By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaled more large rate hikes to come — an aggressive pace that will heighten the risk of an eventual
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces have been released after about three months in captivity, relatives said Wednesday. Alex Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border June 9.
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Embattled basketball team owner Robert Sarver, suspended after a recent independent investigation found he engaged in hostile, racially insensitive and inappropriate behavior, announced Wednesday he will sell the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Mercury. The NBA last week suspended Sarver for a year and fined him $10 million
Continue Readingurielblanco Hong Kong (CNN) — Un hombre fue detenido en Hong Kong por sospecha de sedición tras tocar la armónica en una vigilia por la reina Isabel II, en virtud de una ley de la época colonial que prohibía insultar a la reina, y que ahora ha sido reactivada por las autoridades en medio de
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By The Associated Press Unbeaten Syracuse looks to make it two in a row in Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts Virginia on Friday night looking to extend its season winning streak to four. The Orange are coming off a comeback 32-29 win over Purdue, while the Cavaliers are coming off a last-second, 16-14
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than half a million people in Puerto Rico remained without water service on Wednesday — three days after after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the U.S. territory — sending many to line up for hours to fill jugs from water trucks and others to scoop
Continue Reading BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida highway had to temporarily close after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light crashed and turned the roadway into a silver sea of beer cans. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 about 30 miles north of Tampa. Officials say
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has
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By David Goldman, CNN Business US stocks fell sharply in Friday trading as investors continued to worry about even more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that could land the US economy in a recession. The Dow closed 483 points, or 1.6%, lower in Friday trading, marking its lowest level since November 2020. The S&P
Continue ReadingBy DEAN FIORESI Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California ( KCAL/KCBS) — Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill has died at 22 years old. The news was confirmed by Hill’s father via his private Instagram account on Tuesday. While his cause of death remains unknown, Hill’s family said he was in
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitch Trubisky will make his debut in the Steelers-Browns rivalry. At this point, his second appearance isn’t so certain. Given the job as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback in training camp over rookie Kenny Pickett mostly because of his experience, Trubisky isn’t making enough plays. He has struggled
Continue Reading By Emmet Lyons and Ken Olshansky There will be “people on the street” globally unless steps are taken to protect the most vulnerable from inflation, International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva warned on Wednesday. “It is important to think that this compounded impact of multiple crises is already testing the patience and resilience of
Continue Reading AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is planning to hold a Pride Day on the same day the Minutemen host evangelical Liberty in a football game. The school made the “special announcement” on Twitter in a 37-second video featuring techno music and a uniformed player standing in a room lit by rainbow colors
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A Morgan County man — accused of kidnapping his children from Nebraska before getting into a crash that killed one of them — has violated the conditions of his release on bond.
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A 29-year-old Missouri man has been sentenced to life plus another 40 years in prison for killing a suburban St. Louis police officer in 2019. Bonette Meeks was sentenced Wednesday in the death of North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf. Meeks was convicted in June of second-degree murder and three
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Stacker compiled a list of the countries Missouri imports the most goods to using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest value of imports in 2021 with Missouri.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Illinois can start 3-1 for the first time since 2015 and is fresh off a bye week and a 24-3 win over Virginia. Chattanooga has outscored its first three opponents 110-34 and is ranked No. 9 in the FCS coaches poll as it visits Champaign for the first Thursday night game
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration announced Wednesday that starting early next year, the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, will resume full immigrant visa processing for the first time since 2017, as border officials contend with an increasing number of Cubans at the US southern border. The move is part of a concerted effort
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La cantante colombiana Shakira habló públicamente por primera vez de su separación del futbolista Gerard Piqué, con quien tuvo una relación de 12 años. Shakira, que anunció junto a Piqué su separación en junio de este año, habló en exclusiva con la revista ELLE España sobre diversos temas, desde la nueva
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers could get a break on income taxes under a proposal passed by the state Senate. The GOP-led chamber on Wednesday voted 24-4 in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the Republican-led House for consideration. The bill would cut the top
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