Howard’s demise: Appliance stores meet retail’s graveyard

California jobs at appliance/electronics specialty stores have fallen from 94,000 at the end of 1999 to 44,000 as of June 2025.
AOL

Amazon vs. Walmart vs. Target: Who Raised Prices Most Under Tariffs?

If you’ve noticed prices creeping up, tariffs may be to blame — and one retailer is leading the charge. An analysis of online pricing data by research firm DataWeave compared pricing trends at Walmart ...
Cleveland.com

PG Sittenfeld sets price for dropping push for U.S. Supreme Court to rewrite bribery standards

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Former Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld on Monday indicated he’s willing to drop his push for the U.S. Supreme Court to rewrite decades-old legal precedent for what constitutes ...
Miami Herald

Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9B damage in Jamaica, initial estimate finds

An aerial view of destroyed buildings following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas October 29 ...
Charlotte Observer

Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9B damage in Jamaica, initial estimate finds

Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion in damage in Jamaica, making it the costliest storm ever to hit the island-nation, according to newly released figures. The preliminary estimate was released ...