Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his
Federal Reserve officials at December meeting expected slower pace of rate cuts ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and
Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore
TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally, Canada’s finance minister said Wednesday. Dominic LeBlanc, the country’s
US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. will rebuild its stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matched to the current strain of the virus circulating among commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said
Feds’ suit claims Pennsylvania city’s ‘at-large’ election system is biased against Hispanic voters
The U.S. Justice Department wants a judge to declare that a Pennsylvania city’s method of electing council members citywide instead of by districts has illegally diluted the political power of its growing Hispanic population, arguing in a
West Virginia care facility staff members charged in death of patient left in scalding hot bathtub
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two staff members at a northern West Virginia long-term care facility have been charged in the death of a patient who was left in a scalding hot bathtub a year ago, Attorney General
Mexico’s President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ comment
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum responded sarcastically on Wednesday to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Standing before a global map
Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan. 6, 2021,
Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a
Alaska wildlife refuge drilling auction yields no bids, US says
(Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday that a congressionally mandated oil and gas drilling lease auction in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received no bids from energy companies. Outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration billed
