Fed officials signal rates may head to ‘restrictive’ levels
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed when they met earlier this month that they may have…
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Amazon shareholders nix warehouse working conditions audit
Associated Press Amazon shareholders on Wednesday voted down a proposal calling for an independent audit of working conditions at the e-commerce…
Continue ReadingCops: 500,000 fentanyl pills seized in Arizona traffic stop
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona police say two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for…
Continue ReadingTribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans…
Continue ReadingBoat with 842 Haitians headed for US winds up in Cuba
By MILEXSY DURAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press VILLA CLARA, Cuba (AP) — A single vessel carrying 842 Haitians who apparently were trying to…
Continue ReadingTwo years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US
By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global…
Continue ReadingLawsuit filed over plane crash that killed 8 off of NC coast
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The families of four people – including three teens – who died in a February plane crash off of North Carolina’s…
Continue Reading‘Trump is in the past’: Mounting losses show limits of power
By JILL COLVIN and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump opened May by lifting a trailing Senate candidate in Ohio to the…
Continue ReadingOfficial: 41 indicted in $58M Puerto Rico drug operation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted 41 suspected gang members in Puerto Rico accused of smuggling drugs to the U.S…
Continue ReadingLong COVID affects more older adults; shots don’t prevent it
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections…
Continue ReadingElon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his…
Continue ReadingKansas City Fed President Esther George announces retirement
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Esther George, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will retire…
Continue ReadingOz, McCormick race heads into recount in Pa. Senate primary
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two…
Continue ReadingAnaheim council voids sale of Angel Stadium amid scandal
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim City Council has voted to cancel the sale of Angel Stadium to Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno amid a…
Continue ReadingFlorida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials working to prevent threatened Florida manatees from starving to…
Continue ReadingWill Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Abortion Clinic Fire-Wyoming story
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — In a story published May 25, 2022, about a fire at a Wyoming abortion clinic under construction, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingLebanese general renews mediation over missing US journalist
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a mission that assists hostages says a Lebanese security chief has met U.S. officials in…
Continue ReadingIndian court sentences Kashmiri leader to life in prison
By ASHOK SHARMA and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has sentenced a Kashmiri separatist leader to life in prison…
Continue ReadingRepublican quits Wisconsin elections panel, says Trump lost
By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission is quitting the…
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