A developing story out of New York involving Prince Harry, Meghan, and her mom. Representatives for the royal couple say the two were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" by "aggressive paparazzi" after leaving a Manhattan gala Tuesday night. But the NYPD says there were no collisions or arrests made. Harry's mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997 following a car chase and crash involving paparazzi.
Before Florida offensive tackle Damieon George Jr. could realize it, he was backpedaling furiously but being pushed toward his quarterback. Verse’s sack — overpowering George and sending him colliding with Max Brown and both tumbling to the turf — was one of six for Florida State, tying a season high, in the 24-15 win at Florida. While Verse’s play caught fire on social media, Patrick Payton added two sacks in what was a dominating final 15 minutes for the Seminoles’ front.
A West Virginia coalition that helps support a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the state is receiving $1 million in taxpayer dollars to distribute to organizations committed to encouraging people not to end their pregnancies. The West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition has been selected to manage the new West Virginia Mothers and Babies Support Program, the state department of health and human resources announced this week. Authorized by the GOP-dominated state Legislature and Republican Gov. Jim Justice earlier this year, officials said the program is intended to help support pregnant women and families following the passage of the state's near-total abortion ban in September 2022.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday the country’s minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day. About one-third of Mexico’s registered workers report earning the minimum wage, which will amount to about $1.75 per hour starting Jan. 1. In pesos, the minimum will rise from about 207 pesos to about 248 pesos. The minimum is higher in areas along the northern border, where living costs are higher. There, the 20% increase would take the minimum to abo
After comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Friday morning, investors are once again squirming to figure out the central bank's next move on interest rates. S&P Global Ratings Global Chief Economist Paul Gruenwald joins Yahoo Finance to try and make sense of the ongoing debate around whether or not the US economy will have a soft landing in 2024, and how the market will operate on the Fed's monetary policy. "If the market starts to ease too early and we see bond yields fall, for example, that eases financial conditions too early and kind of increases the probability that the central bank has to do more, so I think the Fed would prefer not to do more at this point and let the markets do the work, but the job of the markets now is to kind of keep those financial conditions tight enough to slow the economy," Gruenwald elaborates. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy more than 150 more South Korean K9 howitzers, Poland's State Armament Agency said on Friday. Under the agreement with Hanwha Defence, Poland will acquire another six self-propelled K9 howitzers in 2025, and 146 self-propelled howitzers of the K9PL version in 2026-2027, the agency said. A howitzer is a type of artillery that fires a shell in a high arc.
Brandon Blackstock earned millions in commissions from deals that should have been handled by a talent agent, a California labor commissioner said.
Rishi Sunak was called a “b-----d” and described as an Ottoman “janissary” in thrall to Turkey’s president in Greek newspapers, as they reacted to the growing row over the Elgin Marbles.
The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Kansas’ largest city after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues," and the local firefighters union is calling for an independent investigation. Paoly Bedeski's family in Wichita issued a statement Thursday, The Wichita Eagle reported. It was the family's first since the fatal fire and it came two days after the city firefighters union held a news conference to detail “significant and devastating” errors by the dispatch center in Sedgwick County, where the city is located.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president's bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit court knocked down Trump's sweeping claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability in the lawsuits brought by Democratic lawmakers and police officers. But the three-judge panel said the 20
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The 30-year-old was sentenced to 35 years in prison, federal officials said.
With a focus of eliminating carbon monoxide and fire-related deaths, Enbridge Gas Inc. and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council launched Safe Community Project Zero. Last Thursday morning, representatives from both agencies presented 210 smoke alarm/CO devices to Essex Fire & Rescue, so local firefighters can provide the life-saving devices to families and individuals in need. This donation is a way to achieve the collective goal of bringing carbon monoxide and fire-related deaths to ze
A four-year-old boy told his mother he saw a girl falling into a river on the day a teenager’s body was found, a murder trial has heard.
The 2021 Model Y will be an oddity in Havana, where most cannot afford it.
Fewer swimming spots are rated "excellent" and more rated "poor" by the environment watchdog.
Researchers discovered that generating an image using artificial intelligence has a carbon footprint equivalent to charging a smartphone.
The other members of The Who scoffed when he wrote it in 1970 - now it's becoming a graphic novel
Editorial: Just like oil and gas businesses, and petro-states, carbon-intensive industries including meat will fight to keep on polluting
Walmart Canada says it will invest nearly $1 billion this fiscal year on a slew of projects meant to modernize the retail giant's Canadian footprint. The spending will include more than $300 million for store remodels and renovations. Some of the chain's stores will be altered to include larger produce areas with an expanded assortment of products, more space for employees to prepare customer orders and clearer aisle markers. Walmart will also bring a "store of the future" to Mississauga, Ont.,
This year’s property tax bills are arriving around the county, but some list outdated values and tax amounts.
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