trump Signs Order Aiming to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

House Speaker Mike Johnson, commenting on the expected rollback proposal, said, “I don’t know how it’ll all play out in the end, but I can tell you there’s been a lot of thoughtful debate around it.”

It’s not surprising. Inflation, tariffs, and economic instability hit real businesses and working families first. Policy decisions without a clear long-term plan don’t just show up in polls — they show up in people’s lives.

Flowers are not just for celebrations — sometimes, they are a way of saying "You are seen. You are loved."
Today we brought these tulip baskets to the senior home, hoping to add a little color and warmth to their day.
Kindness is a choice we can make every single day. 🌷🤍
#seniorcare #kindnessmatters

Orders for big-ticket items like autos and appliances surged 9.2% in March in rush to beat tariffs A Federal Reserve report Wednesday indicated companies were adjusting behavior to get ahead of the Trump tariffs.

To brace for the impact of tariffs, orders for big-ticket items like cars and appliances surged 9.2% in March.
A report released by the Fed on Wednesday shows that businesses are shifting their behavior in response to Trump’s tariffs.

Here’s the op-ed @timmiller.bsky.social is referring to: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

San Jose will clear out large RV encampment near Microsoft data center project Unhoused residents who are part of an RV encampment in North San Jose that has grown to more than 40 vehicles must leave Alviso-Milpitas Road by Monday.

San Jose will clear out large RV encampment near Microsoft data center project

Viral video shows man biking in Brooklyn while balancing refrigerator on head "That is wild," exclaimed the man who filmed the daunting clip, as the bicyclist rode the bike lane towards Dobbins Street.

Viral video shows man biking in Brooklyn while balancing refrigerator on head

Joe Nickell, Paranormal Investigator and ‘Real-Life Scully,’ Dies at 80 A professional skeptic, he took on hundreds of mysteries, offering rational explanations for the Loch Ness monster, the Shroud of Turin and countless hauntings.

As a paranormal investigator, Joe Nickell was in high demand, studying ghosts, the Loch Ness monster, crop circles and appearances of Jesus, including one on a tortilla.

Nickell solved hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of mysteries. He has died at 80.

👂LISTEN: @RepHarshbarger backs sending people to foreign prisons without due process, calls believing everyone has constitutional rights “nuts”

Can someone tell her what she’s describing isn’t “common sense”, it’s authoritarianism?

Chicago’s robbery surge is over A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.

With a nearly three-year surge in the rearview mirror, Chicago robbery numbers have plunged to historic lows. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.

‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate PM focuses on threat from across the border as most polls show his Liberals leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party in tight race Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate on Thursday but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada’s top threat: Donald Trump, the US president. Most opinion polls show Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party trailing Carney’s Liberals ahead of the 28 April vote for Canada’s federal government. Continue reading...

‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate

Retail sales jump as people rush to buy cars ahead of tariffs The key driver of the economy saw the biggest increase in over two years in March, as car buyers tried to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs on imported autos and ...

The key driver of the economy saw the biggest increase in over two years in March, as car buyers tried to get ahead of President Trump's tariffs on imported autos and auto parts.

Haley Joel Osment arrested on suspicion of public intoxication, cocaine possession at ski resort 'The Sixth Sense' star Haley Joel Osment has been released after his recent arrest in Mammoth Lakes on suspicion of public intoxication and possession of an unidentified controlled substance.

Haley Joel Osment arrested on suspicion of public intoxication, cocaine possession at ski resort

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is pictured in a handout photo from his office meeting with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia on Thursday in El Salvador. Headline reads: "Maryland Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador." Photo credit: The Office of Chris Van Hollen.

Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday night that he had met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador. nyti.ms/3YzXwwg

At Least 4 Are Killed in Cable Car Crash in Italy A fifth person was in critical condition after the cable car rolled down a mountainside. Nine others were trapped in a different cable car because of the crash and had to be rescued.

At least four people were killed after a cable car fell, rolled down a mountainside and broke apart on Monte Faito, south of Naples, Italian officials said. A fifth person was in critical condition and nine others were trapped in a different cable car because of the crash and had to be rescued.

Trump's nightmare disaster: Ari Melber reports on how Musk cuts could backfire on America and GOP YouTube video by MSNBC

OPINION:

Trump's nightmare disaster: Melber reports on how Musk cuts could backfire on America

@arimelber.bsky.social's special report documents the alarming history showing the cost of slashing rules, as President Trump and Elon Musk cut government oversight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgfK...

Lee Corso to retire from ‘College GameDay’ after Week 1 after 38 years, hundreds of headgear picks Corso's weekly headgear selections have been a staple of college football Saturday's for nearly three decades.

Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: The ESPN broadcaster Lee Corso will retire in August after a 38-year run as the face of the network’s “College GameDay” show.

Dow drops after Fed chair Powell says inflation will rise due to Trump's tariffs

Home Alone 2' director Chris Columbus says that Donald Trump’s 30-year-old cameo has been “an albatross” and “wishes it was gone," in an interview with the San Franscico Chronicle.

The filmmaker says he fears retribution if he were to remove the president from the movie.

Fed chair: Trump tariffs "highly likely" to spark inflation How long the effects of Trump's tariffs will linger is uncertain.

Trump's tariffs "highly likely" to reignite inflation, Fed chair Powell says

A quote on The Wirecutter Show podcast attributed to Darryl Cheng, Creator of House Plant Journal: "If the plants could tell you and scream at you like, 'What do I actually need?' Light is the first thing. Of course you still have to water, but none of those things can work unless the plant is working."

Everyone can keep plants alive with the right advice. Plant expert Darryl Cheng, of the popular Instagram account House Plant Journal, has tips on how to keep those pothos and monsteras thriving. nyti.ms/3EjRQzR

SCOTUS puts constitutional crisis in America's Easter basket Instead of a chocolate bunny, we get the president openly defying a court order.

"Perhaps SCOTUS aimed to protect the judiciary by swerving to avoid a head-on collision with Trump. Maybe they hoped he would take the win & trim his dictatorial sails. But this is Dr. Strangelove, not Speed, & no amount of vague harrumphing would get Major Kong to stand down." - @lizdye.bsky.social

Trump’s DEI backlash ripples across the nation’s flagship universities More than 30 institutions have overhauled their diversity efforts, according to a POLITICO analysis.

POLITICO analysis: More than 30 universities have overhauled their diversity efforts amid Trump funding threats. Find out which ones are making changes 👇

'Nonsense': Legal expert shoots down Trump's 'preposterous' threat Former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams pumped the brakes on what he called a "preposterous" suggestion repeatedly made by President Donald Trump that Williams maintained was unconstitutional and ha...

"There is just no basis for that."

Leavitt describes Abrego Garcia as "hiding in Maryland" and says, "based on the sensationalism of many of the people in this room, you would think we deported a candidate for father of the year"

What Do You Remember? The more you explore your own past, the more you find there.

“The more you remember, the deeper your sense of yourself becomes.” Joshua Rothman writes about what happens when we consciously explore our memories.

LIVE: White House gives status update of Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid Trump’s deportations plans YouTube video by MSNBC

LIVE NOW: White House gives status update of Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid Trump’s deportations plans www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7mp...