Stock market plummets after Fed forecasts fewer rate cuts in 2025

The stock market is down sharply today after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than expected.

• Dec 18, 2024

CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione arrives for extradition hearing

An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says he will waive extradition at his hearing on Thursday.

• Dec 19, 2024

Fed lowers rates by 0.25 percentage point, but expects fewer cuts

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to lower its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points, but said it plans fewer cuts in 2025.

• Dec 18, 2024

Sean "Diddy" Combs appears in court for pretrial hearing

Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in federal court in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.

• Dec 18, 2024

CDC confirms first severe bird flu case in the U.S.

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

• Dec 19, 2024

FAA: Lithium battery fires on flights now occur nearly twice a week

FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.

• Dec 18, 2024

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will take up a challenge to a new law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S.

• Dec 18, 2024

House Ethics Committee expected to release Matt Gaetz report on Monday

The House Ethics Committee voted to release its report​ on the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Dec. 5, according to multiple sources.

• Dec 21, 2024

Complete mastodon jaw discovered in New York homeowner's backyard

A complete and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley.

• Dec 18, 2024

"Everyone was targeted" in Wisconsin school shooting, police say

A "combination of factors" appear to have led a 15-year-old student to carry out a school shooting, police in Madison, Wisconsin, said Tuesday.

• Dec 17, 2024

CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione indicted by Manhattan DA

Luigi Mangione was indicted Tuesday by the Manhattan district attorney in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

• Dec 18, 2024

AOC loses bid to become top Democrat on Oversight Committee

Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia won election to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

• Dec 17, 2024

Rex Heuermann, alleged Long Island serial killer, charged with 7th killing

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a seventh murder.

• Dec 17, 2024

New York judge rejects Trump presidential immunity claim in "hush money" case

Trump's lawyers said his conviction in state court should not stand because he was elected president after his conviction.

• Dec 17, 2024

NYPD, Secret Service issue alert on holiday shopping scams

The NYPD is teaming up with the Secret Service to warn shoppers about an array of dangerous scams they're seeing this holiday season.

• Dec 18, 2024

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