Fed takes balanced approach to trimming U.S. bond holdings
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce its bond holdings evenly across the maturities of Treasury bonds and, on mortgage bonds, it will continue to focus reinvestments on 15- and 30-year...
View ArticleUS stock indexes inch lower following Fed announcement
Washington Post - U.S. stocks veered slightly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors sized up the Federal Reserve's latest economic and interest rate policy update. The central bank's...
View ArticleThe Latest: US Virgin Islands: Maria tears away roofs, trees
AP - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ? The Latest on Hurricane Maria (all times local): 11 a.m. Hurricane Maria is now approaching the northern coast of Puerto Rico as destructive winds and flooding are...
View ArticleThe Latest: Future of California water now up for debate
AP - The Latest on California's proposal to build two giant water tunnels (all times local): 12:15 p.m. California must now decide what's next for upgrading its water delivery system after a key player...
View ArticleMelania Trump tells UN to "step up" to protect children
CBS News - In a speech Wednesday, the first lady is calling on world leaders to help keep children safe from drug addiction, bullying, poverty, disease and other problems
View ArticleIvanka Trump on postpartum depression
CNN - Ivanka Trump, daughter of and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, revealed that she had postpartum depression after the births of her children in an interview for "The Dr. Oz Show." The...
View ArticleStudent shot at Mattoon High School in central Illinois; another student in...
AP - Officials at a central Illinois high school say police have someone in custody after one person was wounded during a shooting.
View ArticleHome device maker Nest Labs adding Google facial recognition to doorbell,...
AP - Home device maker Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a camera-equipped doorbell and rolling out a security system in an attempt to end its history of losses.
View ArticleNYC under tight security for UN General Assembly
CBS News - New York City is under tight security as leaders from around the world convene for the United Nations General Assembly. CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk joined CBSN to discuss...
View ArticleKB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger hurls slurs at Kathy Griffin
Los Angeles Times - KB Home Chief Executive Jeffrey Mezger went on a profanity-laden rant against his neighbor Kathy Griffin last weekend, hurling slurs at the comedian in reaction to a noise...
View ArticleAfter an earthquake, silence can save lives
CNN - Occasionally, amidst the cacophony of rescuers yelling orders and the sound of raw concrete and stone being pushed aside, someone will raise a fist.
View ArticleExclusive: Mueller team's focus on Manafort spans 11 years
CNN - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team is reaching back more than a decade in its investigation of Paul Manafort, a sign of the pressure Mueller is placing on President Donald Trump's former...
View ArticleThe most common pre-existing medical conditions
CNN - By the numbers, it looks like Americans are one unhealthy nation and could therefore have a lot to lose, depending on how the health care debate concludes.
View ArticleMueller team questions deputy AG amid probe of Comey firing
AP - Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators has questioned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as they investigate the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
View ArticleBoy killed at huge protests over Togo president's tenure
Washington Post - LOME, Togo (AP) ? Togo's security minister says a 10-year-old boy was killed and at least 10 other people were injured during protests over the passage of a bill that critics fear...
View ArticleUS allies divided over Trump's threat against North Korea
Washington Post - UNITED NATIONS ? Japan has urged international unity in pressuring North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, even as another key U.S. ally pushed back against President Donald...
View ArticleThe Latest: Spain's PM warns Catalan officials to drop vote
AP - MADRID ? The Latest on independence efforts in Spain's Catalonia region (all times local): 1:10 p.m. The leader of Catalonia says Spain is showing a "totalitarian attitude" with the arrests of...
View ArticleIn a collapsed Mexico school, waiting isn't enough
CNN - When the Enrique Rebsamen School fell, it did not do so lightly. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted the region on Tuesday caused part of the building to fold in on itself, sandwiching...
View ArticleHurricane broke weather service radars on the island
CNN - Thousands of Puerto Ricans heeded the calls of government officials and have taken refuge in shelters as the Caribbean island braces for Hurricane Maria's direct hit early Wednesday.
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