By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow — for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase — all of which will compound Americans’ financial
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Federal investigators say a passenger door on a Boston subway car did not function properly when a man got his arm stuck in it and was dragged to his death last month. The National Transportation Safety Board wrote in the preliminary report released Monday that the trains are equipped with safety features
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — In San Francisco, a pair of coyote attacks on small dogs has raised an alert for pet owners and a warning that the wild animals are losing their fear of man. Signs are up and the footpaths are closed in Corona
Continue ReadingBy Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — For Elizabeth and Kenneth Gage, the last two years have gone from heartbreaking to heartwarming. Video from May 2020 might make you shed a tear, when Kenneth surprised his bride with balloons and flowers at a Woodland Rehab facility. Due to
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump raised the idea of shooting protesters who took to the streets around the White House after the killing of George Floyd in 2020, according to Axios. “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs
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By Nick Starling Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — Mansfield ISD believes that the 35 pairs of twins in its 2022 senior class is the most they’ve ever had. There’s also a set of triplets who will take the stage. On Friday, the district held a special celebration for them
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Zedeck Click here for updates on this story LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Alabama (WAAY) — Only on WAAY31, Lauderdale County correction officer Vicky White’s mother has a desperate plea for her daughter to come home. Pat Davis is in complete shock, saying everyone who knows her daughter says this doesn’t make sense. She is scared
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany and India have signed a series of bilateral agreements that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy. The accords were signed Monday during a visit to Berlin by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Germany Chancellor
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany and India have signed a series of bilateral agreements that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy. The accords were signed Monday during a visit to Berlin by India’s Prime
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court Monday that the city discriminated against the
Continue ReadingBy Erin Edwards and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story CORNWALL, Connecticut (WFSB) — One man in Cornwall had a different kind of visitor sneak into his car over the weekend. The man tells Eyewitness News he was inside his house when he noticed his mother-in-law’s headlights were on. When he went
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer What happens if I get COVID-19 while traveling? Depending on your destination, it could result in an unexpected change in plans, such as being required to stay isolated in a hotel. It’s why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you have backup plans ready if
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish health officials say 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines will be discarded in the coming weeks because their expiration date is near, and efforts to donate them to developing countries have failed. Statens Serum Institut, a government agency that maps the spread of COVID-19 in Denmark, said Monday that the epidemic
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re wondering how your child might fare on a vegetarian diet, a new study offers some factors to consider. Children eating a vegetarian diet and children who ate meat were similar in terms of growth, height and nutritional measures, but vegetarian children had higher odds of being underweight, according to
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Homeowners in the Irvington neighborhood captured an unexpected crime on a doorbell camera — a statue of Mini-Me from the Austin Powers movies being stolen from their porch. The statue of Mini-Me has lived outside of the Kapllani home in the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask. Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to briefly raise a Christian flag atop a city flagpole outside of City Hall as a part of a city program celebrating Boston’s greater community. The court said
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Omar Jimenez, Ashley Killough and Leonel Mendez, CNN The plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre celebrated a judge’s ruling on Monday when she allowed their case to move forward after defendants sought a motion to dismiss the case. Judge Caroline Wall said the motion to dismiss
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Los trabajadores vestidos con trajes protectores que rocían nubes de desinfectante sobre las calles de la ciudad, las fachadas de los edificios, los bancos de los parques e incluso los paquetes se han convertido en una imagen habitual en la China de la era de la pandemia. En Shanghái, el epicentro
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