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Borrowers looking for lower costs will have to wait as the Fed is unlikely to cut rates
When the Fed reduces its rate, it often — though not always — leads to lower costs for consumer and business borrowing, ...
Sacramento’s latest cynical gut-and-amend
In February, Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, D-Santa Rosa, introduced Senate Bill 512. The legislation, quite ...
Watch live: Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
The U.S. has shifted significant numbers of refueling tanker and fighter aircraft to position them to be able to respond if ...
Wall Street holds in place as the countdown ticks to the Fed’s decision on interest rates
The headline event for the day will likely arrive at 2 p.m. Eastern, when the Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest ...
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a ...
Kyiv rescuers find more bodies as death toll from latest Russian aerial attack climbs to 28
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building ...
Hurricane Erick forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast and threatens to bring flooding and mudslides
Up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, with lighter amounts in ...
US unemployment claims dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at ...
Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of ...
Depleted Sparks can’t weather Storm in blowout loss
Playing without leading scorer Kelsey Plum and guard Odyssey Sims, the Sparks trail by 35 points in the second half and are ...
Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement could advance after states back it
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ’s latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it. A judge on Wednesday is ...
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart ...