By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials were wary that inflation would slow further unless the US economy and labor markets also cool down, according to minutes from their July policy meeting released on Wednesday. That means a rate hike in September remains in the cards, given the robust economic activity
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study. A team of public health and storm experts calculated that from 1988 to 2019 more
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who killed eight people in rural Westmoreland over several days in April 2019, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder in exchange for a sentence of life without parole. Michael Cummins admitted to the murders in court Wednesday. The victims included
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat that could require further interest rate increases, according to the minutes of their July 25-26 meeting released Wednesday. At the same time, the officials saw “a number of tentative signs that inflation
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the New York Republican’s campaign. Sam Miele was charged with four counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in an
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against officials including President Joe Biden had a history of “exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, albeit a little recklessly,” according to Utah police records. Craig Robertson was killed after
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the Republican chair in charge to refer former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to the Department of Justice for lying under oath. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin wrote a letter Wednesday to Kentucky
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The children of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein are defending the actor Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of their late father in an upcoming film. After the first trailer for “Maestro” released this week, some critics on social media raised concerns the makeup worn by Cooper to portray Bernstein in the
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Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon Supreme Court. Masih will be Oregon’s first Punjabi, Indian American and South Asian Supreme Court justice.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este miércoles la cotización del dólar paralelo en Argentina (llamado “blue”) llegó por primera vez a los 800 pesos, según las páginas especializadas. Este precio —que luego bajó hasta los 780 pesos a la hora del cierre de los mercados—, marca un nuevo récord nominal histórico que resalta la devaluación
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, Sarah Moon and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — After days of national controversy over the raid of a small town’s newspaper office and the publisher’s home, the items seized have been returned and will be examined by a forensic analyst, the Kansas paper’s co-owner and publisher told CNN on Wednesday. An attorney
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor says a police raid on a small weekly newspaper wasn’t supported by evidence. The newspaper’s staff scrambled to print the new edition Wednesday without their cellphones and computers seized in the raid. The White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Black Rock Pit located on the Crescent Ranger District, five miles northwest of Crescent along Forest Service Road 4680, is temporarily closed to public access through October 31. Permits for public collection of minerals at this location are temporarily suspended until public access to the pit reopens. The closure is
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Immigration officials say a former Brazilian military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison for his role in the 2015 deaths has been arrested in New Hampshire. Immigration officials based in Boston say 29-year-old Antônio José de Abreu Vidal Filho became the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — The flames took so much in Lahaina. More than 2,200 homes and businesses – structures reduced to ashen piles in the angular plots on which they once stood; family cars and work vehicles, now hollowed out metallic shells packed in the streets; even boats that were caught in the
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie,” which has broken numerous box office records since its July 21 opening, just broke another. The Greta Gerwig-directed film about the iconic doll, is now Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing domestic release, beating the former title holder, the 2008 film “The Dark Knight.” As of Tuesday, “Barbie” has
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the sixth straight monthly drop in the jobless rate, down from a recent high of 4.8% in January, and equals Oregon’s record low of 3.4%, seen in November and December 2019.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The family members of two Americans who were released into house arrest in Iran last week as part of a deal aimed at bringing them back home to the United States hit back at criticisms about the prospective agreement. “First and foremost, we need to bring Americans home and
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Grocery shoppers in the Southeast can expect to see more Aldi stores starting 2024. The German supermarket giant is acquiring Winn-Dixie and other grocery stores in the Southeast in a move to increase its presence in the region, the company announced Wednesday. Some of the nearly 400
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Conference realignment has widened the recruiting footprint for Power Five college football programs long before many teams open play in their new league homes. Oklahoma and Texas accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference back in 2021 and programs have been adjusting ever since. The dominoes continue to fall,
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