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Global economy set for its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, World Bank says

Sat, Apr 27 2024

Officials: Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide in jail cell

Officials: Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide in jail cell

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday.

Wed, Oct 5 2022 Russia concedes losses as Putin signs annexation CNN - Moscow's military lacks manpower needed to stop rapid Ukrainian gains in t...
Sun, Jun 4 2023 Boycotts hit stocks hard. Here’s what might be next for Bud, Target and others caught in the anti-Pride backlash CNBC - While it’s too early to say how successful these efforts will be in low...
Thu, Oct 5 2023 This Year’s Record Heat Redefined Summer for Americans The New York Times - Floods, fires and stifling temperatures: For many, the seas...
Fri, Apr 19 2024 Tehran downplays strike as U.S. officials say Israeli missile hit Iran CBS News - Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in a...

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U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6% in First Quarter

U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6% in First Quarter

25 April, 2024

WSJ - U.S. economic growth slowed in the first part of the year, falling short of economists’ expectations.

Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test

Supreme Court weighs scope of Idaho abortion ban in first post-Roe test

24 April, 2024

ABC News - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, for the first time since overruling Roe v. Wade, is considering the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at hospitals when a woman's health is at risk.

Police arrest NYU antiwar protesters; Calif. students form barricade

Police arrest NYU antiwar protesters; Calif. students form barricade

23 April, 2024

WSJ - As campus protests continued to spread, Columbia University is requiring many classes to be hybrid for the rest of the semester, and students at Cal Poly Humboldt barricaded themselves in a building.

Columbia suspends in-person classes citing protests, campus 'crisis'

Columbia suspends in-person classes citing protests, campus 'crisis'

22 April, 2024

USA TODAY - Columbia University announced Monday that all classes will be held virtually and asked that students who don't live on campus to stay home following protests over the Israel-Hamas war that have led to arrests and caused a rabbi to urge Jewish students to stay away from the school a day b...

EPA designates forever chemicals as hazardous materials

EPA designates forever chemicals as hazardous materials

20 April, 2024

WNG - The Biden Administration on Friday designated the manmade chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances. They will now be subject to stricter regulations regarding their transfer, release, and storage, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement. The two substances are p...

Tehran downplays strike as U.S. officials say Israeli missile hit Iran

Tehran downplays strike as U.S. officials say Israeli missile hit Iran

19 April, 2024

CBS News - Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.

Antisemitism is rampant. Here’s what it’s like in your state.

Antisemitism is rampant. Here’s what it’s like in your state.

18 April, 2024

USA TODAY - In Nevada, there are Jews who have hidden any signs of their faith, painting over the mezuzahs that hang outside their homes. That’s happened in Texas, too, where a Jewish city council member’s home in Dallas was defaced with bright red graffiti. But Jews in South Carolina say Christians...

Senate convenes the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats seek a quick dismissal

Senate convenes the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats seek a quick dismiss…

17 April, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly moved on Wednesday to end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, calling for separate votes to dismiss two articles of impeachment.

Supreme Court to examine obstruction law used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

Supreme Court to examine obstruction law used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters

16 April, 2024

CBS News - Washington — The fallout from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will land before the Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices convene to consider the scope of a federal obstruction statute used to prosecute those who breached the building, as well as former President Donald T...

Rising odds of no rate cuts before election

Rising odds of no rate cuts before election

15 April, 2024

Washington Examiner - The rising odds that the Federal Reserve might not cut interest rates at all this year has major implications for the coming elections, especially in terms of imperiling President Joe Biden’s quest for a second term.

Israel weighs its response to Iran attack that did little damage

Israel weighs its response to Iran attack that did little damage

14 April, 2024

CNN - The US and other world powers are urging restraint after the strikes, but an Israeli official says Israel will ‘exact a price from Iran’

The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing

The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing

11 April, 2024

WSJ - Rising insurance premiums, property taxes and maintenance costs show little sign of abating. “I was so sticker-shocked.”

Dow drops by nearly 500 points after bad inflation report

Dow drops by nearly 500 points after bad inflation report

10 April, 2024

New York CNN — US stocks fell sharply Wednesday morning after inflation data for March came in higher than expected. The Dow tumbled by more than 500 points to a session low on the news. Markets recovered slightly in mid-morning trading. The blue-chip Dow was lower by 434 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 50...

Government watchdog files complaint vs. NOAA over 'scientific violations' in climate change report

Government watchdog files complaint vs. NOAA over 'scientific violations' in cli…

09 April, 2024

Just the News - “Sensational climate claims made without proper scientific basis and spread by government officials threaten the public’s trust in its scientific officials and undermines the government’s mission of stewarding the environment,” Protect the Public's Trust states in its complaint.

Track the total solar eclipse's path

Track the total solar eclipse's path

08 April, 2024

CNN - The eclipse will put on a dramatic show as it crosses over Mexico, US and Canada. A partial eclipse will also be visible in much of this area.

High winds, fire threat and severe weather on tap for central US this weekend

High winds, fire threat and severe weather on tap for central US this weekend

07 April, 2024

ABC News - The central United States is expected to face multiple weather threats this weekend, from high winds to fire to severe storms, as a powerful storm system moves across the region. Over 30 million people across more than a dozen states, from Texas to North Dakota, are under wind and critica...

Congress faces unfinished business, major disagreements when lawmakers return next week

Congress faces unfinished business, major disagreements when lawmakers return ne…

06 April, 2024

Washington Times - Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday to tackle lingering issues and new challenges, including aid for Ukraine, a Senate impeachment trial, reworking the government’s spying powers and starting work belatedly on federal funding for fiscal 2025.

Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid

Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid

06 April, 2024

CNN — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Confirming the move in a statement to CNNE, a foreign ministry spokesperson said that all Mexican diplomatic staff would leave Ecuador immediately.

Israel to open 3 aid corridors following Biden's call with Netanyahu

Israel to open 3 aid corridors following Biden's call with Netanyahu

05 April, 2024

CBS News - Washington — The Israeli government has approved the opening of three humanitarian aid corridors that were specifically requested by President Biden in a Thursday call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Biden told Netanyahu the Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza...

Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time since Israeli strike killed aid workers in Gaza

Biden and Netanyahu speak for the first time since Israeli strike killed aid wor…

04 April, 2024

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are speaking on Thursday for the first time since Israel’s deadly strike on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza, according to a US official.

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people

Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people

03 April, 2024

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, sending others scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings and halting train service throughout the island. A tsunami warning was triggered but later li...

Netanyahu: 'Unintended Strike' by Israeli Forces Killed Gaza Aid Workers

Netanyahu: 'Unintended Strike' by Israeli Forces Killed Gaza Aid Workers

02 April, 2024

Newsmax - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged that Israeli forces carried out the strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

Bridge collapse live updates: Officials planning to open 'temporary' channel

Bridge collapse live updates: Officials planning to open 'temporary' channel

01 April, 2024

ABC News - A cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning, causing a near-total collapse of the span and halting vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore.

Pope Francis says "peace is never made with weapons" at Easter Sunday mass in St. Peter's Square

Pope Francis says "peace is never made with weapons" at Easter Sunday …

31 March, 2024

CBS News - Rallying from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems, Pope Francis led some 30,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday and made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass in a flower-decked St. Pet...

Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. After the Key Bridge collapse, will anything change?

Majority of U.S. bridges lack impact protection. After the Key Bridge collapse, …

30 March, 2024

CBS News - In the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which plunged into the Patapsco River in Maryland after the cargo ship Dali slammed into one of its support columns, CBS News has learned a majority of bridges in the U.S. lack any form of impact protection.

Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Across the U.S.

Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Across the U.S.

29 March, 2024

New York Times - The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education: “Our relationship with school became optional.”

NTSB reports breach of hazmat containers, ‘sheen’ on water; victim recovery stalls

NTSB reports breach of hazmat containers, ‘sheen’ on water; victim recovery stal…

28 March, 2024

Washington Post - Authorities are turning their focus to “salvage” operations to remove wreckage from the Patapsco River after a massive container ship caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to collapse. “We have exhausted all search efforts in the areas around this wreckage,” said Col. Roland L. Butler Jr.,...

NTSB secures ship’s ‘black box’; recovery efforts begin as 6 are presumed dead

NTSB secures ship’s ‘black box’; recovery efforts begin as 6 are presumed dead

27 March, 2024

Washington Post - Authorities are aiming to recover the remains of at least six missing people who are presumed dead in the collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore after a search-and-rescue operation was suspended Tuesday.

Live Updates: Search underway after major bridge collapse in Baltimore

Live Updates: Search underway after major bridge collapse in Baltimore

26 March, 2024

AP - A major bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river. Rescuers were searching for at least seven people in the water.

Boeing CEO, other executives stepping down amid safety crisis

Boeing CEO, other executives stepping down amid safety crisis

25 March, 2024

NBC News - Three senior Boeing executives including its CEO are stepping down, the company said Monday, as the company continues to deal with an ongoing scandal surrounding the safety of its passenger jets.

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package for government funding until October

24 March, 2024

CNBC - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed Congress’ $1.2 trillion spending package, finalizing the remaining batch of bills in a long-awaited budget to keep the government funded until Oct. 1. Almost halfway into the fiscal year, the president’s signature ends a months-long saga of Congress stru...

What investors should know about the U.S. easing vehicle emissions rules

What investors should know about the U.S. easing vehicle emissions rules

23 March, 2024

CNBC - DETROIT — The Biden administration’s decision to ease its timeline for all-electric vehicle adoption and give automakers more ways to meet new tailpipe emissions standards is expected to be a win for legacy automakers. The new Environmental Protection Agency rules released Wednesday aim to cu...

Blinken in Israel for talks as U.N. preps to vote on cease-fire resolution

Blinken in Israel for talks as U.N. preps to vote on cease-fire resolution

22 March, 2024

CBS News - Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday on the final stop in his sixth urgent trip to the region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. He said he would share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah during talks with I...

Apple will be sued by the Biden administration in a landmark antitrust lawsuit, sources say

Apple will be sued by the Biden administration in a landmark antitrust lawsuit, …

21 March, 2024

Washington CNN — The US Justice Department will file a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, according to three people familiar with the matter. The long-anticipated lawsuit comes after years of allegations by critics that Apple has harmed competition with restrictive app store te...

Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

20 March, 2024

US News - The Democratic and Republican presidential nominations have been decided, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t still voting – both in presidential primaries and contests for other offices. Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio held primaries Tuesday.

Federal appeals court order puts Texas immigration law back on hold

Federal appeals court order puts Texas immigration law back on hold

20 March, 2024

USA TODAY - AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court Tuesday night again issued a hold on SB 4 — a Texas law that would authorize state and local police to arrest and even deport people suspected of being in the United States without legal authorization — adding another twist in what has become a leg...

Donald Trump tests the power of his endorsement in crucial Ohio Senate race

Donald Trump tests the power of his endorsement in crucial Ohio Senate race

19 March, 2024

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump puts his endorsement record back on the line Tuesday in an Ohio U.S. Senate race with national implications. Trump's candidate, businessman Bernie Moreno, is in a tight primary battle with two other Republicans, Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan and Oh...

A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speech in the digital age

A Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speec…

18 March, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics ...

Russian voting continues with Putin poised to rule for 6 more years

Russian voting continues with Putin poised to rule for 6 more years

17 March, 2024

CBS News - Vladimir Putin faces no serious challengers in the election, which is set to formally grant him six more years of power.

Amid deepening tensions, White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Biden with Rafah invasion

Amid deepening tensions, White House weighs how to respond if Israel defies Bide…

16 March, 2024

NBC News - WASHINGTON — The White House is considering options for how to respond if Israel defies President Joe Biden’s repeated warnings against launching a military invasion of Rafah without a credible plan to protect Palestinian civilians, according to one former and three current U.S. officials...

Willis or Wade must step aside in Trump’s Georgia case, judge rules

Willis or Wade must step aside in Trump’s Georgia case, judge rules

15 March, 2024

The Hill - A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) or the prosecutor she had a romantic relationship with must step aside before the office can continue its election interference case against former President Trump and his allies.

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, more than expected

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, more than expected

14 March, 2024

CNBC - Wholesale prices accelerated at a faster than expected pace in February, another reminder that inflation remains a troublesome issue for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures pipeline costs for raw, intermediate and finished goods, jumped 0.6% on the month, the Labor Depa...

Georgia judge dismisses 6 charges in Donald Trump election case

Georgia judge dismisses 6 charges in Donald Trump election case

13 March, 2024

USA TODAY - The Georgia judge presiding over Donald Trump’s case for allegedly trying to steal the 2020 election dismissed six charges Wednesday from the indictment for not being specific enough against the former president and a handful of his co-defendants.

House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell the popular app

House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don't sell the pop…

13 March, 2024

ABC News - The House on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the wildly popular social media platform or face a ban in the U.S. If enacted, the bill would give ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok before app stores would start prohibiting acc...

Transcript from documents probe contradicts Biden's account of exchange with Hur over son's death

Transcript from documents probe contradicts Biden's account of exchange with Hur…

12 March, 2024

ABC News - A transcript of President Joe Biden's interview with the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified information contradicts the president's characterization of an exchange about the death of his son, Beau Biden, from brain cancer.

Oscars 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards

Oscars 2024 recap: Biggest moments from the 96th Academy Awards

11 March, 2024

ABC News - The 2024 Oscars have come and gone, and "Oppenheimer" was the big winner of the night. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th Academy Awards, a ceremony which honored excellence in cinematic achievements for some of the past year's biggest films.

How Texas-sized migrant crisis is pushing Denver to the brink

How Texas-sized migrant crisis is pushing Denver to the brink

09 March, 2024

USA TODAY - DENVER — No more flowers in the medians. Cuts to rec center hours and at the DMV. A hiring freeze in some city departments. After more than 40,000 migrants arrived Denver in less than a year, city officials are now struggling to help both the new arrivals and serve their taxpaying reside...

5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address

5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address

07 March, 2024

The Hill - President Biden delivered his final State of the Union before the 2024 election Thursday evening. It was a pivotal moment — a rare opportunity to speak unmediated to an American public that, right now, holds the president in low esteem. Fifty-eight percent of Americans disapprove of Biden...

Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign, sources say

Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign, sources say

06 March, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Super Tuesday: What's at stake for Trump, Haley in big day of primaries

Super Tuesday: What's at stake for Trump, Haley in big day of primaries

05 March, 2024

USA TODAY - Super Tuesday is here, and voters from coast to coast are casting their ballots and making their voices heard. Super Tuesday earned its nickname because it's the date the most states hold their primaries and caucuses. That means it's also when the most delegates are at stake for presiden...

SCOTUS unanimously rules to keep Trump on ballot

SCOTUS unanimously rules to keep Trump on ballot

04 March, 2024

CNN - Former President Donald Trump welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling to keep him on the Colorado ballot, issuing a brief statement on social media. “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!” the former president wrote. Trump is expected to give remarks shortly at Mar-a-Lago in response to the decision, a source fa...

Supreme Court could rule on Trump Colorado ballot eligibility as soon as Monday

Supreme Court could rule on Trump Colorado ballot eligibility as soon as Monday

04 March, 2024

USA TODAY - WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court has indicated it will issue at least one opinion on Monday, raising speculation that it will decide on the eve of Super Tuesday if Colorado and other states can use an anti-insurrectionist provision of the Constitution to keep former President Donald Trump ...

5 takeaways from Biden and Trump's border showdown

5 takeaways from Biden and Trump's border showdown

01 March, 2024

USA TODAY - If voters wanted an early taste of the likely election rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, they need not look further than the showdown at the U.S.-Mexico border. During rivaling trips to Texas 325 miles apart, Biden and Trump sparred in remarks aired within a half hour...

Crowds gather for Navalny's funeral despite tight security in Moscow

Crowds gather for Navalny's funeral despite tight security in Moscow

01 March, 2024

CBS News - Crowds gather for Navalny's funeral despite tight security in MoscowAs well-wishers flocked to a Moscow church for Alexey Navalny's funeral, Russian authorities warned people against any "unauthorized gatherings"

Biden, Trump head to the border for visits that will define an election year

Biden, Trump head to the border for visits that will define an election year

29 February, 2024

USA TODAY - BROWNSVILLE, Texas – As President Joe Biden arrives here sometime Thursday, this city in the southernmost crook of the Rio Grande will be kicking off Charro Days. People will spill into the streets as they have since 1938 to celebrate all things Mexican in Brownsville, with mariachi ban...

McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader

McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader

28 February, 2024

The Hill - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is stepping down from his leadership post in November, ending his history-setting tenure as longest-serving Senate party leader. McConnell, who turned 82 this month, announced the decision in a speech on the Senate floor.

'National crisis': Mayors want Biden's border visit to bring about change

'National crisis': Mayors want Biden's border visit to bring about change

28 February, 2024

USA TODAY - On the same day President Joe Biden announced he's headed to the southern border this week, the New York City Fire Department discovered 40 West African migrants cramped into a small Queens basement behind a furniture store sleeping in dangerous conditions.

Biden, congressional leaders sound optimistic on averting shutdown after ‘intense’ talk

Biden, congressional leaders sound optimistic on averting shutdown after ‘intens…

27 February, 2024

Washington Post - An Oval Office meeting also focused on funding for Ukraine, where officials say U.S. help is needed urgently.

Sweden clears final hurdle in bid to join NATO after Hungary approves accession

Sweden clears final hurdle in bid to join NATO after Hungary approves accession

26 February, 2024

CNN - Hungary’s parliament overwhelmingly approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, clearing the way for the Nordic nation’s accession to the alliance after nearly two years of intense negotiations and dealing a geopolitical blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Global economy set for its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, World Bank says

Tuesday, 09 January 2024 16:16
Written by 21Globe

CNBC - The global economy is on course to record its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, according to the World Bank. Global growth is forecast to slow for the third year in a row in 2024, dipping to 2.4% from 2.6% in 2023, the organization said in its latest “Global Economic Prospects” report released Tuesday.

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