Keeping Up With America

A Mississippi man spent 940 days in jail waiting for a trial that never came: Sinatra Jordan stepped out the glass doors of the Raymond Detention Center and headed toward his father’s waiting car. It had been 940 days, and he wasn’t going to linger.

Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS: President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to end public funding of National Public Radio and PBS to stop what he called "biased and partisan news coverage."

Kohl's CEO fired for steering business to a person with whom he had a relationship, retailer says: Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan was fired this week because he had an undisclosed personal relationship with a vendor on a consulting team that made a multimillion-dollar deal with the retailer at his direction, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Youngkin cuts $900 million from amended Virginia budget ahead of economic uncertainty: Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Friday that he would trim Virginia’s budget by $900 million in light of next year’s tax revenue projections, which could decrease as the White House’s reshaping of federal spending spurs economic uncertainty in the state.

US reaches agreement to settle lawsuit brought over Ashli Babbitt’s shooting during Capitol riot: The Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt over her shooting by an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, attorneys said on Friday.

Around the World

Prince Harry says he's ready to reconnect with family, but King Charles 'won't speak to me': After losing a legal battle over his lack of publicly funded security, Prince Harry on Friday expressed a desire to rebuild his strained relationship with the Royal Family.

Mother who sold 6-year-old daughter for $1,000 to traditional healer is convicted in South Africa: A South African woman was convicted Friday of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country. The girl went missing more than a year ago and hasn't been found.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Netflix stock is trading at all-time-high levels in unprecedented win streak

Uber inks robotaxi deal with Momenta to launch service in Europe next year

Footwear giants Nike, Adidas and others ask Trump for tariff exemption

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Best Places to Park Your Savings While the Fed’s Rate Stays High: Given the economic uncertainty unleashed by President Donald Trump's evolving tariffs, boosting your cash cushion may be smart right now. Fortunately for savers, the Fed isn't likely to cut interest rates anytime soon—meaning today's great cash returns still have some runway.

4 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into $1 Million | Anders Bylund, Fool. Can small investments really make you a millionaire? Anything is possible if the holding period is long enough. These four household names pulled it off in distinctly different ways. This is real. It is actually possible to make a million dollars in the stock market with just a $1,000 investment.

Gregg Popovich done coaching Spurs; Mitch Johnson takes over | Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers set to return for Game 6

Questlove on Why His ‘SNL’ Music Doc Couldn’t Get a Clearance From Pavarotti, but How Eminem Saved the Day | ‘Speed’ Reunion: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock to Star in Romance Thriller for Amazon MGM

Princess Charlotte looks just like Prince William in birthday photo taken by Princess Kate | Michelle Obama says 'everyone would know' if she divorced Barack Obama: 'I'm not a martyr'

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