WASHINGTON — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do […]
Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
HOUSTON — Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic […]
US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona
SEATTLE — Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, […]
Judge strikes down Minnesota law banning religious tests for college credit program
MINNEAPOLIS — Religious colleges that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a popular Minnesota program that lets high school students take college courses for […]
21 hospitalized after bus carrying junior high football team crashes near Pittsburgh
ECONOMY BOROUGH, Pa. — A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the […]
Beaches reopen in New York and North Carolina after Hurricane Erin
NEW YORK — New York and North Carolina have begun to reopen beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin, which sent strong winds and dangerous waves across the […]
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain its slim majority […]
The Menendez brothers were denied parole. They have to wait at least 18 months for their next chance
LOS ANGELES — Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California board this week after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills […]
California parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murdering parents in 1989
California parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murdering parents in 1989 Source link
First Erik Menendez, then Lyle denied parole by California board that says they pose safety risk
LOS ANGELES — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that a day earlier rejected his brother Erik’s appeal for freedom after serving decades in prison for […]