WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market.
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco supervisor was recalled Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a stretch of coastal highway used heavily by neighborhood motorists into a car-free park despite strong objections by his constituents. Supervisor Joel Engardio became the fifth elected official to be ousted in a
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square that’s backed by Jay-Z lost its bid for a gambling license Wednesday after running into fierce opposition from Broadway theater owners and producers who were worried about its potential impact on the theater district. A state-commissioned community advisory
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota House will soon return to full strength under an unusual power-sharing agreement that forces both parties to work together, following a special election to fill the seat left vacant when the chamber’s top Democrat was assassinated. Democrat Xp Lee won Tuesday’s special election with 61%
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By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG 12 THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: The Big 12 has only three ranked teams, and two of them
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–BIG 12 THIS WEEK DESCRIPTION: The Big 12 has only three ranked teams, and two of them
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Israeli forces pressed on with a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Wednesday as strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory killed at least 16 people, hospital officials said. Hundreds of thousands remained in the city, the territory’s largest and already in ruins from nearly two years of war and struggling
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many times in his life, playwright David Bar Katz didn’t know how he was going to pay the bills. These days, he’s helping the next generation of artists facing that same dilemma. Katz oversees The Relentless Award, the largest annual cash prize in American theater
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By The Associated Press Fashion-forward Jaden Smith has been hired as men’s creative director by Christian Louboutin and is moving to Paris, according to a report. In a lengthy story with Louboutin and Smith confirming the news, Women’s Wear Daily said the founder of the red-sole shoe brand will continue to oversee his men’s division
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States and help sustain its more than three-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. The financial arrangement known as the Prioritized
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NEW YORK (AP) — At age 29, with several novels and millions of copies sold behind her, R.F. Kuang is just getting started. The author of “Yellowface” and the current bestseller “Katabasis,” Kuang has an agreement with HarperCollins Publishers for four more books, including a pair of fantasy novels for the imprint Harper Voyager and
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died Tuesday at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ones that weren’t getting made into films because of the rigidity of the business. So he made something different, founding Sundance Institute and the
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B is pregnant with her fourth child. It will be her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, the New England Patriots’ wide receiver. The Grammy Award-winning rapper revealed the news Wednesday in an interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings.” “I’m excited. I’m happy,” she
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Each year after the second week of the NFL season, the long odds that teams face to make the playoffs after losing their first two games get bandied about. The odds have hovered at just under 12% ever since the NFL expanded the season to 16 games and
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Bad Bunny’s world once again. The Puerto Rican superstar leads the 2025 Latin Grammy nominations this year. His 12 nominations mean that he’s dethroned producer and songwriter Édgar Barrera — known for his work with Bad Bunny as well as Madonna, Karol G, Peso
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By NINIEK KARMINI and ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday appointed a former rival as the new security minister following deadly protests that have been viewed as one of the toughest tests for his presidency. Subianto, a wealthy ex-general, designated retired Gen. Djamari Chaniago, 77, as the
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump received a royal reception at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, but beyond the castle walls many protesters did not welcome his unprecedented second state visit. Several thousand people marched through central London to protest his trip, which includes a lavish banquet in his honor
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, BILL BARROW and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III wants a second Civil Rights Movement in response to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who are redrawing congressional district boundaries to increase their power in Washington. In Missouri, the GOP’s effort comes at
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, BILL BARROW and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III wants a second Civil Rights Movement in response to President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who are redrawing congressional district boundaries to increase their power in Washington. In Missouri, the GOP’s effort comes at
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies. The Hall of
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his immediate predecessors. So he’s trying a different tack. To ease tensions, Lecornu has scrapped proposals to axe two public holidays
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — European officials told Iran on Wednesday it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, warning time was running out. The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union came after
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By RENATA BRITO Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that governments around the world, especially in the Global North, which includes the United States and countries in Europe, are increasingly undermining the global convention on refugees and asylum-seekers — even threatening its very existence. The stark warning by UNHCR came on the 75th
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The widow of Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in a Russian prison. Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died in the Arctic penal colony in February
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By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press First came Texas, then California, then Missouri. President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats that continues to unfold across the country. Politicians are
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By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press First came Texas, then California, then Missouri. President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats that continues to unfold across the country. Politicians are
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By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL R. BLOOD and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press First came Texas, then California, then Missouri. President Donald Trump’s call to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 elections has led to a wave of political maneuvering among state-level Republicans and Democrats that continues to unfold across the country. Politicians are
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker who is promising to be a “wild card” joined Wisconsin’s open race for governor on Wednesday, saying she will focus on a progressive agenda to benefit the working class. State Rep. Francesca Hong, who lives in the liberal capital city of Madison,
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump’s call to help overturn the state’s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he’s running for governor in 2026. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-oriented Republicans who once dominated GOP primaries in Georgia,
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to run for governor after tangling with Trump over 2020 voting.
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