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1 week ago | 
scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Ava-joye Burnett
Gas prices are dropping ahead of the summer travel season and experts say they'll likely stay low through this year. The national average price for a gallon of gas on Monday was $3.13, according to GasBuddy. That's down eight cents over the past week and down nearly 50 cents from a year ago. Typically, this time of the year is when the price of gas starts to climb.
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1 week ago | 
scrippsnews.com | Ava-joye Burnett
The Trump administration said it would not immediately be able to provide information about how it planned to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of the Maryland man after the government admitted he was mistakenly deported due to an "administrative error." However, it asked the lower court judge to clarify her initial order, which stated the government had to "effectuate" Abrego Garcia's...
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2 weeks ago | 
scrippsnews.com | Ava-joye Burnett
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador, remains in a notorious prison there 28 days later. His wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, is advocating for his return and met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, flanked by Garcia's mother and brother. Abrego Garcia was one of over 200 individuals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador more than three weeks ago. The Trump administration claimed he was an MS-13 gang member, justifying his deportation.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbc26.com | Ava-joye Burnett
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador, remains in a notorious prison there 28 days later. His wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, is advocating for his return and met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, flanked by Garcia's mother and brother. Abrego Garcia was one of over 200 individuals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador more than three weeks ago. The Trump administration claimed he was an MS-13 gang member, justifying his deportation.
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2 weeks ago | 
scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Ava-joye Burnett
Many consumers are on edge amid new tariffs taking effect. A new YouGov survey found 57% of U.S. adults think raising tariffs will hurt the average American, just 19% believe it will help. Some consumers are reevaluating their spending amid fears that tariffs could increase the prices of many goods. "Shoppers are still wrapping their heads around what categories are going to be impacted," said Stephanie Carls, a retail insights expert with RetailMeNot.
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2 weeks ago | 
tmj4.com | Simon Kaufman |Ava-joye Burnett |Tony Aria
Many consumers are on edge amid new tariffs taking effect. A new YouGov survey found 57% of U.S. adults think raising tariffs will hurt the average American, just 19% believe it will help. Some consumers are reevaluating their spending amid fears that tariffs could increase the prices of many goods. "Shoppers are still wrapping their heads around what categories are going to be impacted," said Stephanie Carls, a retail insights expert with RetailMeNot.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktvh.com | Ava-joye Burnett
District Court Judge James Boasberg is considering holding Trump officials in contempt over deportation flights conducted under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Boasberg wants to know whether those officials purposely defied his March 15 orders, which stated that the deportations could not take place for at least two weeks — while he considered the merits of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU.
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3 weeks ago | 
scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Ava-joye Burnett
Long-teased tariffs are set to go into effect this week. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump says reciprocal tariffs are on the table for all countries. And on Thursday, 25 percent tariffs on foreign-made cars and auto parts are set to kick in. The White House says the tariffs will raise hundreds of billions of dollars and spark more companies to produce their goods domestically. But many economists say consumers will pay the price — including economics professor Keith Maskus.
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4 weeks ago | 
kxlh.com | Ava-joye Burnett
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called "ghost guns," clearing the way for serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Ghost guns were found at crime scenes in soaring numbers across the U.S. before the regulation went into place, rising from fewer than 1,700 recovered by law enforcement in 2017 to more than 27,000 in 2023, according to Justice Department data.
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4 weeks ago | 
wcpo.com | Ava-joye Burnett
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called "ghost guns," clearing the way for serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements to buy them in kits online. Ghost guns were found at crime scenes in soaring numbers across the U.S. before the regulation went into place, rising from fewer than 1,700 recovered by law enforcement in 2017 to more than 27,000 in 2023, according to Justice Department data.
