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A 24-hour 'economic blackout' is underway. Here's what to know

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

A satellite image shows Hurricane Francine in the Gulf of Mexico as it advances toward Louisiana on Tuesday evening.

Francine becomes a hurricane as it approaches Louisiana

Residents are being urged to finish storm preparations. Francine is expected to bring heavy rainfall and flash flooding to Louisiana, Mississippi, southern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle.

They look like Nazi salutes. Here's why some people think they're a joke

Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.

What the new medical debt-credit report rule could mean for patients, health industry

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.

President Trump speaks with governors in the White House last week. He challenged Maine Gov. Janet Mills about her state's policy on transgender student athletes, prompting her to answer, "See you in court."

From deportations to health care, state lawmakers are key for much of Trump's domestic agenda

Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.

Clouds loom over Tesla's gigafactory near Berlin, in November 2024. Data released this week by a European trade group shows that new Tesla registrations in January 2025 have dropped sharply, compared to January of last year.

Data show Tesla sales declined sharply in Europe

New data out this week shows a sharp decline in Tesla sales in Europe. The company is facing multiple headwinds — including consumer pushback to CEO Elon Musk's political pivot to the right.

The U.S. already has tariffs on a few sectors. It hasn't gone that great

The U.S. has generally kept tariffs low, but a few domestic industries have long been protected by import taxes and other trade barriers. They offer clues about how Trump's new tariffs might work out.

Why taking apart buildings piece by piece is a climate solution

Deconstruction is a growing approach to taking down homes that diverts waste from landfills, cuts carbon emissions and creates a circular economy for construction materials.

President Donald Trump speaks with the press aboard Air Force One en route to Miami on Saturday.

Trump says he still wants to buy Greenland, suggests Canada could become a U.S. state

The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Sen. Tom Sullivan hears testimony of opponents of a bill at Old Supreme Court chamber of Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colo., on March 8, 2023.

Colorado is poised to pass some of the toughest gun laws in the country

A proposal to severely limit guns that use detachable magazines is approaching final passage in the Colorado legislature. The state's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, is expected to sign it into law.

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