While Washington debates the size of a new economic rescue plan, the bond market is sending a message: A meaningful acceleration in both growth and inflation in the years ahead looks more likely now than it did just a few weeks ago. That would be mostly good news, suggesting an economy recovering quickly from the […]
By Linda So (Reuters) – During a December visit to New York City, writer E. Jean Carroll says she went shopping with a fashion consultant to find the “best outfit” for one of the most important days of her life – when she’ll sit face-to-face with the man she accuses of raping her decades ago, […]
Before he goes on an occasional jog, Akeem Baker makes sure he wears something bright. He charts a familiar course through neighborhoods where he is known. And he looks up at the sky and gives a nod to his best friend, Ahmaud Arbery. The ritual is painful for Baker. He finds it disconcerting that he […]
Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight is consistent with metal fatigue, based on a preliminary assessment, the chairman of the U.S. air accident investigator said on Monday. The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine failed on Saturday with a "loud bang" four minutes after takeoff […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas was reeling from last week's historic freeze, the state's attorney general was in Utah for previously scheduled meetings, a spokesman said Monday. Republican Ken Paxton's trip was not previously known publicly, and he made no mention of being out of state while lashing out at Texas' grid operators on […]
After years of false starts and failed attempts, Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Monday signed into law three bills that effectively permit and regulate the use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey, making it the most populous state in the Northeast to fully legalize the drug. New Jersey is now one of 14 states to […]
President Joe Biden has led a minute’s silence to honour America’s coronavirus victims after the country became the first to record more than half a million deaths. As 500 lit candles lined the White House steps to commemorate the dead, a military band played Amazing Grace and the president made his emotional remarks. “Today we […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Dozens of Boeing 777 planes were grounded worldwide Monday (Feb 22) following a weekend scare on a United Airlines’ plane that suffered engine failure and scattered airplane debris over suburban Denver. The incident on the flight out of Denver – which quickly returned to the airport after part of the engine […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (REUTERS) – Delta Air Lines said on Monday (Feb 22) that Flight DL2123 from Atlanta to Seattle on a Boeing 757-200 made an emergency landing at Salt Lake International Airport after an engine performance issue. A Delta spokeswoman said the plane diverted “out of an abundance of caution following an indicator […]
CHICAGO (REUTERS) – Dr Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease expert, said political divisiveness contributed significantly to the “stunning” US Covid-19 death toll, which has surpassed 500,000 lives lost. The country had recorded more than 28 million Covid-19 cases and 500,054 fatalities as of Monday (Feb 22) afternoon, according to a Reuters tally […]