By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said its next move on interest rates is unlikely to be a hike, even as inflation has remained stubbornly higher than hoped this year. The S&P 500 was up 1% in afternoon trading
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Testimony has ended in a landmark trial over New Hampshire’s accountability for abuse at its youth detention center. David Meehan went to police in 2017 alleging he was brutally beaten and raped at center in the 1990s. Eleven former state workers have been arrested and more
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process. Clarke’s now-expunged arrest,
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Witnesses described children fleeing amid the sound of gunshots near a Wisconsin middle school where authorities said an active shooter was “neutralized” outside the building Wednesday. There were no reported injuries to those inside the school. Authorities in Mount Horeb said without giving details that
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer Cameron Nelsen never asked for help, she just didn’t yet have it in her, unable to fully grasp the dangerous path her life had taken in the midst of an eating disorder and mental-health crisis stemming from a series of physical challenges that began at a young age. Her
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom said anyone who engaged in illegal behavior on the University of California, Los Angeles, campus should be held accountable, “including through criminal prosecution, suspension or expulsion.” “The law is clear: The right to free speech does not extend to inciting violence, vandalism, or lawlessness on campus,” said
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target. The Fed issued its decision in a
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would ban discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle or hair texture, marking the latest attempt in Congress to pass a federal CROWN Act. New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman introduced HR 8191, also known as the CROWN Act of 2024, in the US House
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under fierce pressure from far-right members of his government not to agree to the ceasefire proposal currently on the table, which could prevent an Israeli military offensive in Rafah from moving forward. Hamas is considering a new framework for
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA teams have started making moves to capitalize on the popularity of Caitlin Clark. Some are booking bigger venues for when Clark and the Indiana Fever come to town. The Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics have moved their games against the Fever to bigger arenas. The numbers Clark
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady after the Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would keep its main interest rate at the highest level since 2001, just as markets expected. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in afternoon trading, roughly where it was before the Fed’s
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking them. Experts say the medications were designed and tested to be taken indefinitely to treat the disease of obesity. Some people are experimenting with
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says it’s going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a Paris museum, a bedroom filled with Ferrari racing cars, and other exotic settings. It’s a mix of game-show glitter and marketing. CEO Brian Chesky said Wednesday that 4,000 Airbnb users will win a chance to
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual asteroid traveling near Earth is thought to be a chunk of the moon, but exactly how it ended up zooming through the solar system has remained a mystery. Now, researchers say they’ve made a key connection in this cosmic puzzle. The space rock, known as 2016 HO3,
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force is preparing new charges within the military justice system against the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media, according to an Air Force spokesperson. Jack Teixeira, 22,
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