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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The police chief of Nebraska’s largest city acknowledged Friday that police nationwide are more likely to pull Black people out of their cars at gunpoint than other racial groups as Omaha grapples with growing outrage over champion boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford being ordered out of his car at gunpoint only hours after the city held a downtown celebration in his honor. “Quite frankly, that is generally a true statement. The number of stops are disproportionate. That is nationwide,” Police Chief Tobb Schmaderer said at a news conference to address an internal investigation into Crawford’s traffic stop.The…

Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty ImagesHealth insurance is at the heart of the government shutdown.Without action from Congress, insurance premiums for people who buy coverage via the Affordable Care Act marketplace are poised to more than double for the average enrollee in 2026, according to research from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.Democrats are demanding that legislation to end the shutdown include an extension of enhanced subsidies, or enhanced premium tax credits, that have made marketplace insurance plans cheaper in recent years for the vast majority of ACA enrollees. Republicans have said they don’t want to include the…

Chelsea’s 100 per cent record in the Barclays WSL this season has come to an end as they played out an entertaining 1-1 draw against Manchester United.It took until December for Chelsea to drop points in the league last term, but they faced an impressive Man Utd, who are benefitting from the summer arrivals of Julia Zigiotti Olme, Jess Park and Frida Rolfo. Marc Skinner’s side had yet to go behind in a WSL game this season, but that run was also ended as Wieke Kaptein turned home inside 10 minutes.It was a fine team move that set her up…

Recruiters speak to job seekers at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIf it just seems like the first Friday of the month wasn’t the same without being able to pore through the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ hotly watched monthly jobs report, don’t worry. You probably didn’t miss much.While the BLS has gone dark with the shutdown in Washington, other reports outside the government data suggest the labor market just plodded along in September.The Dow Jones consensus forecast was for growth of…

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni on Friday named Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul to his 28-player squad for the friendlies this month against Venezuela and Puerto Rico in Miami and Chicago, respectively.The participation of Messi and De Paul in the match against Venezuela on Oct. 10 remains in doubt as Inter Miami plays Atlanta United in a key MLS regular-season match at Chase Stadium one day later.When asked if Messi and De Paul would participate in Argentina’s friendly on Oct. 10, Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano was vague.Editor’s Picks2 Related”It’s something we’re talking through right…

Vincent Kompany has backed Bayern Munich to continue their perfect start to the new campaign at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday before they enjoy their annual trip to Oktoberfest a day later.Bayern’s 5-1 victory over Pafos in Limassol on Tuesday made it nine wins out of nine for the Bundesliga champions in all competitions this term.Frankfurt will aim to halt the strong form of Kompany’s men despite their own mixed results of late and ensure the Bayern players head to Oktoberfest on Sunday off the back of a loss.- Stream Bundesliga – Live & Upcoming on ESPN- Bayern, Atlético … Qarabag?…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act as he speaks next to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on the third day of a partial shutdown of the federal government at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 3, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe Senate on Friday once again did not pass dueling funding bills that would have kept the three-day-old government shutdown from stretching into next week.The latest attempts to pass both Republicans’ “clean” resolution, which would resume funding at current levels through late November,…

CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 17: In this photo illustration, a person holds a physical representation of a Bitcoin (BTC) coin in front of a screen displaying a candlestick chart of Bitcoin’s latest price movements on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBitcoin rallied on Friday to within striking distance of its record high as the U.S. government’s shutdown entered its third day.The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is trading up roughly 2% on the day at $123,874. That’s about 1% below its all-time high price of just north of…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Peabody Energy — The coal company jumped 9%. Peabody began arbitration proceedings with Anglo American over the canceled purchase of steelmaking coat assets belonging to the Anglo. SanDisk — The maker of solid state drives jumped 10%, adding to its massive gains. Over the past six months, the stock is up 170%. Transunion , Equifax — The credit bureaus rose 4.8% and 1.4%, respectively, recovering some of the steep losses suffered in the previous session on the back of Fair Isaac moving to all mortgage lenders having access to FICO scores…

Earlier this week, a draft plan of what Gaza’s governance would look like under former British prime minister Tony Blair was leaked.  Blair, who took Britain into the war in Iraq and has spent his life since leaving office travelling around the world making money and building influence, is being considered to lead a transitional authority in the Palestinian enclave.  The plan for the Gaza International Transitonal Authority (Gita) reveals a hierarchy in which an international board of billionaires and businesspeople sit at the top, while highly vetted “neutral” Palestinian administrators are at the bottom.  The administration would work closely…