Category Archives: World
Fed Chair Powell says gradual rate hikes best approach
BOSTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that he sees no need to drop the central bank’s current gradual approach to raising interest rates. Powell said the combination of st...
Oct 02, 2018
Package forces brief evacuation of Ted Cruz's headquarters
HOUSTON - A spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says a package addressed to Cruz’s Houston campaign headquarters caused a lockdown, which was later lifted. The Houston Fire Department says ...
Oct 02, 2018
2 women arrested with Stormy Daniels sue police officers
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two women who were arrested at an Ohio strip club along with porn actress Stormy Daniels sued four Columbus police vice detectives Tuesday, accusing them of retaliating against Daniel...
Oct 02, 2018
Garrison Keillor's Vermont appearance cancelled after outcry
BURLINGTON, Vt. - An appearance by Garrison Keillor, former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” at a Vermont book festival has been cancelled after public outcry. Burlington Book Festival ...
Oct 02, 2018
Tesla 3Q production numbers up but can they be sustained?
Tesla Motors successfully ramped up production of its pivotal Model 3 sedan during the summer, fulfilling CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to work out the manufacturing problems that had raised questions ...
Oct 02, 2018
FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair in Oregon home
PORTLAND, Ore. - A former southern Oregon property owner has been charged with assault on a federal officer after authorities say an FBI agent sent to the property was shot from a booby-trapped wheelc...
Oct 02, 2018
Poll: Half of young Americans see better financial future
About half of young Americans expect to be financially better off than their parents, according to a new poll, a sign that the dream of upward mobility is alive but somewhat tempered. The poll, by The...
Oct 02, 2018
Ferry stranded with 300 onboard in Baltic Sea moving again
COPENHAGEN - A ferry stranded in the Baltic Sea for several hours with about 300 people on board was on the move again on Tuesday following a malfunction that sent smoke pouring from the engine room, ...
Oct 02, 2018
Taylor Swift will open the 2018 American Music Awards
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift will open the 2018 American Music Awards. The 28-year-old singer made the announcement Tuesday. This is her first awards show performance in nearly three years. Dick Clark Prod...
Oct 02, 2018
Drummer leaves Sigur Ros band after rape allegations surface
LONDON - The drummer of acclaimed Icelandic rock band Sigur Ros has left the group after rape allegations were made against him. Orri Pall Dyrason said on the group’s Facebook page that he has d...
Oct 02, 2018