WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) — Annual inflation rose to a three-year-high of 4.2% in May, underscoring how elevated energy prices are rippling through the US economy, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices rose 0.5% on a monthly basis, driven higher by the US-Israeli war with Iran, the latest Consumer Price Index
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This story was originally published by CNN. Click here for live updates. (CNN) — Annual inflation rose to a three-year-high of 4.2% in May, underscoring how elevated energy prices are rippling through the US economy, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices rose 0.5% on a monthly basis, driven higher by the
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OREGON (KTVZ) — It might be a good idea to fill your gas tank as soon as possible. Gas prices reached a one-month low Monday, settling at a national average of $4.32 per gallon. That’s based on oil prices where traders built in the possibility of a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of
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BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Thursday it has opened applications for $1 billion in federal funding through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The initiative provides grants to states, local governments, territories and Tribal Nations to protect communities from disasters such as fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
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SHAWNEE, Kan. (KMBC9) —This goat may only have two working hooves, but he doesn’t let it slow him down. “Wheelie Nelson,” a goat in Shawnee, Kansas, has been partially paralyzed since birth. Pulling himself along with his front two legs, he makes his way around his backyard, a little bell signifying that he’s on the
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CINCINATTI, OH (NBC) — At Pleasant Hill Middle School in Cincinnati, basketball coach Dez Scruggs is inspiring the next generation of players. As a player he was diagnosed with a rare condition that left him legally blind, but Scruggs was determined to stay on the court, and managed to find his footing as a coach.
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This article was written by Madeline Carter and KING-5 News: NORTH BEND, Wash. — With heavy snow falling in the Cascades and avalanche danger on the rise, Seattle Mountain Rescue is urging anyone headed into the mountains to have a plan before they go. Two members of the all-volunteer team demonstrated their training Tuesday, showing
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ
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NEW YORK CITY, NY (NBC) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is in U.S. custody in New York tonight after a surprise overnight military operation on his compound in Caracas, dramatically reshaping the political future of Venezuela and raising urgent legal and diplomatic questions in Washington. Overnight Raid in Caracas According to U.S. officials, the operation
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CNN — Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 84. “His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary,
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CNN — Seasonal hiring activity is on pace to be the slowest since The Great Recession. According to new data released Wednesday, companies have announced just under 87,000 seasonal jobs so far. That’s about half of the hires announced this time last year and far below the more than 400,000 posted by this point in
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of different goods just got a lot more expensive to import into the United States, now that President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on steel and aluminum has kicked in. Butter knives, baby strollers, spray deodorants and fire extinguishers, considered “derivative” steel and aluminum products, were previously excluded from
Continue ReadingNATIONAL (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s ruling today curtailing nationwide injunctions will have far-reaching consequences for President Donald Trump’s second term, even if his birthright order is never enforced. All along, the issue of birthright citizenship was intertwined with Trump’s executive order in the court’s appeal. But the case also raised fundamental questions about the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (CNN) — Approximately 200 Eiffel Towers’ worth of wildfire debris have been collected, nearly five months since the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed neighborhoods in Southern California. Now, researchers are looking into the possible impacts to human health.
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of the Garden State Parkway, officials said. Joseph
Continue ReadingCNN By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko, Ross Adkin, Sophie Tanno and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States could end its efforts on ending the Ukrainian conflict within “days” if there are no signs of progress, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday. “If it is not possible to end the
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) — On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump will officially be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, marking a historic return to the White House. After securing victory in the 2024 election, Trump will take the oath of office before the country inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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