Ireland Owens

Ireland Owens is a reporter for The Center Square and contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Culture
US consumers now more optimistic, ending 5 straight months of decline in confidence index

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in May ending five straight months of decline and beating economists’ expectations. The Consumer Confidence Index increased by 12.3 points in May… Read More

May 28, 2025
Culture
Corporate America retreats from Pride events amid Trump crackdown on DEI

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A host of American corporations are backpedaling from their involvement in gay pride events this year amid the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and… Read More

May 27, 2025
Government
Nation’s only black governor vetoes reparations bill

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday that he vetoed a bill that would have created a commission to study and recommend potential reparations for… Read More

May 19, 2025
Culture
Drug overdose deaths fall to lowest levels since 2019

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined to their lowest annual level since 2019, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control… Read More

May 15, 2025
Government
‘No excuses’: Newsom asks cities to clear homeless encampments after throwing billions at problem

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is attempting to crack down on homeless encampments in the Golden State after his administration spent years shelling out billions… Read More

May 13, 2025