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  • Senate committee set to vote on Biden’s embattled FAA nominee

    Senate committee set to vote on Biden’s embattled FAA nominee

     

    The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to vote on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday morning — marking a consequential moment for the embattled nominee and the agency, which is attempting to address a slew of major challenges.

    ​The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to vote on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday morning — marking a consequential moment for the embattled nominee and the agency, which is attempting to address a slew of major challenges. 

  • UK inflation rises to 10.4% as food prices soar

    UK inflation rises to 10.4% as food prices soar

     

    UK consumer prices jumped by 10.4% in February compared with a year ago, as food inflation hit its highest level in more than 45 years, and as the cost of visiting restaurants and hotels increased, official data showed Wednesday.

    ​UK consumer prices jumped by 10.4% in February compared with a year ago, as food inflation hit its highest level in more than 45 years, and as the cost of visiting restaurants and hotels increased, official data showed Wednesday. 

  • Here’s why Janet Yellen doesn’t think prioritizing payments would avoid a debt ceiling debacle

    Here’s why Janet Yellen doesn’t think prioritizing payments would avoid a debt ceiling debacle

     

    At some point later this year, the US will not be able to pay all of its obligations on time and in full unless Congress acts to address the debt ceiling.

    ​At some point later this year, the US will not be able to pay all of its obligations on time and in full unless Congress acts to address the debt ceiling. 

  • All eyes are on the Fed as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike

    All eyes are on the Fed as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike

     

    All eyes are trained on the Federal Reserve as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike Wednesday afternoon — exactly 10 days after the Biden administration stepped in with dramatic emergency actions to contain the fallout from two bank failures.

    ​All eyes are trained on the Federal Reserve as it prepares to announce another potential interest rate hike Wednesday afternoon — exactly 10 days after the Biden administration stepped in with dramatic emergency actions to contain the fallout from two bank failures. 

  • Philadelphia reaches $9.25 million settlement over police misconduct during the 2020 George Floyd protests

    Philadelphia reaches $9.25 million settlement over police misconduct during the 2020 George Floyd protests

     

    The City of Philadelphia has announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people who sued the city alleging “excessive and unreasonable force” by police during the civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

    ​The City of Philadelphia has announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people who sued the city alleging “excessive and unreasonable force” by police during the civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. 

  • Video shows man’s final moments before his death at a mental health facility in Virginia

    Video shows man’s final moments before his death at a mental health facility in Virginia

     

    Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor by multiple security officers at a Virginia state mental health facility in the moments leading up to his death earlier this month.

    ​Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor by multiple security officers at a Virginia state mental health facility in the moments leading up to his death earlier this month. 

  • School workers in the nation’s second-largest district go on strike, shutting down schools. Here’s what they want

    School workers in the nation’s second-largest district go on strike, shutting down schools. Here’s what they want

     

    A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff has started a three-day strike with support from the district’s teachers, effectively stopping classes for more than a half million students in the nation’s second-largest school system.

    ​A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff has started a three-day strike with support from the district’s teachers, effectively stopping classes for more than a half million students in the nation’s second-largest school system. 

  • Is this normal? California is facing its 12th atmospheric river this winter following a historic drought

    Is this normal? California is facing its 12th atmospheric river this winter following a historic drought

     

    California is bracing for yet another powerful, atmospheric river storm this week, continuing the onslaught of major weather whiplash after a yearslong, historic megadrought.

    ​California is bracing for yet another powerful, atmospheric river storm this week, continuing the onslaught of major weather whiplash after a yearslong, historic megadrought. 

  • Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over 1849 abortion ban in lone debate

    Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over 1849 abortion ban in lone debate

     

    The two candidates battling for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court clashed Tuesday over the state’s 1849 abortion ban in their lone debate, underscoring the high stakes of an election that could decide the issue in one of the nation’s most important swing states.

    ​The two candidates battling for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court clashed Tuesday over the state’s 1849 abortion ban in their lone debate, underscoring the high stakes of an election that could decide the issue in one of the nation’s most important swing states.