Texarkana Gazette

2 days ago | texarkanagazette.com | Mia Gindis |Nathan Risser

Kristin Herman and her partner had been planning a European getaway with stops in Paris and Rome, but with the U.S. economy suddenly wobbling, the couple instead drove to Oregon's nearby redwood forests and Cannon Beach -- even camping some nights to save on hotels. "It didn't feel like the right time to spend so much money," said Herman, a 37-year-old who lives in Portland and works as an educator at Academized.com.

3 days ago | texarkanagazette.com | Brian Womack

Texas stores are bracing for tariff costs -- and shoppers could bear the price increases. Nearly three in four retailers and wholesalers expect higher tariffs to deliver a negative effect this year, according to a survey at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Of those respondents, more than 75% expect to pass on those costs to consumers. The report is another signal of the increasing concerns that new fees on global trade pose for stores and their shoppers.

3 days ago | texarkanagazette.com | David Crary |Tiffany Stanley

NEW YORK -- News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV 's homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks.

3 days ago | texarkanagazette.com | Nolan McCaskill

AUSTIN -- Google agreed in principle to a nearly $1.4 billion settlement with Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday. Paxton said the historic sum is the most money any attorney general has recovered from the Big Tech company for enforcing state privacy laws. It follows the state's $1.4 billion settlement with Meta last July and previous settlements with Google for $700 million and $8 million, respectively. In a statement, Paxton said major technology companies are not above the law.

4 days ago | texarkanagazette.com | Mac Engel

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Amari Cooper's unwillingness to take a shot, Michael Gallup's ACL, and the "presence" of Ryan Flournoy, Jalen Brooks and Jalen Tolbert forced the Cowboys to bring in a person who could emasculate Brian Schottenheimer long before Jerry does. George Pickens was not going to eat up Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin because he does not suffer fools, talent be damned. That organization has limits.