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  • Gas prices are heading down, with or without Biden’s help

    Gas prices are heading down, with or without Biden’s help

     

    It’s not at all clear if President Joe Biden’s latest announcement that he’s releasing oil from the nation’s emergency stockpile will help bring gas prices down. But the good news for drivers — and Biden — is that several factors are pointing to lower prices ahead at the pump.

    ​It’s not at all clear if President Joe Biden’s latest announcement that he’s releasing oil from the nation’s emergency stockpile will help bring gas prices down. But the good news for drivers — and Biden — is that several factors are pointing to lower prices ahead at the pump. 

  • Exclusive: Wonder Bread will have its first-ever float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

    Exclusive: Wonder Bread will have its first-ever float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

     

    For any company that’s been around for a century, it can be hard to keep the brand fresh. Wonder Bread hopes its latest stunt can help.

    ​For any company that’s been around for a century, it can be hard to keep the brand fresh. Wonder Bread hopes its latest stunt can help. 

  • Covid’s WFH revolution helped fuel a baby boom

    Covid’s WFH revolution helped fuel a baby boom

     

    Economic factors, not just lockdown-induced forced proximity, played a key role in last year’s “baby bump,” according to the economists behind a new working paper released earlier this week.

    ​Economic factors, not just lockdown-induced forced proximity, played a key role in last year’s “baby bump,” according to the economists behind a new working paper released earlier this week. 

  • North Carolina in-person early voting kicks off Thursday

    North Carolina in-person early voting kicks off Thursday

     

    North Carolina voters can head to the polls on Thursday morning when early, in-person voting officially kicks off in the Tar Heel State.

    ​North Carolina voters can head to the polls on Thursday morning when early, in-person voting officially kicks off in the Tar Heel State. 

  • Biden administration struggles with border policy, fueling frustration

    Biden administration struggles with border policy, fueling frustration

     

    The Department of Homeland Security put together a plan months ago to deal with thousands of migrants arriving at the border: flying some of them to cities deeper inside the US for processing.

    ​The Department of Homeland Security put together a plan months ago to deal with thousands of migrants arriving at the border: flying some of them to cities deeper inside the US for processing. 

  • Washington Commanders owner denies allegations he hired private investigators to follow other NFL owners

    Washington Commanders owner denies allegations he hired private investigators to follow other NFL owners

     

    Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder has denied allegations that he hired private investigators to look into his NFL counterparts, as well as league commissioner Roger Goodell.

    ​Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder has denied allegations that he hired private investigators to look into his NFL counterparts, as well as league commissioner Roger Goodell. 

  • Biden’s quiet campaign season brings him back to familiar territory in Pennsylvania

    Biden’s quiet campaign season brings him back to familiar territory in Pennsylvania

     

    When President Joe Biden visits Pennsylvania on Thursday, he’ll tout infrastructure investments that helped rebuild a collapsed bridge and raise campaign cash away from cameras with the state’s Democratic Senate candidate.

    ​When President Joe Biden visits Pennsylvania on Thursday, he’ll tout infrastructure investments that helped rebuild a collapsed bridge and raise campaign cash away from cameras with the state’s Democratic Senate candidate. 

  • Oklahoma is set to execute Benjamin Cole today. His attorneys say he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia

    Oklahoma is set to execute Benjamin Cole today. His attorneys say he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia

     

    Oklahoma is expected to continue its series of more than two dozen executions on Thursday, when it is scheduled to put to death Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted for the murder of his 9-month-old daughter.

    ​Oklahoma is expected to continue its series of more than two dozen executions on Thursday, when it is scheduled to put to death Benjamin Cole, a 57-year-old man convicted for the murder of his 9-month-old daughter. 

  • US Capitol Police arrest driver after clearing suspicious vehicle near Supreme Court

    US Capitol Police arrest driver after clearing suspicious vehicle near Supreme Court

     

    US Capitol Police have detained three people after responding Wednesday to a suspicious vehicle near the US Supreme Court.

    ​US Capitol Police have detained three people after responding Wednesday to a suspicious vehicle near the US Supreme Court. 

  • Massachusetts authorities accuse woman of unleashing bees on deputies during eviction protest

    Massachusetts authorities accuse woman of unleashing bees on deputies during eviction protest

     

    A woman is facing multiple assault charges after Massachusetts authorities say she unleashed bees on deputies who were enforcing an eviction, according to a release from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office.

    ​A woman is facing multiple assault charges after Massachusetts authorities say she unleashed bees on deputies who were enforcing an eviction, according to a release from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office.