April 12, 2023

The heightened uncertainty surrounding the banking sector also helped Fed officials coalesce around their decision to raise their benchmark rate by just a quarter-point, rather than a half-point

It is the largest settlement the company has reached so far concerning its role in the youth vaping surge

Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting

For many, this item is a serious matter, with enthusiasts devoting considerable amounts of time, money and shelf space to these seven-inch plastic figures

The former film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2020 on his New York conviction for rape and sexual assault against two women

The judge expressed anger and frustration during a pretrial hearing after learning that Fox only recently turned over recordings of Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo talking with two lawyers for then-President Donald Trump, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani

The 90 million taxpayers who have filed as of March 31 got refunds that were an average of nearly 10% less than last year. That’s in part due to pandemic relief programs expiring

The leaked documents contain purportedly private conversations between senior South Korean officials about Ukraine, indicating that Washington may have spied on a key Asian ally

The French president said that France and Europe ‘are for the status quo’ when it comes to Taiwan and ‘the policy of one China and the peaceful settlement of the question’

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but officials say the low humidity, high winds and dry fuel on the forest floor contributed to the blaze

People are using the artificial intelligence tool for ordinary activities like planning itineraries and summarizing books

Speaking of the economic growth Northern Ireland has experienced since the Good Friday Agreement ended 30 years of sectarian bloodshed, Biden said: ‘It’s up to us to keep this going’

The move follows protests by angry Polish farmers, who say they face bankruptcy because of a glut of cheap Ukrainian grain

Relatives of young men killed in Caracas by security forces take their cases to the International Criminal Court

Multiple fires continued burning Wednesday within about 14 acres of various types of plastics stored both inside and outside buildings at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles east of Indianapolis

The tranquilizer xylazine is a depressant that can slow down users’ heart rates and breathing and cause skin ulcers and abscesses

Mexican authorities have detected a sharp rise in the number of fraudulent companies promising holiday packages, then disappearing once an advance has been paid

The United States is targeting the financial network of one of Russia’s wealthiest businessmen, Alisher Usmanov, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin

The iconic singer of The Mamas & The Papas broke barriers in the music industry by succeeding while also defying established beauty standards. Nevertheless, she fell victim to cruel and widespread discrimination based on her weight

The European Space Agency’s ‘Juice’ probe is set to begin an eight-year journey to one of the most hostile environments in the Solar System to explore some of the moons of the giant planet

Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain in California with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

Patients are concerned about whether they can still get the care they need. Abortion providers say they are trying to assure them that nothing has changed, at least for the moment

Federal prosecutors say Francisco Garduño was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency’s migrant centers

‘NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,’ the news organization said

Massive tech layoffs, bank failures and a potential U.S. recession could throw a wrench in the plans of 2023 graduates — in the same year federal student loan payments are expected to resume and accrue interest

The three days of large-scale air and sea exercises named Joint Sword that ended Monday were a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy