African skateboarders push the youth toward a brighter future
African skateboarders team up to create changemaking opportunities for underprivileged youth. In Zambia, Johnny Kalenga inspires kids to dream big through his non-profit, WeSkate Mongu....
British Gas suspends force-fitting prepayment metres
It follows a report that agents broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the equipment....
Britain Announces Plans for ‘Robust’ Crypto Rules, Launches Consultation
The U.K. has unveiled “ambitious plans” to “robustly regulate” various crypto activities, while seeking to protect customers and grow its economy. In the next three...
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will probably continue to raise rates for the foreseeable future to combat stubbornly high inflation
• Fed approves smallest rate hike since March • Opinion: Here’s when the Fed could start cutting interest rates • Job openings jumped unexpectedly to...
Fed approves smallest rate hike since March, in nod to improved inflation outlook
The Federal Reserve unanimously approved a quarter-point interest rate hike Wednesday, slowing the pace of its increases in a clear sign that the central bank...
MLK invoked as Tyre Nichols’ life is celebrated in Memphis
Mourners, from Vice President Kamala Harris to the activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, on Wednesday celebrated the life of Tyre Nichols, whose death at the...
Harris mourns Tyre Nichols at funeral and calls for police reform: He ‘should have been safe’
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday mourned the death of Tyre Nichols, calling his death at the hands of police a moment that demands congressional...
Stocks rise after Fed hikes rates
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise rates by a quarter percentage point at the conclusion of its two-day Open Markets Committee meeting at...
Biden and McCarthy hold high-stakes first one-on-one meeting ahead of debt limit fight
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting on Wednesday — the first such gathering since the California Republican won the speakership after...
What we know about the public servants involved in Tyre Nichols’ death
As investigations continue into the deadly police beating of a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, public servants involved in Tyre Nichols’ traffic stop and brutal...