Dow decreases by 400 points as 10-year yield reaches highest point in 24 years: Live updates
Market Update: Stocks Decline Amid Rising Treasury Yields On Wednesday, stocks dipped as bond market pressures continued to mount, pushing Treasury yields to their highest levels in over 20 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 400 points, which is about a 0.8% decrease, while the S&P 500 lost 0.4%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite […]
Announcer for the Trail Blazers Dismissed Over Racist Tweets From His Teen Years, Lawyer Urges Team to Reinstate Him
Portland Trail Blazers Fire Announcer Amid Controversy Last week, the Portland Trail Blazers dismissed their newly hired announcer, Braiden Bell, over some inappropriate tweets he posted as a teenager. Bell’s lawyer is now aiming to get clarity on the team’s legal justification for the firing and is pushing for his client’s reinstatement. Earlier this month, […]
Brazil’s Right Wing Achieves Strongest Senate Election Results in 40 Years
Right-wing parties in Brazil achieved their strongest electoral performance in over four decades on Sunday, gaining a majority in the Senate as the country’s electoral authorities continue to finalize the results for the Lower House. On Sunday, more than 125 million voters turned out for the 2026 general elections, which accounted for nearly 79 percent […]
Murder suspect Michael Jerome James taken into custody 20 years after he is accused of killing a boy and his stepmother
An Indiana man, who has been on the run for 20 years, was arrested for the murders of a boy and his stepmother. Michael Jerome James, now 35, was apprehended at his home in Shelbyville on Friday. This follows the brutal stabbings of Chynna Dickus, aged 26, and her stepson, 10-year-old Blake Dickus, in their […]
Woman sought for 17 years now faces a felony murder charge after renewing her license
Woman Captured After 17 Years on the Run A woman, Tamaira Angell Smith, who had been wanted for 17 years in connection with the death of a Georgia mother, was arrested following her attempt to renew a driver’s license linked to a stolen identity, according to authorities. Smith, 52, faces a felony murder charge related […]
Parents of slain Israeli hostage Almog Sarusi celebrate the birth of a baby boy conceived from an egg frozen 25 years earlier
New Life Amidst Tragedy For Nira and Yigal Sarusi, their journey took an unexpected turn, one that they describe as almost miraculous. Following the abduction of their son Almog by Hamas on October 7 and his death in captivity nearly a year later, the couple recently celebrated the birth of a baby boy. This new […]
Why do we still regard St. Francis as a somewhat decorative figure after 800 years?
Reflections on St. Francis of Assisi When we moved into our semi-furnished rental last year, one of the first things I did was set a 12-inch concrete statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the front door. This statue was among the few belongings I salvaged from our previous home, which had burned down in […]
Laila Ali achieves a historic honor at the Greatest Sports Legends Dinner 40 years after her legendary father.
Video: Lawyer for In-Laws Charged with Killing Transgender Executive Says Victim ‘Terrorized’ Family for Years
Transgender NYT Executive Allegedly Murdered by In-Laws A lawyer representing the elderly couple accused of murdering a transgender executive from the New York Times claims that the victim exhibited “extreme rage” toward her family before her death. The case revolves around Jonathan McKinsey, the victim, and her in-laws, Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, as reported […]
News anchor looks back on 25 years with the network for its 30th anniversary
Decades ago, I faced a tough decision—leaving my job as a trial lawyer to chase a far less certain path in television news. My mother wisely advised, “The worst thing you can do is choose the easy course and be haunted by regret over what might have been.” I took her advice to heart. Sure, […]