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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Held down by sinking gas prices, U.S. inflation was mostly unchanged last month. But underlying price pressures — from apartment rents, restaurant meals, auto insurance and many other services — remained stubbornly high. Last month’s inflation data arrived just a day before the Federal Reserve will
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prosecutors charged a man with first-degree murder Tuesday in the stabbing of a Catholic priest, who authorities say was attacked during a break-in at the church rectory and called out “help me” before he died. Prosecutors also charged Kierre L. Williams, 43, Tuesday with burglary
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An Oklahoma State University graduate student died in a tragic accident while duck hunting at Sooner Lake. Oklahoma Game Wardens said while the tragedy is uncommon, it can happen to any hunter. What started as a day duck hunting turned fatal
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — On Tuesday, city officials gathered with members of the Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Those leading the charge say there is still a lot of work to be done to
Continue ReadingBy Gail Waterhouse Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A woman accused of posing as a Boston Public Schools student last year was in court Tuesday to face several new charges. Shelby Hewitt was 32 years old when she posed as a teenage foster child and enrolled in several Boston schools
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Story by Reuters Warsaw (Reuters) — A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country’s parliament on Tuesday during an event with members of the Jewish community, provoking outrage and leading the speaker to exclude him from the sitting. Footage posted on the website of private broadcaster TVN24 showed Grzegorz
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House. The 4-3 decision from the New York Court
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court this week said no to a woman who asked for permission for an immediate abortion. Katie Cox said pregnancy complications would result in a stillbirth or the death of her baby soon after birth and that continuing the pregnancy to full term could endanger her life
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“I’m in my 13th year of doing this and he’s by far, by far, the best scorer that I’ve been around. He just has a natural ability to make shots and that comes from hours and hours of him being in the gym,” said Sobczyk. “He’s just a very confident young man.” What are you trying
Continue ReadingBy Shay O’Connor, Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story METAIRIE, Louisiana (WDSU) — A woman is facing charges after allegedly ramming into multiple Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s units with children in her vehicle, prompting that officer to fire his weapon. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office has identified the driver arrested as Desiree Mallery, 31,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are expecting a high vote for a U.N. General Assembly resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. They say it will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war. After the United States vetoed a resolution in the Security Council on Friday demanding a
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Boronski Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — Monday night, Burlington City Council did not pass a resolution that called for a ceasefire in the Middle East. The vote came to a 6-6 tie, which led to it not passing. Before the meeting began, dozens from Vermont Coalition of
Continue ReadingBy Maddie Araujo, CNN (Interview by Christiane Amanpour, CNN) London, UK (CNN) — For an artist whose work focuses so heavily on mortality, Marina Abramović’s joie de vivre may come as something of a surprise. She appeared giddy as she roamed the main galleries at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, which is hosting a major
Continue ReadingCNN By Maddie Araujo, CNN (Interview by Christiane Amanpour, CNN) London, UK (CNN) — For an artist whose work focuses so heavily on mortality, Marina Abramović’s joie de vivre may come as something of a surprise. She appeared giddy as she roamed the main galleries at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, which is hosting a
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted in favor of the government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The vote keeps alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million without a single flight getting off the
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has met with Britain’s foreign secretary to lobby for help in securing his release. Lai faces a long-delayed trial next week over charges he violated sweeping national security laws that Beijing imposed on Hong
Continue ReadingJUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This Rudolph won’t be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky. But maybe he’ll lead them back out to sea someday. For now the seven Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are among 13 given holiday-themed names as they are treated at Loggerhead Marinelife
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver. The death of Pablo Teodoro III is the third since 2016 in
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CNNEE (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, llegó a Washington este martes en un momento crítico, en un contexto en el que la Casa Blanca ha advertido que la ayuda estadounidense a Ucrania podría agotarse inminentemente y las conversaciones sobre nueva asistencia están estancadas en el Congreso. La invitación de última hora del
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees is tapping J. Larry Jameson, its longest serving dean, to become the school’s interim president, replacing Liz Magill, following her resignation last weekend. Jameson is dean of UPenn’s medical school and will take the helm of the Ivy League institution
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