US inflation rose 2.6% in October — higher than a month earlier
U.S. inflation accelerated in October from the pace set a month earlier, raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates by the end of the year. The consumer price index rose 2.6% last month from a year earlier, higher than September's 2.4% rise but in line with expectations, the Labor […]
Pelosi says Biden should have dropped out earlier so there could be a primary: ‘It would have been different’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday criticized President Biden for not withdrawing from the race sooner in a New York Times post-election investigation. pelosi said “If the president had pulled out sooner, there might have been other candidates in the race,” host Lulu Garcia-Navarro said on the Times podcast “The Interview.” As the […]
Bitter Pelosi now says Biden should have dropped out earlier so Democrats could have ‘open primary’
Unfortunately, she has some… Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) continued to work through the stages of grief following Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss. This time, he criticized President Biden for not ending his bid for a second term sooner. “If the president had withdrawn earlier, there might have been other candidates in the […]
Retailers launch holiday discounts earlier amid shorter season
Retailers launched seasonal sales earlier this year, scrambling to cope with a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season and adding more promotions to deal with finicky consumers in the midst of the U.S. election. In the retail industry, holiday spending is expected to grow less this year than last year, prompting companies like Macy's, Lululemon Athletica, Skechers […]
NYC top doc Ashwin Vasan will step down Friday, months earlier than expected amid City Hall chaos
Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan will jump off the Titanic at City Hall months ahead of schedule. He is scheduled to retire on Friday rather than at the end of the year, officials said, but the move comes as a group of top officials in Mayor Eric Adams' administration come amid heightened federal scrutiny and the […]
Ex-NATO chief says allies should have given Ukraine weapons earlier
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a new interview that one of his regrets was not ensuring that Ukraine was stockpiled with weapons ahead of Russia's invasion nearly three years ago. In an interview with the Financial Times, Stoltenberg said: “If there's one thing I regret in some ways and see more clearly now, […]
Embattled NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks exiting post earlier than expected as fed probe intensifies
New York City Schools' embattled Chancellor David Banks plans to step down from his position in the coming weeks, the Post reports, months earlier than previously planned. Banks announced his retirement from his top post at the Department of Education on September 25, just weeks after federal authorities raided the home he shares with Deputy […]
US military killed 37 terrorists in Syria earlier this month: officials
It was announced on Sunday that the United States recently killed 37 terrorists in Syria, including several senior members of ISIS and the al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din. U.S. Central Command said it had carried out two airstrikes in the region, one on Tuesday killing Marwan Bassam, a senior official in the Hurras al-Din group that […]
Kentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting judge deposed in rape-related case days earlier
The Kentucky sheriff charged with shooting and killing a judge in his chambers on Thursday is accused in a lawsuit filed earlier this week of failing to investigate allegations that a local deputy was sexually assaulting a woman while she was under house arrest. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Steins, 43, testified Monday in a lawsuit […]
U.S. Added 142,000 Jobs in August, Earlier Months Revised Down, Manufacturing Jobs Crash
U.S. job growth in August was much weaker than expected and the previous month's job gains were also revised downward, suggesting the labor market is even weaker than it appears. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 142,000 jobs. Economists had expected payrolls to rise to 160,000 that month. The employment forecast for […]