The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here’s what consumers should know
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt,…
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US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life. No…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons on ‘Whiplash’ returning to theaters after 10 years
AP Film Writer Ten years after “Whiplash” took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough film is returning to theaters nationwide…
Continue ReadingGlobal vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks…
Continue ReadingA Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is…
Continue ReadingPolice say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they…
Continue ReadingUnidentified gunmen kill high-ranking migration official in one of Haiti’s biggest cities
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A high-ranking official with Haiti’s National Office of Migration has been killed in the north coastal city of…
Continue ReadingBoeing CEO says the company will furlough employees soon to preserve cash during labor strike
AP Airlines Writer Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during…
Continue ReadingTeachers in Belarus are targeted for links with ‘extremist’ group, says rights group
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A respected human rights organization in Belarus says dozens of teachers have been detained or interrogated by authorities…
Continue ReadingMrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at…
Continue ReadingFor Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean “Diddy” Combs allegations are horrific,…
Continue ReadingFalse reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald…
Continue ReadingCarrie Coon is still fighting
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own. She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That…
Continue ReadingFBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation targeting critical infrastructure in the US
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Chris Wray says the FBI has disrupted a group of Chinese hackers who were working at the direction…
Continue ReadingNigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in…
Continue ReadingShip owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners…
Continue ReadingWojnarowski is leaving ESPN for alma mater to become GM of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team
AP Sports Writer ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the…
Continue ReadingMayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools,…
Continue ReadingA vandal badly damaged a statue outside a St. Louis cathedral, police say
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man used construction equipment to drop a heavy boom lift onto a sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside…
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