California voters will soon decide if wealthy residents should keep paying extra taxes to fund public schools. Enough signatures have been gathered to put the question on the November ballot. The proposal would lock in higher tax rates for top earners, originally approved in 2012 and extended in 201
Colorado’s Second District has become a pressure cooker of economic and social challenges. Wages aren’t keeping up with rising rent, energy bills stay stubbornly high, and small businesses drown under a sea of confusing rules. Instead of tackling these real issues, politicians often hide behind gran
CBS is shaking up its lineup, sending four shows packing after years on air. The late-night chat king "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" leaves after a decade, while the medical drama "Watson" and comedy "DMV" – both newbies – are cut after just one or two seasons. Even the long-running sitcom "Th
Canalside’s newest big build is almost ready for the city to give its OK, a move that could let hundreds of apartments start up in just a few months. The plan has been shaped over more than two years, with designers and planners fine‑tuning details along the way. Yet a chunk of critics argue that th
Connecticut treats digital cash almost like regular money when it comes to moving it around. Instead of writing a separate set of rules just for cryptocurrency, the state folds it into the same laws that cover sending, receiving, or holding money for others. This means if a business deals with crypt
Cape Coral’s Slipaway Food Truck Park and Marina is turning into a fireworks hub on Saturday, July 4. From 4 p. m. to 11 p. m. , visitors can taste local foods, sip drinks and watch the Red, White & Boom fireworks from a spot near the Cape Coral Bridge. Tickets cost $100 each for general admis
Car finance companies in Britain are debating whether to give customers money for a long‑running mis‑selling case. The problem began in 2007 when lenders and dealers allegedly hid commission details, leading to higher interest rates for buyers. A £9. 1 billion scheme was created to fix the issue, bu
China has begun drawing on its commercial oil stocks to counter the shortage caused by the war in Iran. The country’s biggest buyer of petroleum is also cutting refinery output and limiting fuel exports to keep the situation stable. Experts estimate that China will pull about one million barrels
Companies have been using AI to write emails and summarize reports for years. But now, finance teams are testing a smarter kind of AI—one that doesn’t just answer questions but actually handles parts of the workflow. The big question is whether AI can manage tasks across systems while keeping things
Cancer patients often face a tough choice: wait years for a drug proven to work or try newer treatments that might help but aren’t fully tested yet. In the U. S. , one program lets patients get early access to drugs with less evidence, as long as there’s some sign they might help. But do patients re
