By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “American Idol” TV show host Ryan Seacrest said on Tuesday he will be the new host of “Wheel of Fortune” beginning in 2024, after Pat Sajak retires and ends his four-decade run on the daily syndicated U.S. game show. “I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new report detailing intelligence failures leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said government agencies responsible for anticipating trouble downplayed the threat – even as the building was being stormed in an attempt to stop Congress’ certification of Joe Biden as the 46th president. The 105-page report,…
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped over 2% on Tuesday on signals that central banks may not be done with interest rate hikes, while investors awaited data that could shed light on U.S. fuel consumption during the peak summer driving season. Brent crude futures settled down $1.92, or 2.6%, at $72.26 a…
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, is scheduled on Wednesday to answer questions from federal investigators examining former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a spokesperson for Raffensperger’s office said. Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, will likely be asked about a phone call he received…
By Hyunjoo Jin and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging technology is being put on a fast track to become a North American standard, giving a further boost to the automaker’s plan to expand access to its once-exclusive chargers. Tesla’s charging technology has been gathering momentum for weeks. Volvo Car on Tuesday joined General Motors,…
By Nivedita Balu and Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s record pace of interest rate hikes has led to the repayment period for many variable rate mortgages lengthening to over 30 years, helping to shield households from higher borrowing costs but raising debt loads and worrying regulators. Variable rate mortgages in Canada typically require borrowers…
By Nivedita Balu and Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s record pace of interest rate hikes has led to the repayment period for many variable rate mortgages lengthening to over 30 years, helping to shield households from higher borrowing costs but raising debt loads and worrying regulators. Variable rate mortgages in Canada typically require borrowers…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. judge has rejected Apple’s bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund…
By Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is leveraging his connections to loyalists in key primary states to lobby for voting rules and dates that could cement his front-runner status in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, his team and sources in several states told Reuters….
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – South Carolina’s highest court on Tuesday appeared open to upholding a new state law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, months after it blocked a similar ban. Abortion providers, led by Planned Parenthood, last month won a court order temporarily blocking the law from taking effect until their…
