President Biden, McCarthy optimistic on debt deal
ABC White House correspondent Karen Travers discusses the debt ceiling talks between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the backup plan if the White House can’t reach a deal.
ABC White House correspondent Karen Travers discusses the debt ceiling talks between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the backup plan if the White House can’t reach a deal.
A new joint program will provide producers a chance to exchange their crops for credit that can be used by local food banks.When Saskatchewan farmers sell their crop to AGT Food, a company that processes those yields, they can choose to donate a small portion as part of the crop exchange program.That won't redirect the food away from its usual route — but instead of the farmers being paid for that portion, it will be considered credit for a food bank to buy the food it needs, like pasta or rice,
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt described Warner Bros Discovery’s investment in the site as a ‘huge vote of confidence in the UK’.
A bus carrying members of a high school marching band on a trip to a music camp ran off a highway and tumbled down a steep ravine in New York state on Thursday, killing two people and injuring dozens of others, several of them severely.
Gerrit Cole retired the first 16 hitters and pitched eight outstanding innings to strengthen his Cy Young Award credentials as the New York Yankees stayed over .500 with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. Cole (14-4) allowed a run and two hits in his longest outing since pitching a two-hit shutout against Minnesota on April 16. Cole won his fourth straight decision since getting tagged for six runs in an 8-1 loss to Boston on Aug. 19.
Sixty-four years ago on March 2nd, the Wakaw Branch of the North Central Saskatchewan Regional Library was opened to the public. Located on the lower floor of the nurses’ residence, the new library was met with much enthusiasm by school students who visited in the afternoon and by the adults who visited in the evening of opening day. The opening day recorded 226 of the nearly 1000 books that filled the shelves of the newly opened library, borrowed by patrons. Mr. A. Phaneuf served as librarian a
CINCINNATI (AP) — Two-time Women's World Cup winner Julie Ertz played her final match for the United States, an emotional 3-0 victory over South Africa in an exhibition on Thursday night. Ertz announced last month that she was retiring after a 10-year career. She started against South Africa, wearing the captain's armband for her 123th appearance for the United States. Lynn Williams scored twice as the U.S. did all its scoring in the first half. Ertz subbed out in the 35th minute to a standing o
Media and tech startups raised millions for their ventures with these pitch decks. Private equity and VC investors are backing firms with models aimed at disrupting Hollywood.
The owner of Turf Paradise says he is shutting down the business to retire and spend time with family. Initially he had a buyer to keep the race track alive, but ABC15 has learned that deal fell through leaving the tracks' future in limbo.
TNT's four NHL analysts will return for network's third season of national hockey coverage.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.75 billion). The police had launched further operations related to a group of foreign nationals suspected to be involved in laundering the proceeds of their organized criminal activities, including scams and online gambling,
Village councillors were reluctant to reopen the official community plan (OCP) to adopt new rules about building in ways to reduce the danger from wildfire. Councillors voted to simply receive a report on a new Wildfire Development Permit Area, and forward it to various government agencies for feedback. “I’m feeling cautious,” said Mayor Jessica Lunn. “I think it is great to be FireSmart and do what we can, but cautious about putting it in [to the OCP] without more public comment.” The Village h
The couple’s visit will end with a tour of a sustainable vineyard.
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A Lardeau building has been added to the regional government’s heritage building registry. The Lardeau Valley Museum was voted onto the list at the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Rural Affairs Committee meeting earlier this month, and ratified by the full board the next day. The museum building is a two-storey wood-frame, hip-roof house situated along Highway 31 North in the community of Meadow Creek. Formerly used as the Gerrard Hatchery Residence, it is one of several salvaged histori
Japanese government bond yields were mostly flat in early trade on Friday as investors looked forward to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) chief's comments for signs of a policy shift, while rising U.S. Treasury yields weighed on sentiment. After the two-day policy meeting ending on Friday, the BOJ is widely expected to maintain its short-term interest rate target of -0.1% and that for the 10-year bond yield around 0%. But with rising raw material costs keeping inflation above the 2% target for more than a year, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is under pressure to shift away from the massive stimulus of the past decade.
Sporting activities at Wakaw School are back in full swing as students have already been involved in golf District playoffs and the start of football and volleyball. The senior football team had their first home game on September 14th winning that game over Shellbrook with a score of 44-14. This past weekend, however, was all about volleyball as the Sr. Girls Volleyball teams hosted their annual tournament which included three more teams this year than last. Teams started arriving Friday afterno
“It is law enforcement’s job to do the policing. No one else’s,” Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree said Thursday.
A manhunt is over for a convicted child sex offender who escaped custody while receiving treatment at a St. Louis hospital, police said. St. Louis County Police posted on X (formally known as Twitter) Thursday night that "Boyd was located and taken into custody without incident." Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, an inmate from Potosi Correctional Facility, is serving a 30-year sentence for enticement of a child, online inmate records show.
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RDCK board calls for report on recording directors’ ‘nay’ votes by John Boivin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Directors for the Regional District of Central Kootenay have asked staff to draw up a report on how to change the way votes are recorded. They asked staff to recommend the best way to change the rules of procedure so that all negative votes are officially recorded by the meeting secretary. The change was suggested by a recently formed citizens’ group who said knowing individual di