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An American Airlines plane takes off as a salvage barge with a crane is positioned near the crash site along the Potomac River after a passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty […]

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2024. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images News that Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk now has access to a government payment system that is responsible for $6 trillion in annual federal payments — including Social Security and Medicare benefits — has […]

The Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse float passes by during the daily Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The rejuvenated Disney kept rolling Wednesday, delivering first-quarter results that beat expectations alongside reasons for […]

Visual China Group | Getty Images Google on Wednesday released Gemini 2.0 — its “most capable” artificial intelligence model suite yet — to everyone. In December, the company gave access to developers and trusted testers, as well as wrapping some features into Google products, but this is a “general release,” according to Google. The suite of models […]

A truck drives past shipping containers at the Port of Philadelphia, Nov. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As President Donald Trump begins imposing tariffs on imported goods, some experts question his revenue expectations — including the possibility of replacing the federal income tax. During his presidential campaign, Trump floated an “all tariff […]

The New York borough of Manhattan is the most expensive place to live in the U.S. — and the cost of living in the No. 2 place isn’t even close. The cost of living in Manhattan is more than twice the national average. The second- and third-most expensive places are Honolulu and San Jose, California […]

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Six-Figure Side Hustle series, where people with lucrative side hustles break down the routines and habits they’ve used to make money on top of their full-time jobs. Got a story to tell? Let us know! Email us at AskMakeIt@cnbc.com . Teyoshe Smith’s previous job came with hourlong […]

The Trump administration was sued Tuesday in two separate civil complaints related to a request for information about FBI employees who worked on cases involving President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and a third suit challenging the removal of data from federal health agency websites. The lawsuits are the latest in a […]

Packages of weight loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro. Picture Alliance | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Happy Tuesday! Most people quit a highly popular class of weight loss and […]

Jenny Dettrick | Moment | Getty Images Some states, municipalities and private-sector companies are pushing to make composting as commonplace as recycling. But it’s a long-haul effort. Composting has many benefits for the environment. It keeps food out of landfills, leading national food chains including Chipotle to expand its use at restaurants, and reduces greenhouse […]