Category Archives: World
November Fed minutes show officials moving closer to hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials earlier this month believed it would be appropriate to raise a key interest rate “relatively soon,” with some arguing for a hike at the Fed’s n...
Nov 23, 2016
'They're a lot like us': Program pairs inmates, wild horses
ELK GROVE, Calif. - Jail inmates and wild horses are helping each other learn to adapt through a California program aimed at preparing both for society. Inmates at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in ...
Nov 23, 2016
Gov't wants phone makers to lock out most apps for drivers
DETROIT - The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car. The voluntary guidelines unveiled Wednesday are designed to reduce crashes...
Nov 23, 2016
Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
WICHITA, Kan. - The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 years in pri...
Nov 23, 2016
World's tallest waterslide to be demolished after boy died
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A company’s announcement that it will demolish its towering Kansas waterslide as soon as investigations into the death of a boy on the ride this summer have concluded was moti...
Nov 23, 2016
US applications for unemployment aid rose last week
WASHINGTON - More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week. But jobless claims remain at low levels, showing that most American workers enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department sa...
Nov 23, 2016
A look at 5 Trump business ties that pose conflicts
NEW YORK - After Ivanka Trump appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” wearing a $10,800 bracelet from her jewelry line, someone at her company sent photos from the interview to fashion writer...
Nov 23, 2016
Mortgage rates keep rising after Trump's election win
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to surge this week in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election win. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Wednesday that the average rate on a 30-y...
Nov 23, 2016
Equipment companies power Dow and S&P 500 to new records
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes again set records Wednesday in a quiet day of pre-holiday trading. Machinery and equipment makers climbed after ...
Nov 23, 2016
Branca, pitcher who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round World,' dies
Ralph Branca’s career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson’s famed “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” still...
Nov 23, 2016