Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon…
Fight at Dutch holiday park injures 2 Israeli tourists
AMSTERDAM — A fight over a paintball match at a holiday park in the Netherlands left two Israeli…
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters)…
Hurricane Erin didn’t cause major damage, but turtle nests weren’t so lucky
As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many…
Walmart helps pull Wall Street to its 5th straight loss
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss on Thursday, hurt by a drop…
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding over ‘sanctuary’ policies
A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and…
A Berlin garden of flavorsome herbs revives a monastic health tradition
BERLIN — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ faces closure after judge’s ruling to shutdown within 2 months
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention…
Trump threatens to target Chicago next in crime and homelessness crackdown
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his…
Fall books: What’s coming, from Kamala Harris to Thomas Pynchon
NEW YORK (AP) — In the decade since she published her acclaimed debut novel, “The Turner House,” Angela…
Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail so he can return to Maryland
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can…
Berlin’s newest panda twins, Leni and Lotti, celebrate their 1st birthday
BERLIN — Berlin’s newest panda twins have celebrated their first birthday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle…