Members of the Los Angeles hotel industry are “sounding alarm bells” as they struggle over a city-mandated minimum wage hike signed into law by Democratic Mayor Karen Bass. Industry leaders warn the policy could lead to a severe shortage of room availability just as the city prepares to take the world stage. “We are absolutely Read More >

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated a proposal to tax luxury second homes owned by the ultra-wealthy, a plan expected to generate at least $500 million annually. Earlier in the day, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes in New York City valued at $5 million or more, Read More >

Not sure what to order at Starbucks? The company is now using ChatGPT to help customers decide. The Seattle-headquartered coffee giant announced Tuesday that it’s begun testing a beta app within ChatGPT to help with beverage customization. The recommendations can be “tailored to your taste, mood and goals,” according to the Starbucks app. FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS Read More >

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed on Wednesday that threats of the city’s wealthiest residents leaving the city over high taxes were “imagined.”  Mamdani held a Tax Day public forum with economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz to discuss his plans to further tax the rich, starting with a new tax on luxury properties Read More >

LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil sent a memo to his staff Wednesday in response to reports the Public Investment Fund will no longer use its resources for the league. Sources told Fox News Digital the Saudis will stop funding LIV after the 2026 season. “Team, (f)ollowing up on my previous message, which I realize may Read More >

Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed migrant detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, causing injuries to their heads, shoulders and wrists, according to a lawyer for two detainees. The guards targeted several detainees at the state-run facility after they complained about a lack of phone access one day earlier this Read More >

Iran is set to execute its first female protester tied to the January 2026 uprising in Tehran, according to multiple human rights organizations.  Bita Hemmati was named in a collective death sentencing alongside three other defendants, including her husband, Mohammadreza Majid-Asl, 34, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the Human Read More >

Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling was among the companies to kickstart WrestleMania week in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. While a relative unknown promotion among pro wrestling fans, Pandemonium held their “Whatever Forever” show as part of Shooting Star Fest. Dozens of fans poured into the Bizarre Bar in Las Vegas for hard-hitting action in an intimate Read More >

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin accused California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer of failing to understand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as the new Democratic front-runner pledges to abolish the agency if elected. During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday, Mullin pushed back on Steyer’s comments that ICE has “criminal” tendencies. “I’m very straightforward about this; Read More >

As a victim pursues a lawsuit against OpenAI, the Florida State Attorney released BWC video showing an officer shooting the suspect before dismounting his motorcycle