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US Consumer Confidence Rebounds After Five Straight Months of Declines Amid Tariff Anxiety

US Consumer Confidence Rebounds After Five Straight Months of Declines Amid Tariff Anxiety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 12.3…MORE

Salesforce Is Buying Informatica In A Deal Worth Approximately $8 Billion

Salesforce Is Buying Informatica In A Deal Worth Approximately $8 Billion

Salesforce is buying AI-powered cloud data management company Informatica in an approximately $8 billion deal. Informatica’s shareholders will receive $25 per share. The transaction will give Salesforce access to Informatica’s data management capabilities. Both companies’ boards have approved the deal, which is expected to close early in Salesforce’s fiscal 2027. (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.…MORE

Trump Says He’ll Delay A Threatened 50% Tariff On The European Union Until July

Trump Says He’ll Delay A Threatened 50% Tariff On The European Union Until July

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. Trump…MORE

United Is Narrowing Its Check-In Window For US Flights

United Is Narrowing Its Check-In Window For US Flights

NEW YORK (AP) — Stragglers beware: U.S. travelers flying with United Airlines will have to check in to domestic flights a little earlier starting next week. That is, if they’re customers only taking carry-on bags. Effective June 3, United’s “check-in cutoff” for most U.S. flights will be 45 minutes before departure. That’s the same deadline…MORE

Grapevine Lake Accident Victim Identified; Suspect Sought

Grapevine Lake Accident Victim Identified; Suspect Sought

(WBAP/KLIF) — A teenager has been identified as the victim in a deadly boating accident on Grapevine Lake, Sunday. 18-year-old Ava Renee Moore was kayaking on Grapevine Lake around 5:30 pm, when she was reportedly struck and killed by a personal watercraft with two women on board. Witnesses brought the victim ashore and performed life-saving…MORE

Plainclothes Officers Detain 11 at Dallas Immigration Court

Plainclothes Officers Detain 11 at Dallas Immigration Court

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – On Friday, at least 11 people were detained by federal agents in plain clothes at the immigration court at the Earle Cabell Federal Building which is located in Downtown Dallas. Everyone who was detained by the agents, all had their immigration cases dismissed right before they were arrested by ICE…MORE

The $8.5 Billion Dollar School Funding Package Passes the Texas Senate

The $8.5 Billion Dollar School Funding Package Passes the Texas Senate

(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – On Friday, the Senate approved a school funding bill that promises over $8 billion dollars in funding for public schools. House Bill 2 increases the basic allotment by $55 per student, and provides over a billion dollars for insurance, transportation, and utilities. It also allocates $4 billion dollars for teacher…MORE