US President Donald Trump lost $73 million from his estimated $6.5 billion fortune on Wednesday morning after Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, Forbes reported. Donald Trump loses $73 million as Trump Media shares hit a record low after Democrats win Congress. (REUTERS/File) Shares of Trump Media … Read more
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Jordanian authorities on Tuesday to clear the way for the release of $294 million as part of the country’s four-year bailout program. IMF clears path for release of $294 million bailout tranche to Jordan “Program performance has remained strong despite ongoing headwinds and elevated uncertainty stemming … Read more
On December 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed a law that reshaped Alaska’s public-land map. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, known as ANILCA, placed more than 104 million acres under conservation protections, including 57 million acres designated as wilderness. The legislation, recorded in the 1980 volume of the United States Statutes at Large, … Read more
US midterm election spending is expected to reach a record $11.9 billion in 2026. Rich individuals, political groups and campaign teams are spending billions of dollars to support candidates across the country. This will make the 2026 midterm elections the most expensive in US history. Elon Musk leads billionaire donations as US midterm election spending … Read more
An Indian national living in Des Plaines, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $227 million Medicare fraud scheme. Personal information of hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries was used to submit false claims for COVID-19 test kits that were never requested or delivered, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Illinois resident … Read more
The Donald Trump administration has taken steps to revoke or terminate the immigration status of approximately 2.2 million people since President Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told The Daily Wire. Trump immigration crackdown targets 2.2 million people. (Bloomberg) The figure represents nearly seven times the … Read more
One of the biggest low-cost airlines in the US, Frontier Airlines, reported a 71% increase in average fare revenue per passenger in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. Frontier Airlines raises fares as rising jet fuel costs put pressure on profits. (AP) The airline increased ticket prices to cover the sharp … Read more
These days, two topics are dominating cocktail-party chatter in the southwest Florida coastal city of Naples. When will the tony Port Royal Club reopen following its multiyear renovation, and who paid $311 million for nearly 19 acres of prime waterfront property on coveted Gordon Drive? For more than a year, the identity of the Gordon … Read more
Hawaii once planted a tree to protect its hillsides. Today, that same tree is associated with damaged homes and costly power repairs. The Big Island Invasive Species Committee, a group based on Hawaii Island, says foresters brought albizia to Hawaii because they wanted trees that grew quickly on eroding slopes. But the plan backfired over … Read more
Ken Griffey Jr. paid $2.575 million for a lakefront property outside Orlando in April 2004, while he was still playing for the Cincinnati Reds. Now the Baseball Hall of Famer wants $27 million for what stands there today: a custom-built mansion in Windermere, Florida, that Orlando Weekly calls the most expensive home for sale in … Read more