5 Things: What Yellen's Fed tenure will be remembered for
AP - WASHINGTON (AP) ? When Janet Yellen leaves the Federal Reserve this weekend after four years as chair, her legacy will include having shattered a social barrier: She is the first woman to have led...
View ArticleLuke Kuechly helps feed homeless in Minnesota
USA Today - Carolina Panthers star Luke Kuechly teamed up with Campbell's Chunky Soup to spend an afternoon at House of Charity in downtown Minneapolis to serve soup to the homeless.
View ArticleU.N. official says Rohingya crisis has 'hallmarks of genocide'
AP - 'We are seeing signs and it is building up to that," special envoy Yanghee Lee told reporters.
View ArticleThe Daily Shot: The January FOMC Statement Is More Hawkish Than It Appears
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View ArticleOil steady as OPEC compliance offsets robust U.S. output
Reuters - Oil prices pared early gains to stay little changed on Thursday as OPEC's strong compliance with a supply reduction pact offset news that U.S. production topped 10 million barrels per day...
View ArticleFire kills 11 in dormitory for Japanese welfare recipients
Washington Post - A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday.
View ArticleHealth care startup plans to add 175 employees in Alabama
AP - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ? A health advisory startup in Alabama is moving its headquarters to accommodate a staff expansion. AL.com reported Tuesday that Pack Health will move its headquarters this...
View ArticleUK defense spending plans may fall short by 21 billion pounds: watchdog
Reuters - The budget set by Britain's defense ministry to support new equipment needed in the next decade could fall short by 20.8 billion pounds ($29.5 billion), Britain's independent government...
View ArticleCourt of Arbitration for Sport rules that 28 Russian athletes to have Olympic...
AP - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) ? Court of Arbitration for Sport rules that 28 Russian athletes to have Olympic doping bans lifted and results reinstated .
View ArticleOutraged over Polish Holocaust bill, senior Israeli minister demands...
AP - The bill 'constitutes a denial of Polish responsibility and role in the Holocaust' says Yisrael Katz
View ArticleNFL shows behind-the-scenes medical procedures
AP - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? For those who think game plans and play calls are complex, it would be helpful to take a behind-the-scenes look at the medical setups that go into an NFL game. Talk about...
View ArticleKurds and Their Allies in Syria Count On Promises of U.S. Support
New York Times - A reporter's visit to the front line in Manbij, Syria, found that Kurdish rebels' fears of a Turkish advance have been dispelled by American military assurances of support.
View ArticleShell more than doubled its profits last year
Reuters - Thomson Reuters Shell's fourth-quarter profit hits $4.2 billion, ahead of forecasts. Net income attributable to shareholders up 140% to $1.7 billion. LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's...
View Article28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted
AP - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) ? Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned, throwing the International Olympic Committee's policy on Russian doping into turmoil....
View ArticleUK's May: EU nationals won't get same rights after Brexit
AP - LONDON (AP) ? British Prime Minister Theresa May says European Union nationals who come to the country during the transition period after the country leaves the bloc should not have the same...
View ArticleEBay is dumping PayPal for a Dutch rival
CNN - EBay and PayPal's divorce just got messier.
View ArticleUK's May: EU nationals won't get same rights after Brexit
AP - LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May says European Union nationals who come to the country during the transition period after the country leaves the bloc should not have the same...
View ArticlePetrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi's Myanmar home; no injuries
AP - YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A crude petrol bomb was tossed Thursday morning into the residential compound of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but she was not at home and damage was minor, officials...
View ArticleFact checking the Democratic responses to the State of the Union speech
Washington Post - Here's a roundup of eight fishy claims made by the Democrats as they responded to President Trump's State of the Union address.
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