COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a cold and dreary October day, Heather C. Jarvis packed everything she had into a pink duffle and a plastic trash bag and waited for the […]
Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials highlighted worsening inflation last month
FILE – Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference the Federal Reserve in Washington, March 20, 2024. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Federal Reserve releases […]
House struggles with surveillance measure amid deep Republican opposition
WASHINGTON — The House will hold a key test vote Wednesday on whether to consider a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program, but the prospects were […]
Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes ‘too far’ and defends the overturning of Roe v. Wade
ATLANTA — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the […]
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
WASHINGTON — Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair […]
Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a […]
Kansas deputy fatally shoots woman holding a knife and scissors
ATTICA, Kan. — A Kansas deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another officer, investigators said. A Harper County deputy responded […]
Brazil again postpones visa requirements for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s government has postponed until April 2025 tourist visa exemptions for citizens of the U.S., Australia, and Canada that had been scheduled to end on Wednesday. […]
College students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
NEW YORK — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, […]
Kentucky governor cites higher incarceration costs in veto of criminal justice bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes, saying it would saddle the state with sharply […]