Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price
New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species of bait fish and that prosecutors described as complex and wide-ranging. The fishermen
At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood
On a sweltering weekend evening, beneath a clear blue sky, Donald Trump supporters in red “Make America Great Again” hats packed the fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was a friendly and festive venue for the once and
Factbox-Important dates in the 2024 US presidential race
By Costas Pitas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican former President Donald Trump will face each other in the 2024 presidential election in a divisive contest that has included an assassination attempt on Trump. Here
What to know about the attempt on Trump’s life and its aftermath
The FBI is still trying to determine a motive behind Saturday’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, while the tone of this week’s Republican convention in Milwaukee likely will be dominated by the violence. A former
US CDC sends field team to aid Colorado’s bird flu response
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed a nine-member field team to Colorado to help the state manage a bird flu outbreak in humans and poultry. Colorado confirmed four infections and a
US judge sets quick schedule to consider family objections to Boeing plea deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday set a fast schedule to consider the objections of relatives of those killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes to the Justice Department’s plea deal with Boeing. The planemaker
Trump Media shares surge on 1st day of trading after assassination attempt on the former president
Trump Media surged in the first day of trading following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Also on Monday, a federal judge presiding over Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida dismissed the case because of
Vermont seeks federal damage assessment for floods caused by Hurricane Beryl’s remnants
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out roads, qualifies for a federal disaster declaration and aid. The flooding from the
Pre-shooting poll shows Trump leads Biden in Pennsylvania, trails in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump leads Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, but trails in Virginia, according to a New York Times/Sienna College poll of registered voters conducted in those states on July 9 to
