CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The single-elimination tournament is nicknamed “March Madness” or “The Big Dance.” 2024 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Finals April 8, 2024 – Men’s Finals – The University of Connecticut Huskies defeat the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 in Glendale,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024 despite signs that inflation stayed surprisingly high at the start of the year. Yet they foresee fewer rate cuts in 2025, and they slightly raised their inflation
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Maryland labor lawyer is set to become the first openly gay judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after winning final confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Nicole Berner was nominated by President Joe Biden in November and was confirmed Tuesday by a 50-47 vote in the Senate. Berner
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal government will be awash in debt over the next 30 years. But the office’s outlook has improved over the past year due to increased immigration and agreements to reduce spending. The latest long-term budget and economic outlook
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks moved higher and Treasury yields fell after the Federal Reserve said it still expects to make three interest rate cuts this year. The Fed also kept its bechmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, and raised its estimate for economic growth this year. Markets
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The suspect in a Philadelphia mass shooting last summer who had been deemed mentally incompetent is headed to trial after his lawyers told a judge he has been undergoing treatment and is prepared to move forward with the case. A judge ruled in a preliminary hearing Tuesday that there’s enough evidence against
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The new Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale” set in 1969 takes a satirical look at the lengths a woman takes for acceptance into high society. Kristen Wiig’s Maxine is so desperate to socialize with the wealthy that she crawls over a club’s fence. The queen bee of this society is
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A group of suspected bank robbers the FBI referred to as the “little rascals” are now in custody – and one of them is only 11 years old. “They are 11, 12, and 16-year-old boys charged locally with robbery by threat,” the FBI’s Houston field office announced Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson is considering inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after House members raised the idea in their closed-door conference meeting Wednesday morning. “It’s one of the things that we have in mind, and we may try to arrange for that,” Johnson told reporters
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Michael Williams and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama will team up to rally supporters around the Affordable Care Act’s 14th anniversary this weekend as Democrats make their latest move to capitalize on former President Donald Trump’s threats to repeal Obamacare. Biden and Obama,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration laws are federal laws — not state laws — and enforcement of immigration law is the domain of federal law enforcement. Homeland Security agents and officers are responsible for arresting migrants who are caught crossing the U.S. border illegally, whether from Mexico or Canada. They’re also
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration laws are federal laws — not state laws — and enforcement of immigration law is the domain of federal law enforcement. Homeland Security agents and officers are responsible for arresting migrants who are caught crossing the U.S. border illegally, whether from Mexico or Canada. They’re also
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are re-signing veteran kicker Nick Folk after he made an NFL-leading, career-best 96.7% of his kicks last season. The Titans announced Wednesday they agreed to terms with Folk and defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph. Tennessee traded a 2025 seventh-round draft pick to New England last August for Folk just
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has been declared the winner of the presidential election in the world’s third-largest democracy. The results were confirmed Wednesday by the General Election Commission. Subianto said he will respect those who made different choices in the vote and, “We call on
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel can’t achieve its goal of “total victory” against Hamas
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawyer leveled explosive new allegations Wednesday that Rupert Murdoch was aware of cover-ups at his British tabloids that used unlawful techniques to spy on the Duke of Sussex and others. Attorney David Sherborne said Murdoch was among the executives who were aware that public statements
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps. On Saturday, the focus will shift to the state’s presidential primaries. There’s little doubt who will win. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican
Continue ReadingWOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A toddler climbed out of a car seat and got behind the wheel of a truck idling at a gas pump in Northern California, rolling toward a taco stand and killing a 2-year-old child, police said. The owner of the truck was inside the gas station store at the time of
Continue ReadingVARNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Elizabeth “Libby” Murdaugh, the mother of Alex Murdaugh who played an important part in her son’s adamant denials that he killed his wife and son, has died. Libby Murdaugh was in hospice care Tuesday when she died, according to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton County. She was a librarian and teacher
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s Belgorod region has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks this month as the invasion by Moscow grinds into its third year. A look at the region and its role in the war: WHAT IS THE BELGOROD REGION? The region of forests, farmland and rolling hills has a 540-kilometer (335-mile) border along
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