By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials continued to worry that inflation could stay stubbornly high during their policy meeting last month, minutes released Wednesday showed. That could keep interest rates at 23-year high for longer than previously expected, affecting Americans’ borrowing costs on everything from car loans to mortgages. The
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities’ private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives’ personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense. IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start up dozens of audits
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story ANTIOCH, California (KPIX) — The library in Antioch reopened Tuesday after being abruptly closed last week over security concerns. Contra Costa County says it is now necessary to have full-time armed guards at a place where knowledge is offered for free. William Simpson understands the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Neanderthals likely made a type of glue from two natural compounds to help them better grip stone tools, according to a new analysis of forgotten artifacts recently rediscovered in a Berlin museum. The ability to make an adhesive substance from disparate ingredients shows that the ancient hominins were able
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story Walnut Creek, California (KPIX) — A man wearing a “white power” T-shirt and swastikas went on a hate-filled, antisemitic diatribe during a public comment period at a Walnut Creek City Council meeting Tuesday evening. The man, who identified himself as “Scottie,” approached the podium holding
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say an American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a New Mexico airport after a disruptive passenger caused a disturbance in the cabin. Other passengers said he tried to open an emergency exit door and was screaming “I want to get out.” Airport officials say Flight
Continue ReadingFLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns. John Potbury, Genesee County’s deputy chief assistant prosecuting attorney, says a not guilty plea was entered
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program, after a dramatic – and terrifying – midair blowout in January underscored ongoing problems with the jet. The 737 Max is Boeing’s best selling plane, but has been a source
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets. The change comes after a church deacon died in August after initially refusing to sign a citation and struggling with an Atlanta police officer.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to prison for striking and killing a New York City police detective after speeding through a police roadblock while driving drunk. Thirty-five-year-old Jessica Beauvais of Long Island was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison. She was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in October in
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Do you have a love of hunting and passion for wildlife conservation? If so, consider applying to serve as a Hunter Representative on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s statewide Access & Habitat Board. ODFW is accepting applications to fill the position through March 29, 2024. Individuals with knowledge and experience
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The number of major strikes jumped 43% to 33 in 2023, according to the official Labor Department count released Wednesday, the biggest number of large work stoppages in America in more than 20 years. There were 462,000 workers who were on strike at some point in 2023,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Artists are invited to compete in one or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2025 stamp art competitions. The winning artist in each contest receives a $2,000 award and winning artwork is used to produce collector’s stamps and other promotional items with sale proceeds benefitting Oregon’s fish,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For anyone who has ever dreamed of living on Mars, NASA is seeking potential “Martians” for a simulated mission to the red planet. The space agency has put out a call for applicants to its second planned CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, mission, which will begin
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — A cientos de miles de kilómetros más allá de la Tierra, una nave espacial del tamaño de una cabina telefónica está en camino para asumir un desafío que ningún vehículo lanzado desde Estados Unidos ha intentado en más de 50 años. El módulo de aterrizaje lunar llamado Odysseus o
Continue ReadingBy Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story BURNSVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A crowd gathered outside the Burnsville police department Tuesday evening to let their emotions flow and honor the men they lost. Hope Breakfast Bar served up a community meal for first responders and the grieving community. “How amazing is it when
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Barry Keoghan is not embarrassed by that dancing scene at the end of “Saltburn.” In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the Irish actor said he drew his character’s freedom dancing in the nude from his own life. “I do dance around naked though, in my house,” Keoghan told
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Federal investigators say the city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two years ago. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down in January 2022, plunging a bus and four
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents. Under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore, the Nevada-based company Polymer80 will also pay $1.2 million in damages. City leaders sued the company two years
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story KELLER, Texas (KTVT) — Parents and students feel their safety and security have been violated after an unauthorized evangelical film crew from the Netherlands entered and filmed at Central High School on Feb 9. without authorization from the school district. “We were all so confused,”
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