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Americans have $30 trillion saved for retirement. Private equity wants a cutPresident Donald Trump says retirement savers should have access to private equity and hedge funds. How one investment lost 92% of its value.Listen to this article00:0000:00Most of the roughly $30 trillion Americans hold in 401(k)s and IRAs is in mutual funds. Proposed regulations would…
3 takeaways from David Crowley’s comeback: From the Politics DeskPlus, the troubled Trump-Netanyahu alliance.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Crowley thanks supporters after winning Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor01:11Get more newsLiveonAug. 12, 2026, 6:33 PM EDTBy The Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics…
Kansas town will pay $850K to end reporter’s lawsuit over a 2023 raid on her paper’s officesReporter Phyllis Zorn alleged the raid almost immediately led to health problems, causing the return of potentially life-threatening seizures that had been controlled for years with medication.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The Marion County Record in Marion,…
‘Creepy thing to do’: Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant convicted in hair-touching caseBryan Betancur also faces a stalking charge in Washington and is accused of livestreaming himself fondling a different woman’s hair on a train in Arlington, Virginia.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A Metro Red Line train in Washington last year.Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg…
Army gynecologist pleads not guilty to secretly recording patients Dr. Blaine McGraw is charged with indecent visual recording as well as conduct unbecoming of an officer, willful disobedience of a superior officer and making a false statement.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients at Fort Hood02:35Get more newsLiveonAug.…
Inflation remained stubborn in July as wages slowed for workersAverage hourly pay is down from a year earlier as Americans contend with a tight labor market and elevated energy costs. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00CPI shows inflation rose 0.1% from June to July04:36Get more newsLiveonAug. 12, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT / Updated…
Bob Iger once found it hard to root for the Lakers. Now he owns them.The former Disney boss, together with Joshua Kushner, was among the suitors for an NBA team in Las Vegas. A last-minute pivot landed them the Lakers.Listen to this article00:0000:00 Former Disney CEO Bob Iger in Anaheim, Calif., in 2024.Jesse Grant /…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to step downLeavitt, 28, is the youngest person to serve in the role. She recently returned from maternity leave following the birth of her second child.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary at end of August03:23Get more newsLiveonAug. 12,…
Passengers aboard a cruise ship watch the start of the total solar eclipse off the coast of Greenland on Aug. 12.Owen Humphreys / PA Images via Getty ImagesFORSUBSCRIBERSSpainPhotos: Europe basks in total solar eclipseSkywatchers in northern Spain experienced a total eclipse, the biggest of its kind since 1999, with many parts of the continent witnessing…
‘A crazed road-building spree’: Bipartisan Texans slam Big Bend border constructionThe Trump administration says it’s doing road repair ahead of border security-related work at the national park, but locals say there are few illegal crossings in the remote cliffs and canyons.Listen to this article00:0000:00Federal contractors begin border barrier construction near Santa Elena Canyon in Big…