By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates right after a bank failure. In this instance, the Fed’s decision this Wednesday will come just two days following the collapse of First Republic Bank, the second-biggest bank failure in US history. Like Silicon Valley
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Asked anew whether he’s going to be campaigning for president this year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said no. But exactly what was he saying no to on Monday? That remains unclear. The Republican governor has long redirected questions about a presidential campaign,
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Bend Park and Recreation District is opening the application process next week for the Kids INC afterschool care program for the 2023-24 school year.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world where “truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging the world to speak with
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Fernandez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — On any given day, hundreds of people live out of sight in a network of tunnels that run below the shining lights of Las Vegas. Some of those individuals are struggling with drug addiction or mental health problems. America DePasquale,
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say an elevator mechanic’s failure to execute basic safety procedures caused an elevator at a New York City building to plunge six stories and crush a co-worker to death. Sixty-seven-year-old Mechanic Peter Milatz was charged with criminally negligent homicide for the Feb. 18, 2021 death
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Workers at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory smelled rotten eggs before a powerful natural gas explosion that leveled one building and heavily damaged another, killing seven people. That’s according to federal safety officials, who released a preliminary report on the March 24 blast. The National Transportation Safety Board’s five-paragraph account of
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story BENSALEM, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The lyrics of “God Bless the USA” have a different meaning to a group of veterans from Victor Six, a veterans organization run by Capt. David Alan Christian. We saw them working out as the song played, lifting as singer Lee
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., led a letter Tuesday urging bakers to stop unnecessarily adding sesame to baked goods and protect consumers with sesame allergies.
Continue ReadingBy CBS Pittsburgh staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A member of the Butler Area school board has resigned less than two days after a sexual violence protection order was filed against him. The Butler Eagle reports that Bill Halle turned in his resignation on Sunday, citing personal reasons. A
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Nick Valencia, CNN No criminal charges will be filed against one of the Memphis police officers who was fired for his involvement in the fatal traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death, the Shelby County District Attorney announced Tuesday. On January 7, 29-year-old Nichols, a Black man, was repeatedly punched
Continue ReadingBy Michael Bell Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man and woman face several arson charges after allegedly stealing and setting fires inside three hotels on the Strip April 28, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Amber Crow, 40, faces three counts of first-degree arson, one
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Supreme Court Justice John Stegner has announced his resignation, telling the governor that the relatively low pay has made it necessary to return to private practice. The Idaho Legislature gave most state employees cost-of-living raises of up to 7% last year, but refused to approve
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Supreme Court Justice John Stegner has announced his resignation, telling the governor that the relatively low pay has made it necessary to return to private practice. The Idaho Legislature gave most state employees cost-of-living raises of up to 7% last year, but refused to approve
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Justice Ministry has ordered Google to stop conducting what it calls a propaganda campaign against Brazilian legislation aimed at curbing misinformation, or face about $200,000 per hour in fines. The company on Tuesday took down an article that the ministry had labeled
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN American Airlines pilots voted to go on strike Monday. Southwest pilots are holding a strike vote as well. But none of those union members will be allowed to go on strike anytime soon — if at all — under the labor law that applies to airline workers. That law is the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Boyle Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A suspect who led police on a high-speed chase last week is facing more charges related to that incident. Alese Torrez, 30, of Idaho Falls was arrested April 24 after leading Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase down
Continue ReadingBy Mary Boyle Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A Rexburg man’s tough road has been made easier by a surprise donation from a good Samaritan. In 2019, Wesly “Two Eagles” Wright was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. He was 37. Wright told EastIdahoNews.com that the diagnosis was quite a
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Shawna Mizelle, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed two bills into law aimed at increasing access to medication abortion and over-the-counter contraceptives for New Yorkers. The bills, which passed the New York state legislature earlier this year, “will make the difference between an unwanted pregnancy and a future
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Some Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they want to see more transparency around the Supreme Court, though they railed against the Democratic push for Congress to impose a code of conduct on the justices who exempt themselves from many of the ethics rules that lower courts follow. The debate — coming
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