"What kind of doctor was dr. pepper," Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins once asked a search engine. (Sadly, there was no actual Dr. Pepper. ) But it was Richins' less innocuous online searches that helped a jury find her guilty of murdering her husband Eric via fentanyl overdose—and of hoping to collect life insurance policies she had opened in his name but without his knowledge. Richins was ye...
"What kind of doctor was dr. pepper," Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins once asked a search engine. (Sadly, there was no actual Dr. Pepper. ) But it was Richins' less innocuous online searches that helped a jury find her guilty of murdering her husband Eric via fentanyl overdose—and of hoping to collect life insurance policies she had opened in his name but without his knowledge. Richins was yesterday sentenced to life in prison without parole; her Internet history played a key role in the trial. A few weeks after Utah police began their investigation into Eric's March 2022 death, they seized Kouri's iPhone. Comparisons with records from her cell phone provider suggested that numerous text messages around the time of Eric's death had been deleted from the device. In addition, cell phone tower pings helped establish where Kouri had been in the days before Eric's death, which were a key piece of evidence in the state's case against her. Read full article Comments
According to an SEC filing dated May 11, 2026, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC reduced its holdings in NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPX) by 39,979 shares. The fund’s position value at quarter-end declined by $805,374, a figure that incorporates both the sale and price movement. Pacific Ridge sold shares but retained a stake representing 1.86% of 13F reportable AUM. Top holdings after the filin...
According to an SEC filing dated May 11, 2026, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC reduced its holdings in NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ:NWPX) by 39,979 shares. The fund’s position value at quarter-end declined by $805,374, a figure that incorporates both the sale and price movement. Pacific Ridge sold shares but retained a stake representing 1.86% of 13F reportable AUM. Top holdings after the filing: Continue reading
In this article US2Y Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bond market investors believe the Federal Reserve needs to play catch up on...
In this article US2Y Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bond market investors believe the Federal Reserve needs to play catch up on inflation as its new leader takes over, according to Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research. Wall Street expects the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee to relinquish its bias toward easing rates at the policy meeting next month, Yardeni said. Bond traders are hoping that is replaced with a slant toward tighter monetary policy, the economist said. Yardeni's evidence: The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield is above the federal funds rate, or FFR. When this happens, investors are hinting that they do not believe the FFR is high enough to bat down inflation, he said. "The market is signaling that the current FFR is too low to curb inflation and may have to be hiked," Yardeni wrote in a Wednesday note to clients. The Fed may have to show a willingness to hike interest rates after five years of inflation running above its annual target of 2%, Yardeni added. "A simple removal of the easing bias may not be enough," he said. Yardeni's comments follow a series of inflation readings this week showing a reacceleration in the wake of the Iran War. That can complicate the outlook for Kevin Warsh , President Donald Trump 's pick to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell . April's consumer price index showed an annual increase of 3.8% , the highest rate since 2023. Wholesale inflation jumped 6% over 12 months in April, its fastest clip since 2022. Warsh, who was confirmed by the Senate this week, has promised a "regime change" at the central bank. Trump has long pressured the Fed to lower interest rates, arguing that decreased borrowing costs would benefit the economy. But Fed funds futures...
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new tax on cloud-based software sales to raise billions of dollars in state and local revenue in coming years. The proposal, part of the governor’s annual May budget revision, would likely affect large software vendors such as Microsoft Corp. , Salesforce Inc. and Oracle Corp. , as well as the growing artificial-intelligence software industry. It is ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new tax on cloud-based software sales to raise billions of dollars in state and local revenue in coming years. The proposal, part of the governor’s annual May budget revision, would likely affect large software vendors such as Microsoft Corp. , Salesforce Inc. and Oracle Corp. , as well as the growing artificial-intelligence software industry. It is expected to raise $1.1 billion in state and local tax revenue in the upcoming budget year and $2 billion annually in subsequent years. The tax is one of several revenue measures in a revised budget that shows no deficit this year or next after revenue came in $16.5 billion above projections. Newsom’s plan includes little new spending, avoids major cuts and separately lowers the first-year filing tax for new limited-liability companies. Read More: Newsom’s California Budget Bolstered by Extra Cash from AI Boom California currently does not tax sales of cloud-based software transferred online, unlike software sold as part of a new computer purchase or transferred through physical property. Web-based software sales would be subject to a 7.25% sales tax, which is often more with higher local taxes tacked on. “I was slow to this,” Newsom said of the software tax. “I’m at Best Buy often, and I’m paying sales tax on a lot of this pre-written software, and then I find out all my friends that aren’t near a Best Buy, they’re downloading it and they’re not paying sales tax. Well, how is that fair?” Dozens of states have adopted sales taxes on cloud-based software sales, the governor’s office said. Newsom’s proposal is subject to negotiations with state lawmakers ahead of the fiscal year that begins in July.
Saving for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401(k) often seems like a great idea. After all, who wouldn't want the benefit of pre-tax contributions? But that strategy could come back to bite you once you turn 73 or 75. That's when required minimum distributions , or RMDs, begin. And those can be a real pain if you don't actually need the money. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Saving for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401(k) often seems like a great idea. After all, who wouldn't want the benefit of pre-tax contributions? But that strategy could come back to bite you once you turn 73 or 75. That's when required minimum distributions , or RMDs, begin. And those can be a real pain if you don't actually need the money. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading