Harsh weather pummeled Burning Man's opening weekend as hordes of San Franciscans poured into Nevada for the annual art festival.
State of play: The weeklong event — which runs until Sept. 1 — is susceptible to weather extremes due to its remote location about 100 miles northeast of Reno in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation Monday into President Trump's allegations that D.C. crime data is being manipulated by local police leadership.
Why it matters: The action comes less than a week after the Justice Department announced a federal probe into the statistics.
A case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite was detected in a person in Maryland who returned to the U.S. after traveling to El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday evening.
Why it matters: "This is the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm myiasis (parasitic infestation of fly larvae) from an outbreak-affected country identified in the United States," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon in an emailed statement that noted the risk to public health in the U.S. from this case "is very low."
Cracker Barrel says it "could've done a better job" handling the rollout of its new logo, which has drawn mockery from every corner of the internet, especially MAGA influencers and politicians.
Why it matters: The Lebanon, Tennessee-based chain has been a social media punching bag for days now. A statement released Monday did not back away from the controversial rebrand, but instead sought to emphasize its mission remained consistent.
Labor Day weekend travel is expected to surpass last year's record levels, with the Transportation Security Administration preparing to screen hundreds of thousands more passengers than during the 2024 holiday.
The big picture: Domestic flight, hotel and car rental costs have dropped compared to the weekend last year.
President Trump called his comments questioning South Korea's political stability a "misunderstanding" on Monday after President Lee Jae Myung explained that a special prosecutor investigating the recent coup attempt in the country conducted a raid confined to the Korean side of a base operated jointly with the U.S.
Why it matters: The president's initial comments shocked South Korean officials ahead of the two presidents meeting and came less than a month after the countries agreed on a massive trade deal.
Why it matters: Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are now offering sports event contracts, enabling people to make or lose money on game outcomes, even in states where sports betting hasn't been legalized.
A number of European and Asian postal agencies have started pausing or cutting off shipments to the U.S., citing uncertainty over the end of the so-called de minimis tariff exemption this week.
Why it matters: Small-dollar commerce — and gift-giving — could grind to a halt in the coming days, threatening the flow of hundreds of millions of packages a year.
The U.S. government is likely to take ownership stakes in more companies — just as it did with Intel — toward the goal of building a sovereign wealth fund, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Monday.
Why it matters: It's a new paradigm for the U.S. government's relationship with the private sector, and raises fresh questions about how much authority the administration intends to exert over corporate America.
The fallout from Trump 2.0's stop-work order on Ørsted's nearly finished offshore wind project in New England extends beyond the development itself.
Catch up quick: The Interior Department demanded Friday that construction halt on Revolution Wind, a 65-turbine project off Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Investors are celebrating interest rate cuts that have yet to happen following Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech, which opens the door to a September rate reduction.
Why it matters: Wall Street may be ignoring risks associated with a quarter-point rate cut next month that could stick around to haunt investors later on.
Stephen Starr's latest restaurant Borromini opens today in Rittenhouse.
Why it matters:After years of anticipation, the $20 million trattoria overlooking the square is poised to become one of the hottest restaurants in the city.
As bots take over the digital universe, humankind is figuring out ways to strike back.
The big picture: At this point, generative AI, ChatGPT and the coming wave of AI agents look like an inevitable and growing part of our lives — but not everyone is down with that program.
