Pakistan’s supreme court orders release of former PM Imran Khan after his arrest sparked widespread violence Islamabad — Pakistan’s highest court orders the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his arrest sparked widespread violence.
WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices in the United States slowed last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures may be easing more than a year after the Federal Reserve unleashed an aggressive campaign of ever-higher interest rates. From March to April, the government producer price index rose 0.2% after falling 0.4% from February to March. Compared … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Northern Virginia man arrested on terrorism charges is in a husband-and-wife relationship with another American who was dubbed an “ISIS empress” by authorities for her work establishing an all-female Islamic State battalion, prosecutors said. on Wednesday. Mohammed Chhipa, 33, of Springfield, Virginia, was arrested last week on charges of supporting a … Read more
Peru issues order allowing the extradition to the US of the main suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005
The Bank of England raises its main interest rate in the UK by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5%, the highest in 15 years
HAMPDEN, Maine — David Bishop spends the school day as a custodian of mild manners, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his boards and chess pieces and begins his second role. “The Queen’s Gambit” is taking place in real life in Maine, where this janitor is coaching his school’s chess teams to acclaim. … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republicans seek to pass a sweeping bill Thursday to build more border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating hardline opposition to President Joe Biden’s policies just as immigrants are fleeing. piling up along the border with the end of pandemic restrictions. The bill has virtually no chance of becoming … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants, its most ambitious effort yet to cut planet-warming pollution from the nation’s second-biggest contributor to climate change. A rule to be unveiled Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture stack emissions … Read more
A television reporter has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge filed for making a prank phone call using the personal cell phone number of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — A television reporter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct filed after he made a prank phone call … Read more
WASHINGTON — The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal exit from the COVID-19 pandemic. But behind the scenes, several central aspects of America’s pandemic-era emergency safety net are also coming to an end, from extra food assistance to automatic re-enrollment … Read more